So, the roster of Greek heroes is a bit of a sausage fest. There aren’t very many women in those lofty ranks, which makes sense when you remember that ancient Greece wasn’t super woman-friendly. However, that doesn’t mean that there weren’t a handful of women who were allowed to kick ass and take names.
We’re going to talk about one of the more well-known of those ass-kicking women today: Atalanta.
Welcome back! This week, we’re going to take a look at Ray Bradbury’s classic tale, “A Sound Of Thunder,” a story about how small mistakes can spiral out and have horrible consequences.
The story takes place in 2055, where time travel is a thing that can happen now. And what does humanity do with this wondrous technology? They use it to hunt dinosaurs, of course.
Hello again! This week, I’ve decided to take another look at the Ashanti trickster figure, Anansi the spider. So here’s a story about how Anansi managed to beat death.
Spoiler alert: it’s through trickery.
Hello again! This week, I’ve decided to tackle Harlan Ellison’s 1967 story, “I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream.”
Strap in folks, because hoo boy, this one gets rough.
Hello again! Today’s mythological delight comes to us straight from Japan, and actually bears some similarities to the tanuki, which I wrote abouta few weeks ago.
So today, we’re going to take a look at the kitsune.
Hello again, all! This week, we’re going to take a look at a story where something that seemst to be a blessing turns out to be a curse. That story is W.W. Jacob’s 1902 tale “The Monkey’s Paw.”
So let’s dive in, shall we?
So, this week I’m tackling a tale that also came from the whole Prometheus debacle, that tale being the one of Pandora. This is actually one of the more well-known tales, so much so that there’s a music streaming service named after her.
Also, before we begin I want to note that most of the info for this myth comes from the poet Hesiod, who had a dim view on women, Then again, ancient Greece in general had a dim view of women, so here we are.
So, last week I talked about a story by a notorious racist. This week, due to that and also events that are currently unfolding, I’ve decided to discuss a story by a well-known African American author.
That story is “The Comet” by W.E.B Dubois, which served as the tenth chapter to his 1920 book Darkwater: Voices From Within The Veil.
Here’s another entry for the “Zeus is an asshole” files. Today, we’re going to talk about Prometheus, and how Zeus punished him for making sure humanity doesn’t freeze to death.
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