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These Judges Are Such Cretans

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Nathan

When the world of the dead is presented as a place of reward or punishment, as has become pretty standard, that generally means that someone has to decide who goes where. The Underworld of Greek mythology came to have three … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Greek Mythology, Monsters, Mythology, Poetry, Roman, Video Games | Tagged achilles, aegina, aeneid, alcmene, androgeos, ants, apollo, apollodorus, arabian nights, aristophanes, bulls, cadmus, cerberus, cyclopes, daedalus, dante alighieri, divine comedy, eleusinian mysteries, elysian fields, europa, fortunate isles, hades, helios, hell, hera, hercules, inferno, king aeacus of aegina, king aeetes of colchis, king asterion of crete, king minos of crete, kronos, law, minotaur, myrmidons, nymphs, odysseus, odyssey, pasiphae, patroclus, peleus, plato, polyphemus, poseidon, rhadamanthus, sarpedon, sinbad the sailor, the frogs, theseus, triptolemus, trojan war, underworld, virgil, zeus, zork | 1 Comment

Instar Search

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Nathan

Elektra, by Jennifer Saint – This is the author’s second book based on Greek mythology, after Ariadne. I liked that one better, but maybe that’s my preference for the more fantastic myths. Not that Elektra’s story isn’t insane as all get-out, … Continue reading →

Posted in Arabian, Authors, Aztec, Book Reviews, Fairy Tales, Greek Mythology, Humor, incryptid, Magic, Mayan, Mythology, Names, Native American, Plays, Poetry, Prejudice, Relationships, Rick Riordan, seanan mcguire, Technology | Tagged agamemnon, ah-puch, aladdin, antimony price, arabian nights, ariadne, arthur harrington, cassandra, chalchiuhtlicue, clytemnestra, demons, elektra, follow the lady, genie, imaginary numbers, instar, j.c. cervantes, jaguar warriors, jennifer saint, jinn, johrlac, meru, mount meru, noel langley, omar khayyam, pantomime, rick riordan presents, s.b. divya, sarah zellaby, shadow bruja, tezcatlipoca, the land of green ginger, the lords of night, the wizard of oz (1939), trojan war, widow twankey | Leave a comment

Quidnunc Pro Quo

Posted on February 2, 2023 by Nathan

A Thousand Ships, by Natalie Haynes – This book dives into the thoughts and actions of numerous women involved with the Trojan War, giving their perspective on the whole thing. It utilizes a lot of sources, and gives each one … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Authors, Book Reviews, Cartoons, Catherynne M. Valente, Comics, Greek Mythology, Humor, Kirby, Mythology, Technology, Television, Toys, Video Games | Tagged a thousand ships, dream land, gaia, hirokazu hikawa, king dedede, kirby manga mania, kirby right back at ya, mushrooms, natalie haynes, nintendo, nintendo power, odysseus, osmo unknown and the eightpenny woods, pangirlin, pangolins, penelope, quidnunx, skadgebat, super mario manga mania, trojan war | Leave a comment

What Is a Neighbor?

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Nathan

The Ogress and the Orphans, by Kelly Barnhill – This is a children’s fantasy that seems very relevant to recent events, and it looks like that was done on purpose. The villain is a very Trumpish sort in many respects. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Authors, Book Reviews, Comics, Current Events, Edward Einhorn, Eric Shanower, Greek Mythology, Jasper Fforde, Magic, Mario, Monsters, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors, Plays, Politics, Prejudice, Relationships, Rick Riordan, Thursday Next, Video Games | Tagged agamemnon, age of bronze, artemis, birdo, boogeyman, crows, dragons, el cucuy, euripides, human sacrifice, iphigenia, iphigenia in aulis, kalchas, kelly barnhill, king bowser koopa, koopalings, larry koopa, ludwig von koopa, nintendo power, ogres, paola santiago, paola santiago and the sanctuary of shadows, rick riordan presents, shy guys, super mario bros., super mario bros. encyclopedia, super mario maker, super mario odyssey, tehlor kay mejia, the ogress and the orphans, trojan war, zeus | 2 Comments

I’d Idle On with an Eidolon

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Nathan

I’d been interested in the origin of the term “eidolon” after hearing the Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby episodes on Euripides’ Helen, and remembering that the term had been used in the Final Fantasy series. It’s basically a phantom, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Final Fantasy, Greek Mythology, History, Magic, Mythology, Names, Plays, Relationships, Religion, Video Games | Tagged achilles, aphrodite, castor, centaurs, clouds, dioscuri, eidolons, euripides, exodus, ghosts, helen, helen dendritis, helen of troy, hera, hermes, herodotus, ixion, menelaus, nemesis, paris, pausanias, podcasts, polydeuces, polyxo, priam of troy, proteus, ramesses ii of egypt, stesichorus, the ten commandments, theoclymenos, trees, trojan war, troy, zeus | Leave a 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

The Gang’s All Here

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Nathan

Picture by Mark Spears I noticed on Joe Bongiorno’s Royal Timeline of Oz that he’s added several fictional works not directly related to Oz or L. Frank Baum, crediting some of them to Win Scott Eckert’s Wold Newton Universe chronology. … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Comics, Conspiracy Theories, Greek Mythology, History, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Mythology, Norse, Oz, Oz Authors, Roman, Star Trek | Tagged a barnstormer in oz, aeneas, aeneid, anachronisms, conan the barbarian, count dracula, crossovers, dc comics, doc savage, doc savage his apocalyptic life, dorothy gale, edgar rice burroughs, great detective, h.p. lovecraft, henry w. walston, joe bongiorno, john l. nanovic, lester dent, marvel comics, oziana, philip jose farmer, robert e. howard, royal timeline of oz, sherlock holmes, sir arthur conan doyle, spock, tarzan, tarzan alive, the undiscovered country, thor, time travel, trojan war, virgil, win scott eckert, wold cottage meteorite, wold newton family, wold newton universe | 4 Comments

I’m Going to Lowryland!

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Nathan

Friends, has this ever happened to you? You finish a book but don’t write about it right away, because you can’t think of that much to say. Then you finish several others, but don’t have the chance to write, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Catholicism, Christianity, Fairy Tales, Feminism, Greek Mythology, History, Humor, incryptid, Islam, Language, Magic, marissa meyer, Middle Ages, Monsters, Mythology, Poetry, Relationships, Religion, Roman, Roman Empire, seanan mcguire, Sexuality | Tagged a wizard in rhyme, aliens, amusement parks, antimony price, arachne, archenemies, christina rossetti, christopher stasheff, cryptozoology, goblin market, jinn, julius caesar, lowryland, metamorphoseon libri, metamorphoses, michael lowry, my son the wizard, ovid, pyramus, renegades, spanglish, super extra grande, superheroes, thisbe, tricks for free, trojan war, yoss | 2 Comments

The Bible Says a Lot of Things

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Nathan

One thing I’ve found is that, when someone discusses the Bible from a secular perspective, there will be devout believers who get angry about it, even though no one is actually attacking their faith. I guess part of the problem … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Fundamentalism, Greek Mythology, History, Judaism, Middle East, Mythology, Norse, Religion | Tagged adam and eve, archaeology, ark of the covenant, bible, biblical inerrancy, divine inspiration, enoch, exodus, hittites, israel, jason, judah, judas iscariot, king cepheus, king david, medea, nephilim, nimrod, queen cassiopeia, queen of sheba, tel dan stele, theseus, trojan war | 5 Comments

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