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Uh-Oh, There’s That Bear Again

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Nathan

One subject I’d been meaning to address for a while but had forgotten about was Jambavan, the King of the Bears in Hindu mythology, who made a significant appearance in Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality. At least, he’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Chinese, Greek Mythology, Hinduism, Language, Mythology, Names, Religion | Tagged arcturus, aru shah, aru shah and the nectar of immortality, baloo, bears, bootes, brahma, constellations, hanuman, jambavan, jambavati, krishna, mahabharata, monkeys, prasena, rama, ramayana, ravana, rikshas, roshani chokshi, rudyard kipling, sloth bears, sun wukong, taboo, the jungle book, ursa major, ursa minor, vishnu | 1 Comment

The Secret Lives of Stars

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Nathan

It’s kind of an odd inspiration, I suppose, but I got an idea to write a post about star mythology from this tweet, for which I’m honestly not sure how serious the original posters were. There is some basis in … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Babylonian, Christianity, Greek Mythology, Judaism, Mythology, Religion, Science, Semitic | Tagged angels, antiochus epiphanes, archangel michael, baal, bible, book of daniel, book of enoch, bootes, constellations, demeter, enoch, ezekiel, firmament, genesis, gospel of luke, heaven, isaiah, ishtar, jesus, job, lucifer, nephilim, persephone, pleiades, revelation, satan, scorpio, stars, underworld, ursa major, ursa minor, venus | 1 Comment

A Space Ozyssey

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Nathan

I’ve examined the possible location of the Land of Oz and its surrounding fairylands in the past. To sum up, the earlier books seem to place it in some hidden part of our Earth, while more recent ones tend to … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Chris Dulabone, Gina Wickwar, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged anuther planet, argo, big dipper, cancer, demon of electricity, gump, james howe, jupiter, kass stone, kenneth gage baum, man in the moon, mars, mister tinker in oz, moon, mother goose in prose, neptune, ozma of oz, ozmapolitan, polaris, professor wogglebug, queer visitors from the marvelous land of oz, saturn, scarecrow, sky island, smith and tinker, speedy, stars, stratovania, the dinamonster of oz, the hidden prince of oz, the hidden valley of oz, the man in the moon, the martian invasion of oz, the master key, the silver princess in oz, the yellow knight of oz, three-headed elvis clone found in flying saucer over oz, tik-tok of oz, tin woodman, uranus, ursa minor, yankee in oz, zodiac | 1 Comment

Slavic Star Sisters

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Nathan

I recently wrote about the Greco-Roman personifications of the Morning and Evening Stars, which they didn’t realize at the time were both the planet Venus. They were the children of Eos, goddess of the dawn. While looking for information on … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Greek Mythology, Mythology, Neil Gaiman, Norse, Slavic | Tagged american gods, constellations, dazbog, evening star, morning star, myesyats, perun, simargl, ursa minor, venus, wolves, zorya, zorya utrennyaya, zorya vechernyaya | 7 Comments

Some of Us Are Looking at the Stars

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Nathan

I’m sure many of us will recall the time when we looked up into the night sky in all its majesty, saw the stars in their glory, and thought to ourselves, “THAT’S supposed to be a LION? What were those … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Authors, Douglas Adams, Greek Mythology, Mythology, Science, Star Trek | Tagged big dipper, callisto, cancer, canis major, constellations, dog days, hera, herakles, hercules, hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, hydra, leo, lucian of samosata, nemean lion, orion, sirius, stars, the restaurant at the end of the universe, true history, ursa major, ursa minor, zeus | Leave a comment

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