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    Tag: Underworld

    Shiva’s Other Child: Batara Kala, Lord of the Underworld

    Before getting into the origin(s) and function(s) of Batara Kala, the Javanese/Balinese God of the Underworld, a little back story is necessary. Hinduism enjoyed a brief but… Read more “Shiva’s Other Child: Batara Kala, Lord of the Underworld”

    February 17, 2022 by MythCrafts Team

    Womb and Tomb: the Undiscovered Country

    Imagine this: you are walking with your tribe across the plains of the Savannah. Predation is a fact of life; you are surrounded by carnivores, and you… Read more “Womb and Tomb: the Undiscovered Country”

    October 14, 2021 by MythCrafts Team

    Guidebook to the Underworld: Egyptian Funerary Texts

    The texts from which we gather knowledge of the Egyptian Underworld (Duat) include the various funerary texts which also served as guides to the underworld.

    September 9, 2021 by MythCrafts Team

    Charon: Old Man and the River

    Charon, the ferryman of the Greco-Roman underworld, was born from a union of the primordial embodiments of night (Nyx) and darkness (Erebus). Charon’s many siblings included Aether… Read more “Charon: Old Man and the River”

    January 14, 2021 by MythCrafts Team

    Got Pandemics? We’ve Got Panaceas! Mithridate, Pt. 1

    First, a few etymologies: Pandemic comes from pandēmos (Greek) =  pan ‘all’) + dēmos ‘people’; therefore “all people”, as opposed to epidemic (epi=upon, hence “upon people”). Panacea… Read more “Got Pandemics? We’ve Got Panaceas! Mithridate, Pt. 1”

    March 17, 2020March 24, 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

    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”

    January 15, 2019 by MythCrafts Team

    Hades and the Helm of Darkness

    The Helm of Darkness…sounds awesome right? Also known by the less impressive title of The Cap of Invisibility, this powerful object rendered anyone who wore it completely… Read more “Hades and the Helm of Darkness”

    September 27, 2018 by MythCrafts Team

    I Will Raise the Dead to Feed on the Living: Inanna/Ishtar in the Underworld, Pt. 1

    There are as many reasons to descend into the Underworld as there are Underworlds: some go to recover love, others to find guidance, while others still are… Read more “I Will Raise the Dead to Feed on the Living: Inanna/Ishtar in the Underworld, Pt. 1”

    July 25, 2018January 15, 2019 by MythCrafts Team

    Guidebook to the Underworld: Xibalba

    Thank you, Friar Ximénez. * When the Spanish Conquistadors washed up on what we now call South America, they initiated one of the more thorough and widespread acts… Read more “Guidebook to the Underworld: Xibalba”

    April 28, 2018 by MythCrafts Team

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