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Heka Heka Egyptian Magic

The main villain in Lin Carter’s Kesrick is a wizard named Zazamanc, who’s been around for quite a while, although not much is known about him. He originates in a story from what’s known as the Westcar Papyrus, named after … Continue reading →

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Secret Mountain Sex Parties

One of the stories mentioned in Sabine Baring-Gould’s Curious Myths of the Middle Ages is that of Tannhäuser and the Venusberg, which is probably best known through Wagner’s opera. I wasn’t that familiar with it, so I looked into it … Continue reading →

Posted in Arthurian Legend, British, Catholicism, Celtic, Christianity, Fairy Tales, German, Greek Mythology, Japanese, Magic, Monsters, Music, Mythology, Norse, Poetry, Religion, Roman | Tagged antoine de la sale, calypso, curious myths of the middle ages, fairies, giants, gudmund of glaesisvellir, heinrich von ofterdinger, helgafjell, helgi thorisson, ingibjorg, jotun, king olaf tryggvason, klingsor, ludwig bechstein, morgan le fay, mother holle, nymphs, odysseus, odyssey, oisin, opera, parsifal, pope urban iv, richard wagner, sabine baring-gould, sangerkrieg, scorpions, sebile, sibilla, sibyls, sir percival, snakes, tam lin, tannhauser, the twelve dancing princesses, urashima taro, venus, venusberg, wolfram von eschenbach, yule |