In many re-tellings of the story of Persephone and Demeter, the focus often becomes Persephone. Brutally abducted by her uncle and swept into the Underworld where she… Read more “Demeter in the Mortal Realm”
Category: Mythology
John Frum, Come Back!
Imagine this: your people have lived on an isolated island, practicing your kastom (meaning ‘traditional practices’ in the native Bislama language), which include men drinking an intoxicant… Read more “John Frum, Come Back!”
God, the Devil and Job
Where did we come from? This is probably a fair, perfunctory question before the next one: Where are we going? A projectile’s trajectory is, in a fair… Read more “God, the Devil and Job”
Seshat – Egyptian Goddess of Writing
Consort to the God Thoth (sometimes sister, sometimes wife) who brought writing and Hieroglyphs to the Egyptian people, the goddess Seshat was tasked with presiding over all… Read more “Seshat – Egyptian Goddess of Writing”
Punished for Beauty: Shurpanakha
India has two great epic poems, comparable to the Iliad and the Odyssey. Both are tied into Avatars of Vishnu; Rama has the starring role in the… Read more “Punished for Beauty: Shurpanakha”
Hathor’s Rage, the End of the World, and Blood Red Beer
The story of Hathor’s Rage and the Destruction of Mankind perfectly illustrates the complexities of the Egyptian deities, and how they function together both in combination and separately and can also… Read more “Hathor’s Rage, the End of the World, and Blood Red Beer”
The End Is…Nigh?
Not all mythopoetic cycles come with an ending; while the term Judeo-Christianity is commonly used, it’s worth noting that the two traditions have very different accounts of… Read more “The End Is…Nigh?”
