william makepeace thackeray – VoVatia (original) (raw)

Santa and the Asteroid

I’ve finished several books as of late, but I kind of want to space them out a bit, and haven’t been able to think of much else to write about in between. Here are my thoughts on a few of them. Be … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Sit at Our Table

Today, I wanted to look at the Table of Nations from Genesis 10. The Hebrew word that’s usually translated “nations” is goyim, which became gentilis in the Latin Vulgate. Both words have come to mean non-Jewish people in general, and … Continue reading →

Posted in African, Christianity, Egyptian, Ethnicity, Etymology, Families, Greek Mythology, History, Judaism, Language, Monsters, Mythology, Names, Prejudice, Religion | Tagged abraham, aegyptus, agenor, andromeda, atlas, babylon, belus, bible, bosporus, canaan, carthage, cetus, crete, danaus, eber, egypt, esau, ethiopia, euripides, europa, flavius josephus, flood, genesis, good news bible, ham, hellen, hera, herodotus, heth, hittites, iapetus, inachus, incest, Iran, ishmael, isis, israel, jacob, japheth, jonah, king cepheus, king solomon, king xerxes i, libya, lydia, magog, mesopotamia, mizraim, moab, mycenae, nimrod, noah, ophir, paul of tarsus, perses, perseus, phoenicia, poseidon, prometheus, racism, scythia, sea monsters, shem, table of nations, tarshish, tartessos, the rose and the ring, titans, tros, troy, william makepeace thackeray, zeus |

Otherworlds at War

The Shadow Crosser, by J.C. Cervantes – In the final book in this series, Zane Obispo and his companions are trying to prevent a takeover attempt by the gods Ixkik and Camazotz. It starts with Zane hunting the last remaining … Continue reading →

Posted in African, Authors, Book Reviews, Fairy Tales, Humor, Magic, Mayan, Mythology, Native American, october daye, Politics, Relationships, Rick Riordan, seanan mcguire | Tagged anansi, boo hags, camazotz, count cutzoff hedzoff, crim tartary, fairies, gum baby, ixkik, ixtab, j.c. cervantes, keelboat annie, kwame mbalia, luidaeg, mermaids, one salt sea, plat-eyes, the rose and the ring, time travel, tristan strong, william makepeace thackeray, zane obispo |