morpheus – VoVatia (original) (raw)

Three Birds and One Stone

I’ve been meaning to take a closer look at some of the stories in Ovid’s Metamorphoses, but my mind tends to get a lot of them mixed up. Someone does something to offend the gods, and is turned into something … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Greek Mythology, Mythology | Tagged aeolus, alcyone, apollo, artemis, broteas, ceyx, chione, chloris, cybele, daedalion, halcyon birds, hawks, hera, hermes, hubris, hypnos, kingfishers, leto, manisa relief, meliboea, metamorphoses, morpheus, mount parnassus, mount sipylus, niobe, ovid, pelops, phosphorus, suicide, tantalus, transformation, weeping rock, zeus |

Mr. Sandman, Bring Me a Dream

In between other things, I’ve been reading Neil Gaiman’s Sandman series, and I’ve finally finished all eleven volumes. They were mostly pretty quick reads, being comics (I’m sure some people would call them “graphic novels,” but most of them were … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Comics, Discworld, Mythology, Terry Pratchett | Tagged cain and abel, death, dream, morpheus, neil gaiman, orpheus, sandman |

They Haven’t Yet Built the Man That’ll Keep Old Johnny Down

They Might Be Giants have been my official favorite band for some years now, dating back to when it was much easier for me to choose a favorite because I didn’t have albums by that many artists. This isn’t the … Continue reading →

Posted in Albums, Music | Tagged Ben Folds, cephalophores, david driver, duende, frank stockton, hieronymous bosch, hypnos, john flansburgh, john linnell, join us, land of the lost, michael cerveris, morpheus, neil gaiman, sandman, thanatos, the lady or the tiger?, they might be giants, vietnam war, weird al yankovic |

Orpheus Melted the Heart of Persephone, But I Never Had Yours

While I’ve covered many of the important Greek heroes and demigods, I don’t think I’ve written about Orpheus yet. He is generally considered to be the son of King Oeagrus of Thrace and the Muse Calliope, but some myths make … Continue reading →

Posted in Greek Mythology, Mythology | Tagged apollo, argonauts, calliope, dionysus, eurydice, hades, king oeagrus of thrace, lyra, lyre, maenads, morpheus, muses, neil gaiman, nymphs, orpheus, persephone, sandman, sirens |