15 Jan 2021 Māui, The Fun-Loving Trickster Of Polynesian Mythology By MartiniF Mythology & Mystery 0 An archetypal character who appears in the myths of many different cultures, the Trickster gleefully crosses and breaks physical and societal laws of both humans and gods, destroying norms, while openly challenging and ridiculing authority. As the... Read More
22 May 2017 Quick as a Fox, Powerful as a Demon: Legendary Foxes and Their Trickster/Temptress Ways By MartiniF Mythology & Mystery 0 The fox plays a wide range of roles in 42 out of the 358 of Aesop’s fables. It is generally described as a quick, intelligent and adaptable animal which no doubt led to its importance as a symbol of cleverness in most cultures. In mythology, the... Read More
21 Nov 2016 Seers, Women of Action: The Sibyls of the Ancient World By MartiniF History & Tradition 0 Virgil, in his Aeneid, describes Deiphobe, better known as the Sibyl of Cumae, as coming from “a hundred perforations in the rock, a hundred mouths from which the many utterances rush” (43-5, 163). He further describes “her terrifying... Read More
27 Jul 2016 Semar: The Fallen God and Divine Jester of Indonesian Mythology By MartiniF History & Tradition 0 Semar is probably one of the oldest characters in Indonesian mythology who was said to not have been derived from Hindu mythology. He was made famous by performances of Wayang (Shadow Puppets) in the islands of Java and Bali as a rather... Read More