rebellion – VoVatia (original) (raw)

Birth of an Imagi-Nation

The Silver Princess in Oz, by Ruth Plumly Thompson – It’s the eightieth anniversary of the publication of this book, which I used as an excuse to give it a reread. This isn’t really one of my favorites, despite having … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Characters, Mythology, Norse, Oz, Oz Authors, Prejudice, Relationships, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged anuther planet, freyja, ginger, gludwig the glubrious, jack pumpkinhead of oz, kabumpo, kabumpo in oz, king randywell, planetty, prince pompadore, pumperdink, racism, rebellion, red jinn, slavery, the purple prince of oz, the silver princess in oz, thun, vanadium, voral staff |

Rebel Without a Prayer

While researching Prometheus on Wikipedia, I came across this interesting observation regarding Aeschylus’ take on the character: “In Hesiod, the story of Prometheus (and, by extension, of Pandora) serves to reinforce the theodicy of Zeus: he is a wise and … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Greek Mythology, Judaism, Mythology, Religion | Tagged aeschylus, bathsheba, genocide, hesiod, joshua, king david, lucifer, prometheus, prometheus bound, rebellion, satan, zeus |