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Mary-ly We Troll Along

Popular Tales from the Norse, compiled by Peter Christen Asbjornsen and Jorgen Engebretsen Moe, translated by Sir George Webbe Dasent – It includes the tale of the grinder that can produce anything. Many of them have a character called Askelad … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Arabian, Art, Authors, Christianity, Fairy Tales, J.R.R. Tolkien, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Names, Norse, Religion | Tagged arabian nights, beneath the moon, bible, big peter and little peter, bulls, cinderella, east of the sun and west of the moon, goats, jesus, jorgen engebretsen moe, kate crackernuts, katie woodencloak, megingjord, north wind, ogres, peter christen asbjornsen, popular tales from the norse, revelation, rocs, satan, sinbad the sailor, sir george webbe dasent, soria moria castle, tatterhood, the blue belt, the cock and hen a-nutting, the lad who went to the north wind, the lassie and her godmother, the master-smith, the three princesses of whiteland, thor, trolls, virgin mary, yoshi yoshitani |

These Judges Are Such Cretans

When the world of the dead is presented as a place of reward or punishment, as has become pretty standard, that generally means that someone has to decide who goes where. The Underworld of Greek mythology came to have three … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Greek Mythology, Monsters, Mythology, Poetry, Roman, Video Games | Tagged achilles, aegina, aeneid, alcmene, androgeos, ants, apollo, apollodorus, arabian nights, aristophanes, bulls, cadmus, cerberus, cyclopes, daedalus, dante alighieri, divine comedy, eleusinian mysteries, elysian fields, europa, fortunate isles, hades, helios, hell, hera, hercules, inferno, king aeacus of aegina, king aeetes of colchis, king asterion of crete, king minos of crete, kronos, law, minotaur, myrmidons, nymphs, odysseus, odyssey, pasiphae, patroclus, peleus, plato, polyphemus, poseidon, rhadamanthus, sarpedon, sinbad the sailor, the frogs, theseus, triptolemus, trojan war, underworld, virgil, zeus, zork |

Prester Change-O

I’d seen mentions of Prester John, but I wasn’t really sure who he was. I’ve since found out he was a mythical Christian king in or near India whom the European Church saw as a potential ally against the Muslims … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholicism, Christianity, Comics, Crusades, History, Islam, Maps, Middle Ages, Monsters, Mythology, Religion | Tagged abraham ortelius, alexander romances, alexander the great, arabian nights, bishop hugh of jabala, bishop jacques de vitri of acre, Byzantine Empire, emperor manuel commenus, fantastic four, genghis khan, jesus, john the apostle, john the baptist, john the presbyter, kara kitai, mongols, nestorian christianity, pope eugenius iii, prester john, seljuk empire, sinbad the sailor, st thomas the apostle, yeliu tashi |

He’s Got Legs, He Knows How to Use Them

I’ve always liked descriptions of monsters. I remember when I was in high school and I checked out Jorge Luis Borges’ Book of Imaginary Beings multiple times. It covered creatures spoken of in the folklore and mythology of many different … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Greek Mythology, Monsters, Mythology | Tagged a book of creatures, arabian nights, birds, black-winged stilt, book of imaginary beings, davalpa, devalpa, himantopus, jorge luis borges, old man of the sea, proteus, sinbad the sailor |

Who’s the Most Remarkable Extra-Ordinary Fellow?

When discussing Popeye, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the three Technicolor two-reelers that came out in the thirties. Interestingly, all three were based on tales from the Arabian Nights, and I’m not sure why. I can think … Continue reading →

Posted in Arabian, Cartoons, Fairy Tales, Monsters, Mythology, Popeye | Tagged abu hassan, aladdin, aladdin and his wonderful lamp, ali baba, ali baba and the forty thieves, arabian nights, bluto, disney, genie, j. wellington wimpy, olive oyl, popeye the sailor meets ali baba's forty thieves, popeye the sailor meets sindbad the sailor, roc, sinbad the sailor |