Joseph Campbell‘s proposal has stood the test of time, and cinema. The concept, which he derived from a thirteenth century German Grail Romance called Parzival, was straightforward… Read more “Re-Sexing the Monomyth: the Heroine’s Journey, and Beyond”
Category: Comparative Mythology
The Five Suns: the End of the World as We Know It.
Before I begin this post, I need to include a few disclaimers: First, the Spanish Conquistadors were very effective in destroying Meso-American culture. Now, there were sympathetic… Read more “The Five Suns: the End of the World as We Know It.”
Prelude to the Flood: Utnapishtim’s Ark, pt. 1
Imagine this: a divine voice warns you of an impending flood that will wipe out all living things on the face of the Earth. You are ordered… Read more “Prelude to the Flood: Utnapishtim’s Ark, pt. 1”
I Will Raise the Dead to Feed on the Living: Inanna/Ishtar in the Underworld, Pt. 2
We left Inanna/Ishtar banging on the gates of the Underworld, where the Goddess made an undeniable, zombie-apocalypse threat: Gatekeeper, Lo! open thy gate! Open thy gate that… Read more “I Will Raise the Dead to Feed on the Living: Inanna/Ishtar in the Underworld, Pt. 2”
It’s a Living: Working for the Gods
As we’ll see shortly, many of the older Gods, despite Their many powers, really didn’t know how to fashion material things – from weapons to vehicles to… Read more “It’s a Living: Working for the Gods”
The Great Winter, and the Hungry Wolf
Ragnarok, or the Twilight of the Gods, is the great Norse Apocalypse. While two human youth will survive, hidden away in what may be the alcove of… Read more “The Great Winter, and the Hungry Wolf”
Santa Muerte: Give me your Poor, your Tired, your Huddled Masses…
In European Christendom, images of death do exist. However, they are somber affairs, often referred to as memento mori. Memento Mori is Latin for “remember you will… Read more “Santa Muerte: Give me your Poor, your Tired, your Huddled Masses…”
