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Bake Love, Not War

Posted on April 2, 2022 by Nathan

The Great Troll War, by Jasper Fforde – It’s been eight years since the previous book in the Chronicles of Kazam, but we finally have the conclusion to this series. Set in a version of Britain that’s made up of … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Chronicles of Kazam, Food, Greek Mythology, Humor, Jasper Fforde, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Relationships | Tagged a wizard's guide to defensive baking, achilles, briseis, centaurs, chiron, circe, homer, iliad, jennifer strange, madeline miller, paris, patroclus, quarkbeast, t. kingfisher, the eye of zoltar, the great troll war, the song of achilles, thetis, trojan war, trolls, ursula vernon, war, wizards | Leave a comment

Left, Right, and Centaur

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Nathan

In an old post, I discussed some beings from mythology that are part human and part animal. The most famous of this bunch are probably the centaurs, and I mentioned how they’re sometimes portrayed as wild, orgiastic creatures, and other … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, C.S. Lewis, Cartoons, Chronicles of Narnia, Greek Mythology, Harry Potter, Heroes of Olympus, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors, Percy Jackson, Piers Anthony, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Rick Riordan | Tagged achilles, ajax, apollo, centaurs, chiron, deineira, dolores umbridge, endeis, equinots, fantasia, herakles, ichthyocentaurs, ixion, j.k. rowling, kronos, lapiths, mount pelius, nessus, nymphs, oceanids, peleus, philyra, pirithous, prince caspian, prometheus, rape, sagittarius, silenus, telamon, the hidden valley of oz, the magician's nephew, theseus, thetis, xanth | 7 Comments

Mixed Mythology Makes Mischief

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Nathan

It’s no secret that I enjoy fiction based on classical mythology, or that I put a little too much energy into pondering how crossovers work. And when something includes elements from the mythology of various cultures, it can often become … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Christianity, Christopher Moore, Comics, Egyptian, Greek Mythology, Hinduism, Judaism, Mythology, Native American, Norse, Percy Jackson, Religion, Rick Riordan | Tagged anubis, apollo, chiron, coyote, coyote blue, crossovers, hades, heidi klum, hel, hermes, indra, jesus, jonathan stroud, jupiter, kali, marvel comics, mercury, odin, osiris, ra, shiva, sol, sun, the lightning thief, the ring of solomon, thor, ymir, zeus | 1 Comment

Rock Me, Aristaeus

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Nathan

I’ve been reading about mythology for most of my life, and yet I still occasionally come across a deity I hadn’t heard about before. Most recently, it was Aristaeus, one of many agricultural deities who largely fell out of fashion … Continue reading →

Posted in Greek Mythology, Mythology | Tagged apollo, aristaeus, bees, ceos, chiron, cyrene, dionysus, eurydice, libya, nymphs, orpheus, zeus | 2 Comments

Bless My Soul, Herc Was on a Roll

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Nathan

We now take a look at Disney’s Hercules. The two previous animated features, while they did contain some humor, tackled some pretty serious issues. This one, on the other hand, is wacky all the way through. It’s not a total … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Greek Mythology, Mythology, Revisiting Disney, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged achilles, alcmene, amphitryon, ares, bobcat goldthwait, burgess meredith, chiron, creon, danny devito, deimos, demons, hades, hera, herakles, hercules, james woods, jason, megara, oedipus, pain and panic, pan, philoctetes, phobos, satan, satyrs, scar, superman, zeus | 7 Comments

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Bake Love, Not War

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