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The Spring Queen and the Demon Queen

Posted on May 20, 2023 by Nathan

The Madman’s Library: The Strangest Books, Manuscripts and Other Literary Curiosities from History, by Edward Brooke-Hitching – This was one I bought based on an Amazon recommendation, or something of the sort. It’s not what I would have expected from … Continue reading →

Posted in African, Art, Authors, Book Reviews, Conspiracy Theories, Economics, Egyptian, Fairy Tales, Feminism, Food, Greek Mythology, Greek Philosophy, Hellenistic Greece, Hinduism, History, Islam, Judaism, Language, Libraries, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Philosophy, Relationships, Religion, Robert Rankin, Socialism | Tagged air loom, buddhu and bhutum, charles perrault, crown of flames, dakshinaranjan mitra majumdar, demons, diamonds and toads, edward brooke-hitching, finger and half, force of fire, fox pundit, foxes, hitler diaries, hoaxes, j.b.s. haldane, james tilly matthews, kiranmala, kiranmala and the kingdom beyond, kleomenes, marob, my friend mr leakey, naomi mitchison, needle king, neelkamal and lalkamal, pedro carolino, pomegranate prince, princess kalavati, quran, rakkhosh, ritual, saddam hussein, sayantani dasgupta, seven champak flowers, sleeping beauty, snakes, sparta, sphaeros, stoicism, sukhu and dukhu, sutapa basu, thakurmar jhuli, the chaos curse, the corn king and the spring queen, the da-da-de-da-da code, the fire queen, the madman's library, the palace of enchantment, tom thumb, voynich manuscript, wilfrid voynich, witches | 1 Comment

Kratos and Barrel

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Nathan

While I still occasionally write about video games, I have to say it’s been a while since I’ve actually PLAYED one. I keep meaning to get back to the Dragon Quest games for the DS and some of the Sims … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Comics, Greek Mythology, Heroes of Olympus, Mythology, Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan, Video Games | Tagged ares, athena, atlantis, atlas, bia, clash of the titans, daimones, deimos, god of war, hephaestus, herakles, kratos, laufey, marvel comics, nike, pallas, perseus, plutarch, poseidon, prometheus, sparta, styx, titans, zeus | 4 Comments

Helen and the Twins

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Nathan

Since the sun is now in Gemini [1], it’s as good a time as any (and better than some) to discuss the mythology associated with the constellation. The twins represented in Gemini are known in Greek as the Dioscuri, Castor … Continue reading →

Posted in Greek Mythology, Mythology | Tagged art, astrology, castor, dioscuri, helen of troy, jason, leda, polydeuces, sparta, theseus, trojan war, zeus | 11 Comments

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