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    Category: Mythology

    Inanna Prefers the Farmer: Marriage, Sex and Divorce in Ancient Sumeria

    Imagine this: two men, one a farmer, the other a shepherd, attempt to win divine affection. In the end, the deity favors the shepherd. Now, this might… Read more “Inanna Prefers the Farmer: Marriage, Sex and Divorce in Ancient Sumeria”

    March 10, 2020 by MythCrafts Team

    The Goddess and the Lioness: Tefnut

      Feline imagery can be found throughout the mythic world, often associated with Goddesses. Babylonian Inanna, Hindu Durga, Egyptian Sekhmet, even the Strength card in the Tarot… Read more “The Goddess and the Lioness: Tefnut”

    March 5, 2020March 5, 2020 by MythCrafts Team

    Art, Myth and Psyche: How Art Made The World

    If you’re interested in the intersection of art, mythology and psychology, a beautiful resource can be found in How Art Made The World, a five part BBC… Read more “Art, Myth and Psyche: How Art Made The World”

    February 11, 2020 by MythCrafts Team

    Healing Stories: The Magical/Medical Cippi of Horus

    The Metternich Stele, currently housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, is a stone slab carved with spells and stories which is believed… Read more “Healing Stories: The Magical/Medical Cippi of Horus”

    February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 by MythCrafts Team

    Love.Eat.Shine: Amaterasu, the Shinto Sun

    Characters: Kami: a Sacred Guardian/deity Uke Mochi, also known as Ōgetsu-hime: Sometimes male, often female, and intimately associated with foxes, she is a child of Izanagi and… Read more “Love.Eat.Shine: Amaterasu, the Shinto Sun”

    February 4, 2020 by MythCrafts Team

    An Account of Ancient Matters: A Shinto Creation Story

    Izanagi (He Who Invites) and Izanami (She Who Invites) were the eighth pair of primeval  Kami (deities) and were tasked with creating the world. They were given… Read more “An Account of Ancient Matters: A Shinto Creation Story”

    January 30, 2020February 4, 2020 by MythCrafts Team

    The March of the Ants: Indra’s New Palace

    Sometime between 1700 and 1100 B.C.E., four massive books, written in Sanskrit, were codified to create the Vedas. These included groupings of various myths, rituals, prayers and… Read more “The March of the Ants: Indra’s New Palace”

    January 28, 2020 by MythCrafts Team

    Ixion: Bound to a Wheel of Fire

    “But I am bound upon a wheel of fire, that mine own tears do scald like moulten lead.” – Shakespeare, King Lear, Act IV, Scene VII King… Read more “Ixion: Bound to a Wheel of Fire”

    January 14, 2020 by MythCrafts Team

    Glücksschwein: Lucky Pig Symbolism

    The Glücksschwein; an adorable little piggy, often made of marzipan that is given out in Germany as a symbol of good luck for the coming year –… Read more “Glücksschwein: Lucky Pig Symbolism”

    January 9, 2020 by MythCrafts Team

    Monstrous Love: Phorcys and Ceto

    Phorcys and Ceto brought into the world a swathe of monsters, earning Ceto the title “mother of monsters”.
    #FolkloreThursday
    #Mythology

    October 24, 2019October 24, 2019 by MythCrafts Team

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