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Tag Archives: Myth
The Flood Myth
John Lundwall, mythologist and cosmologist, gives another fascinating online lecture, this time on the flood myth. Can’t wait for his forthcoming book.
Bookshelf: Hamlet’s Mill
I’ve just finished re-reading Hamlet’s Mill, for the fourth time. That makes it the third-most-reread book in my library, I think, and the most-reread work of scholarly nonfiction. Hamlet’s Mill is about mythology. The authors argue that myth, and its … Continue reading
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Tagged Astrology, Astronomy, Gilgamesh, Giorgio de Santillana, Hamlet, Hamlet's Mill, Hertha von Dechend, Myth, Mythology, Worldbuilding
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Science fiction, when it is good
“Science fiction, when it is good, is a wholly valid attempt at restoring a mythical element, with its adventures and tragedies, its meditations on man’s errors and man’s fate. For true tragedy is an essential component or outcome of myth.” … Continue reading
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Tagged Giorgio de Santillana, Hamlet's Mill, Hertha von Dechend, Myth, Science Fiction
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Bookshelf: Enuma Elish
Enuma Elish (named for its first two words, meaning “when on high”) is the Babylonian creation epic. It is related to the Genesis creation account (some would say “lies behind it”) and is gripping reading. It’s old (probably dates to … Continue reading
Bookshelf: The Mabinogion
The Mabinogion is a collection of eleven old Welsh stories. In the form in which these stories survive, they are medieval, and some of them are probably in fact medieval stories (two of them are very old King Arthur tales). … Continue reading
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Tagged Classics, Folk Tale, Mabinogion, Medieval Literature, Myth, Wales
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