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Being Jovial Is the Best Medicine

I remember learning in fifth grade health class that the Rx symbol for prescriptions came from the symbol for the planet Jupiter, only with an extra line added. I thought that was really cool, and it did check out. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Alchemy, Astronomy, Biology, chemistry, Education, Gender, Greek Mythology, Language, Magic, Medicine, Mythology, Names, Philosophy, Roman, Science | Tagged aphrodite, astrology, caduceus, carl linnaeus, ellen m. regis, hermaphroditos, hermes, herms, jupiter, kronos, mars, mercury, metal, moon, neptune, planets, rexall, saturn, sun, symbols, trident, uranus, venus, zeus |

Hyrule on the Hog

Years ago, I wrote a post on how common people turning into pigs is in mythology and fantasy. More recently, this post on Power of Babel also addressed the theme of pig-people, specifically that of orcs with the heads of … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Authors, Captain N: The Game Master, Cartoons, Chinese, Dragon Quest, Fairy Tales, Focus on the Foes, Games, J.R.R. Tolkien, Magic, Mario, Monsters, Mythology, Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Television, Video Games, Zelda | Tagged brothers hildebrandt, bull demon king, chohakkai, chu pa'chieh, david c. sutherland iii, dr. ivo robotnik, dungeons and dragons, four swords adventures, ganon, george macdonald, gnolls, goblins, goriyas, gyumao, gyumao hakkai, journey to the west, king bowser koopa, moblins, ocarina of time, orcs, pigs, sleeping beauty, the wind waker, trident, triforce, zhu bhajie |

The Wrath of King Neptune

I was originally thinking of profiling Krishna this weekend, but seeing the Percy Jackson movie reminded me that I don’t think I’d ever done a proper post on Poseidon (or Zeus, for that matter, but he’ll have to wait, unless … Continue reading →

Posted in Greek Mythology, Mythology, Roman | Tagged alodae, amphitrite, antaeus, arion, athena, athens, cyclopes, demeter, gaea, giants, homer, horse latitudes, horses, kronos, merfolk, neptune, nethuns, odysseus, odyssey, polyphemus, poseidon, rhea, trident, triton, zeus |