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Category Archives: fantasy
Creepypasta
Seen on Bluesky: Gustaw Gwozdecki’s “Evening Melancholy”, c.1905. I didn’t know it on sight, but somehow it felt familiar. I wonder if I saw it a long time ago and it re-surfaced from my subconscious when I needed a creepy … Continue reading
Posted in art, fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, writing
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The End of the Beginning
By the power vested in me, I declare this rough draft COMPLETE. Now to knock off some of the rough edges. I will need my largest and most abrasive rasp.
Posted in fantasy, Myth & Legend, sword-and-sorcery, writing
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Actaeons Have Consequences
“διὰ τί, πολλῶν ὄντων ἐν Ῥώμῃ ναῶν Ἀρτέμιδος, εἰς μόνον τὸν ἐν τῷ καλουμένῳ Πατρικίῳ στενωπῷ ἄνδρες οὐκ εἰσίασιν;” ἢ διὰ τὸν λεγόμενον μῦθον; γυναῖκα γὰρ αὐτόθι τὴν θεὸν σεβομένην βιαζόμενός τις ὑπὸ τῶν κυνῶν διεσπάσθη, καὶ ἀπὸ τούτου δεισιδαιμονίας … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures in the Public Domain, ancient art, art, fantasy, fantasy art, history, Myth & Legend, Roman history, Rome
Tagged FAFO, Ovid
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Eldritch Lore of Lightning, Stars, and Magic
On Facebook, Michael Swanwick mentioned a historical (or maybe apocryphal) episode when the Pope invited Etruscan seers to use lightning magic to defend Rome against Alaric and his Ostrogoths. It’s a pretty good story, whether or not it’s actually history. … Continue reading
Posted in academia, Adventures in the Public Domain, astronomy, books, fantasy, history, language, magic, Myth & Legend, Roman history, Rome, science, sff, social media, sword-and-sorcery
Tagged folklore, Greek, Latin
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Rumba with the Rhomboi
This image of the Kylix of Durides and Calliades came up in my Mastodon newsfeed today. (The source wasn’t attributed, but see some more images here.)
Posted in academia, ancient art, art, fantasy, magic, Myth & Legend
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Slay Ride
The latest round of student papers gave me a chance to use one of my favorite cut-and-paste comments. The principal parts of this verb are: slay, slew, slain. “Bob slays monsters. Joan slew monsters. Hey, all my monsters have been … Continue reading
Posted in academia, art, fantasy, fantasy art, words, writing
Tagged John Tenniel, Lewis Carroll
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To Werror Is Human…
Typo of the day is werror (where I intended to type error). I figure a werror must be some kind of mutant werewolf produced by an experiment gone horribly wrong. “They were neither human nor wolf! You will never escape … Continue reading
Posted in fantasy, language, Typo of the Day, werewolves, words
Tagged Young Frankenstein
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Foreshadows of Hanuvar
Aya Katz talks with Howard Andrew Jones about LORD OF A SHATTERED LAND, his great book coming out soon from Baen.
Posted in books, fantasy, fantasy art, history, Myth & Legend, sword-and-sorcery, writing
Tagged Howard Andrew Jones
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