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Sissy Fuss

You know who Sisyphus is, right? He’s the guy who has to push a boulder to the top of a hill, only to have it roll right back down again once he reaches the top. Why is he subject to … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Diana Wynne Jones, Greek Mythology, Mythology | Tagged ares, merope, persephone, pleaides, sisyphus, thanatos, the game, voldemort, zeus |

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 →

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Hello Morpheus, I Think I’m Going Down

In addition to the major deities, Greek mythology is full of minor gods who are basically just personifications of certain concepts, rather than having fully fleshed-out personalities. It seems that a lot of these are old deities who remained in … Continue reading →

Posted in Greek Mythology, Mythology | Tagged death, dreams, hypnos, icelus, iris, nyx, oneiroi, ovid, phantasos, phobetor, poppies, thanatos, zephyrus |

Nintendo’s Mythtakes

Anyone who’s familiar with the game Kid Icarus probably realizes that a lot of the character names are based on Greek mythology. How well do these characters actually conform to their portrayals in mythology, though? In most cases, not so … Continue reading →

Posted in Greek Mythology, Japanese, Kid Icarus, Mythology, Video Games | Tagged apollo, athena, binbogami, captain n, cerberus, comics, daedalus, daphne, eggplant wizard, epimetheus, erinyes, furies, ganymede, god of poverty, grim reaper, hades, hercules, hydra, icarus, king hippo, kronos, medusa, minos, monsters, mother brain, nintendo, orthros, palutena, pandora, penia, pit, pluton, prometheus, sirens, thanatos, titans, tros, troy, twinbellows, uranos, zeus |