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    Category: Mythology

    Magical Amulets in Ancient Egypt

    Amulets are personal charms that are worn in many different cultures as a type of folk magic. Many scholars believe that the English word amulet comes from… Read more “Magical Amulets in Ancient Egypt”

    November 12, 2020November 12, 2020 by MythCrafts Team

    Entropy, the First Mark of Existence

    In the Beginning, there wasn’t much… Some would argue that there was less than that. Maybe something negative. Negative Muchness. Or some kind of polar Suchness. An… Read more “Entropy, the First Mark of Existence”

    August 21, 2020August 21, 2020 by MythCrafts Team

    Hail Athena! Now I will remember you, and another song as well

    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 “Hail Athena! Now I will remember you, and another song as well”

    August 5, 2020August 5, 2020 by MythCrafts Team

    Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV: Artificial Lives Matters

    0.0: The Void We don’t delve much in our collective mythic narratives about the Nothingness Before Beginning(s); Every imaginable number has an opposite; Be it -1 and… Read more “Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV: Artificial Lives Matters”

    July 28, 2020 by MythCrafts Team

    In the Beginning, there was Pangu

    In the Beginning, there really wasn’t very much. Now, some people will try and sell you their myths: In the Beginning, there was… The Void, The Singularity,… Read more “In the Beginning, there was Pangu”

    July 16, 2020 by MythCrafts Team

    Zeus and Themis: The Storm Bringer and the Mother of Peace

    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”

    July 9, 2020 by MythCrafts Team

    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”

    June 18, 2020 by MythCrafts Team

    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”

    May 19, 2020 by MythCrafts Team

    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”

    May 15, 2020May 19, 2020 by MythCrafts Team

    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”

    May 12, 2020 by MythCrafts Team

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