The Homeric Hymns are a collection of 33 poems that were sung to the Greek Gods. Some, like the one to Apollo, are relatively long; however, poem… Read more “Zeus and Themis: The Storm Bringer and the Mother of Peace”
Category: Mythology
The Birth of Venus: Aphrodite through the Ages
If the name Aphrodite evokes images of sensuality, it honestly should. Aphrodite is so ingrained in our linguistic memory that we use a derivative word – Aphrodisiac… Read more “The Birth of Venus: Aphrodite through the Ages”
Beasts are Rational, part 2: On Eating Flesh
To recap part 1: The setup: Odysseus wants Circe to disenchant his men from their animal forms, and Circe argues that they are happier as animals than… Read more “Beasts are Rational, part 2: On Eating Flesh”
Beasts are Rational, part 1: Circe, Odysseus and the Pig
You may be familiar with the story of the Hero Odysseus and the Sorceress Circe; how she turned his men into swine, how he was saved by… Read more “Beasts are Rational, part 1: Circe, Odysseus and the Pig”
War of the Magicians: Si-Osiris and the Nubian Sorcerer, part III
As we saw in parts one and two, Si-Osiris, the young grandson of Pharaoh Ramasses II, was reading a sealed magic scroll delivered to the court by… Read more “War of the Magicians: Si-Osiris and the Nubian Sorcerer, part III”
War of the Magicians: Si-Osiris and the Nubian Sorcerer, part II
* For part one, click here [War of the Magicians: Si-Osiris and the Nubian Sorcerer, part I] * Imagine this: the Grand Vizier bursts into Pharaoh’s great… Read more “War of the Magicians: Si-Osiris and the Nubian Sorcerer, part II”
War of the Magicians: Si-Osiris and the Nubian Sorcerer, part I
Little is known of Euhemerus, the late 4th BCE mythographer who worked in the court of the Macedonian king Cassander (himself a student of Aristotle), except that… Read more “War of the Magicians: Si-Osiris and the Nubian Sorcerer, part I”
Dybbuk in a Box: the Book of Wonders
As the old adage goes, a picture is worth a thousand words – that would make this a a very long post indeed… But since actual information… Read more “Dybbuk in a Box: the Book of Wonders”
Cerberus: Hound of Hades
We’ve seen many a mythical dog. There was Yudhistara and the black dog at the gates of heaven from the Mahabharata; there was Fenrir, who bit off… Read more “Cerberus: Hound of Hades”
The Last Question: How to Reboot the Universe
Before Douglas Adams posited that the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything was 42, Isaac Asimov was pondering the same question. Long… Read more “The Last Question: How to Reboot the Universe”
