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Published on 4 Mar 2019Did you know that the Wendigo myth can be thought of as a warning against overconsumption of the natural world? We talk about this and other fun facts that we didn’t really get to cover in our animated Wendigo episode!
March 5, 2019
Mythology Matters – Wendigo Origins – Extra Mythology – #2
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February 28, 2019
Native American Myth – The Wendigo – The Omushkego Tribe – Extra Mythology
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Anwe the Killer was a man skilled in death — and he approached the People in their hour of need, to put to death the cannibals — the Wendigo — who had been torturing them.
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February 13, 2019
Native American Myth – Nlaka’pamux: The Adventures of Coyote – Extra Mythology
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Coyote is not just a wild animal in North America, but also a heroic, trickster protagonist whose mythological adventures reflect lessons learned from the natural world. Let’s examine the Nlaka’pamux tribe’s interpretation of Coyote.
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February 5, 2019
Mythology Matters – Extra Mythology – #1
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We’ll periodically, in-between series, do a Mythology Matters video, where we talk about some of the writing and research choices we made and topics we didn’t really get to cover in the full illustrated episodes. Let’s talk about plot holes and discrepancies in the myths we’ve covered so far, and the parallels we see between myths from completely different cultures!
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February 1, 2019
Celtic Myth – Fomorian Blues – Extra Mythology – #2
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Published on 28 Jan 2019
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January 24, 2019
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Extra Sci Fi – #1
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Published on 22 Jan 2019J.R.R. Tolkien wasn’t *just* a fantasy author — he was a mythology master. As a result, he ended up inventing some of the most popular genre tropes that science fiction heavily draws upon. Fellowship of the Ring introduces the theme of the “lessening of the world” and the decay of humanity.
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January 15, 2019
Celtic Myth – The Isle of Destiny – Extra Mythology – #1
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Inis Fáil is the Isle of Destiny, in Ireland. It was here that the Children of the Danu were sent on a quest to find their destiny, but they would have to encounter the Fir Bolg first…
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December 19, 2018
Krampus – Christmas Demon – Extra Mythology
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Krampus’s name is growing popular in the United States, but most of us don’t really know what he does OR that he is partners with St. Nicholas himself. He is in fact just one of many Christmas demons…
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December 6, 2018
Izanami and Izanagi – Underworld Blues – Extra Mythology
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When Izanami died giving birth to Kagu-Tsuchi, the incarnation of fire, Izanagi visited the underworld to try to get her back, not realizing the dreadful terrors he would face. But from that bitter journey, sprung the life of new Japanese gods…
Watch the Overly Sarcastic Productions crossover episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clJ0F…
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November 22, 2018
Perseus – Medusa – Extra Mythology – #2
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Perseus is not intimidated by the grey women and their eyeball, or by Hermes’s complicated directions, or by Medusa, or by a winged horse sprouting out of Medusa’s blood, or by Andromeda’s boyfriend, or by his own dad.
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November 19, 2018
Corvus Corax featuring Arndis Halla: Hugin & Munin
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Published on 25 May 2018The new album “SKÁL” – OUT NOW ► http://hyperurl.co/corvuscorax
With “the voice of the icelandic wind” Arndis Halla!
http://arndishalla.isMusic by Corvus Corax
Lyrics: traditionalVideo Credits:
Produced by Swieding Medien
Executive Producer: Corvus Corax & Doro Peters
Second Camera: Sarah Wieding, Serge Foly & Halldór Sveinsson
Color Correction: Sarah Wieding
Filmed, Edited & Directed by Ronald Matthes
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November 8, 2018
Perseus – Plans of Bismarckian Proportion – Extra Mythology – #1
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Perseus was the undesirable grandchild of the king Acrisius, who wanted him dead — but accidentally just left him alive to float to a new beach. THEN he became the undesirable ADOPTED grandchild of the island’s despot, Polydectes, who sent him on a quest to obtain the head of a gorgon…
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October 25, 2018
Prometheus – The Making of Man – Extra Mythology – #2
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As the age of heroes faded and monsters were cast from the world, Zeus brought a task to the wisest of titans, Prometheus and his brother Epimetheus. They were to create the animals and form man to populate the upcoming age — which also lead to the creation of Pandora (and her box of sorrows).
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October 11, 2018
Prometheus – Origins – Extra Mythology – #1
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Published on 8 Oct 2018Let’s start at the primordial beginning. The first “peoples” on the earth were Cyclops and Titans. Prometheus was one of these titans, and in fact just one of two remaining after an unfortunate conflict with, you guessed it, Zeus…
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September 25, 2018
Amazons – fierce fighting tribe or just ancient Greek porn?
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Published on 21 Jun 2011You can believe in them if you want, but if you do, you should out of fairness to other mythological characters believe in giants, cyclopes, griffins, and gorgons.
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