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Washing Your Sins Away

Posted on May 20, 2023 by Nathan

One recurring theme in Greek mythology is that of ritual purification for someone who’d committed a crime. There’s a pattern in some stories of a person doing a heinous act, being exiled from their home, and going to someone in … Continue reading →

Posted in Greek Mythology, History, Magic, Mythology, Religion | Tagged adrestus of phrygia, animal sacrifice, apollonius of rhodes, argonautica, atys of lydia, bellerophon, circe, copreus, crime, croesus, eurystheus, exile, hammurabi, hera, hercules, herodotus, homer, iliad, jason, laius of thebes, law, medea, murder, oedipus, oracle of delphi, proteus of argos, purification, ritual, sacrifice, thespius, zeus | 1 Comment

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

Too Pooped to Koop

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Nathan

Mamma mia! It’s a Super Mario Bros. cartoon! Several of them, in fact. The Mark of Zero – Our first parody for the week is of Zorro. I can’t say I know that much about the character, but I did … Continue reading →

Posted in African, Animals, Art, Cartoons, Christianity, Donkey Kong, Egyptian, Food, History, Humor, Judaism, Magic, Mario, Monsters, Music, Mythology, Religion, Star Wars, Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Television, Video Games | Tagged american revolution, arsenio trinidad, beezos, bible, clog, cobrats, cookoo bird, delawide river, edison, el desert land, exodus, flurries, fred van winkle, gary schwartz, george washingtoad, goombas, hammer brothers, homer, horses, inspector klean, king bowser koopa, koopa pack, koopa troopas, koopos, luigi mario, mario mario, mario party 7, mouser, norman fell, obi-wan cannoli, obi-wan kenobi, ostros, paul revere, perry martin, phanto, piranha plants, president george washington, princess peach toadstool, pyramid land, pyramids, ratigator, red sauce sea, sand kingdom, shy guys, sphinx, super mario odyssey, ted bull, texas tea, the artist, the koopas are coming! the koopas are coming!, the mark of zero, the spirit of 76, the ten commandments, the ten koopmandments, the three mushrooms, the three stooges, the trojan koopa, tippy turtle, toad, toads, toupee, triclyde, trojan horse, trojan war, tutankhamun, vincent van gogh, zenned out mario, zero, zero plus one, zorro | Leave a comment

Everybody Poops Genius Pieces

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Nathan

Little People, by Tom Holt – This fantasy story, rather less epic than many of Holt’s works, is narrated by a boy who sees elves in his garden. After being sent away to boarding school by his stepfather, he falls … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Greek Mythology, Greek Philosophy, History, Humor, Mythology, Oz, Philosophy, Tom Holt | Tagged alexander the great, barbara graziosi, betsy bobbin, dorothy gale, elves, euhemerus, euripides, homer, j.w. krych, little people, michael showalter, mr. funny pants, ozma, the flight to oz, the gods of olympus, trot griffiths | 5 Comments

Aren’t You a Little Leonine for a Winkie Guard?

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Nathan

Okay, here’s a question about the MGM Wizard of Oz that I actually haven’t seen discussed before. When the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion are trying to infiltrate the Wicked Witch of the West’s castle to rescue Dorothy, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Final Fantasy, Humor, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Star Wars, Video Games | Tagged a new hope, captain phasma, celes chere, cowardly lion, darth vader, dorothy gale, final fantasy vi, final fantasy vii, gwendoline christie, homer, iliad, locke cole, luke skywalker, princess leia, red xiii, scarecrow, shinra, the wizard of oz (1939), the wonderful wizard of oz, tin woodman, toto, tv tropes, wicked witch of the west, winkies | Leave a comment

A Crew of Dunces

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Nathan

Speaking of ships of fools, I can’t help but think of a sort of example from Greek literature that predated Plato by some time. In Homer’s Odyssey, Odysseus’ crew seems to be made up of a bunch of idiots. When … Continue reading →

Posted in Greek Mythology, History, Mythology | Tagged aeolus, christopher columbus, helios, homer, james loewen, lies my teacher told me, odysseus, odyssey, poseidon, thrinacia, zeus | 1 Comment

All These Things Really Happened

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Nathan

What is it that separates the literary tall tale from straight-up fantasy? I think a lot of it is in the intention and presentation of the author. Tall tales are stories that are supposed to be ridiculous, yet the teller … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Humor | Tagged baron munchausen, don quixote, herodotus, homer, lucian of samosata, moon, odysseus, odyssey, rudolph erich raspe, sun, tall tales, terry gilliam, the adventures of baron munchausen, the surprising adventures of baron munchausen, true history | 3 Comments

Magids and Warriors

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Nathan

A Wizard Alone, by Diane Duane – I can’t say this was one of my favorites in the series so far. It just doesn’t seem like that much happened, or maybe it was just a bit disappointing because there weren’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Diana Wynne Jones, Greek Mythology, Mythology | Tagged a wizard alone, achilles, deep secret, diane duane, hector, homer, iliad, magids, nick mallory, rupert venables, trojan war | 7 Comments

I’m Not Ulysses

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Nathan

Having been a fan of Greek mythology since childhood, I had always meant to read the work of Homer, but I somehow never got around to it. I was given a copy of the Odyssey, translated by the late Robert … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Greek Mythology, Mythology | Tagged calypso, charybdis, circe, cyclops, homer, iliad, l. frank baum, nymphs, odysseus, odyssey, ogygia, phaiakians, polyphemus, robert fitzgerald, ruth plumly thompson, scylla, sirens, ulysses, zeus | 17 Comments

Not Built in a Day

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Nathan

Since the date of our New Year dates back to the Romans, what better to write about today than the myths surrounding the founding of Rome? Of course, the year didn’t start on the first of January at that point. … Continue reading →

Posted in Greek Mythology, History, Mythology, Roman | Tagged acca larentia, achises, aeneas, aeneid, alba longa, amulius, aphrodite, ares, ascanius, brutus of britain, creusa, dardania, faustulus, homer, iliad, julius caesar, latinus, lavinia, lupa, mars, moses, numitor, odyssey, remus, rhea silvia, roman senate, rome, romulus, sargon, trojan war, troy, venus, vestal virgins, virgil | 9 Comments

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Washing Your Sins Away

Bake Love, Not War

Too Pooped to Koop

Everybody Poops Genius Pieces

Aren’t You a Little Leonine for a Winkie Guard?

A Crew of Dunces

All These Things Really Happened

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I’m Not Ulysses

Not Built in a Day

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