One day, after a tribal dance, Coyote and Raccoon spotted Squirrel’s hole. Not only that, but they spotted a secret back door. They conspired together: after all,… Read more “Coyote and the Seven Sisters: the Stars that Fed Us”
Author: MythCrafts Team
Tarquin the Proud and the Cumaean Sybil
Imagine this: your father-in-law is the king of Rome. You and your brother are married to his two daughters, but you’re sure you married the wrong sister.… Read more “Tarquin the Proud and the Cumaean Sybil”
Sewer Monsters: From New York City to Ancient Rome
Indoor plumbing, one of the greatest advancements of civilization, allowing fresh running water and waste disposal at our fingertips. This technology meant huge underground structures had to be… Read more “Sewer Monsters: From New York City to Ancient Rome”
The Greek Day of the Dead: the Anthesteria of Dionysus
Día de los Muertos, the Mexican Day of the Dead, represents a synthesis of indigenous Meso-American practices with the Christian Allhallowmass festival (which itself incorporated the very Pagan… Read more “The Greek Day of the Dead: the Anthesteria of Dionysus”
The Goddesses Who Wove the World
Weaving was an important skill in many cultures around the world, allowing humans to create textiles from natural fibers found around them. For those readers that weave,… Read more “The Goddesses Who Wove the World”
2nd Century Sci-Fi: Lucien sends Ctesias To Hell
Ctesias was a 5th Century B.C.E. Greek doctor who also fancied himself a writer. His defining work, Indica, was written under the patronage of the Persian emperor Artaxeres… Read more “2nd Century Sci-Fi: Lucien sends Ctesias To Hell”
Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!
For this little mythic adventure, let’s explore what Dorothy from Kansas exclaimed on her hero’s journey (heroines’ journey, for the more sophisticated) to the mythic Wizard in… Read more “Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!”
Thor & Loki get Punk’d by a Giant
The following tale comes from the Prose Edda, an early 13th century Icelandic mythological work written by a man whose name is equally epic: Snorri Sturluson. As… Read more “Thor & Loki get Punk’d by a Giant”
Atalanta’s Foot Race
Atalanta runs and the boys chase her, knowing that if they can catch her, she will marry them. Knowing that if they can’t, they will be put… Read more “Atalanta’s Foot Race”
