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Heka Heka Egyptian Magic

The main villain in Lin Carter’s Kesrick is a wizard named Zazamanc, who’s been around for quite a while, although not much is known about him. He originates in a story from what’s known as the Westcar Papyrus, named after … Continue reading →

Posted in African, Animals, Arabian, Cartoons, Christianity, Comics, Egyptian, History, Islam, Judaism, Language, Magic, Middle East, Mythology, Names, Religion | Tagged abanazar, aladdin, aladdin and his wonderful lamp, arabian nights, balaam, bible, black panther, book of thoth, caliph harun al-rashid, crocodiles, djadjaemankh, djedi, egyptian tales, exodus, flinders petrie, frogs, genie, georges posener, golems, hathor, henry westcar, heqet, imaginary lives, isis, jafar, jafar ibn yahya barmaki, jannes and jambres, jinn, kesrick, khaemwaset, khnum, khufu, king solomon, lin carter, magicians, marcel schwob, marvel comics, mehusekhe, merire, meskhenet, moghrabi sufrah, nebka, neferkaptah, nephthys, pantomime, papyrus vandier, parzifal, ptah, quran, rededjet, setne, si-osire, sisobek, sneferu, tabubu, tales of the magicians, thief of bagdad, thoth, ubaoner, westcar papyrus, wizards, wolfram von eschenbach, zazamanc |

Jesus Christ, Copycat

Merry Christmas! I’ve never really understood why (at least in the United States) this is the one holiday when we’re supposed to be merry instead of merely happy, but there you go. And as we all know, the true meaning … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Christmas, Egyptian, Hinduism, Holidays, Mythology, Oz, Religion, Roman | Tagged egyptian calendar, horus, isis, janmashtami, jesus, krishna, nephthys, nile river, nut, osiris, ra, set, sirius, sol invictus, winter solstice |

The Great Set-Up

I’ve been reading Rick Riordan’s newest book, The Red Pyramid, which does for Egyptian mythology what his Percy Jackson series did for the Greek. The main villain (at least so far; I haven’t finished the book, and I know Riordan … Continue reading →

Posted in Egyptian, Mythology | Tagged adam and eve, bible, cain and abel, calendar, chaos, desert, geb, genesis, horus, isis, nephthys, nile, nut, osiris, percy jackson, ra, rick riordan, set, set animal, seth, the red pyramid, underworld |