Even if you casually read the first few pages of the Biblical book of Genesis, you’ll notice something. There isn’t just one creation account – there are… Read more “Hebrew Folk Magic and Lilith”
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Pope Innocent VIII and the Hammer of the Witches
If you’re familiar with the late Medieval European witch-hunts, chances are you’ve heard of the Malleus Maleficarum (English: the Hammer of the Witches). This text, published in 1487, would… Read more “Pope Innocent VIII and the Hammer of the Witches”
Heroines and Heroes: Ovid’s Heroides
It goes without question that the Roman poet Ovid’s greatest contribution to our understanding of classical mythology is his Metamorphosis. Born in 43 BCE, and dying between… Read more “Heroines and Heroes: Ovid’s Heroides”
Werewolves Versus Witches: the Peculiar Trial of Theiss of Kaltenbrun
Imagine this: the year is 1691, and you are a judge for the Swedish town of Jürgensburg. Recently, there was a theft from the local Lutheran Church,… Read more “Werewolves Versus Witches: the Peculiar Trial of Theiss of Kaltenbrun”
She Swallows the Stars: the Day of the Dead
There are days for the living… And there are days for the dead. The Aztecs had a peculiar fascination with death, which is obvious from both their… Read more “She Swallows the Stars: the Day of the Dead”
Dido and Aeneas, a Love that Burns
Virgil’s Aeneid gives the poetic account of the journey of Aeneas, a Trojan soldier escaping the destruction of that war. It ends with Aeneas founding Rome; but… Read more “Dido and Aeneas, a Love that Burns”
Space Ghosts: the Judica-Cordiglia Brothers’ Lost Cosmonauts
There are easy ways out of our mortal coils: dying in one’s sleep, carbon monoxide poisoning, or as rumor has it, pulling a Genghis Khan, which while… Read more “Space Ghosts: the Judica-Cordiglia Brothers’ Lost Cosmonauts”
