Tag Archives: creation

New Year, Nuwa

Posted on February 22, 2026 by Nathan

The author Grace Lin recently mentioned the goddess Nuwa in conjunction with the Lunar New Year, which seems to be the preferred terminology for American calendars these days. It had something to do with how it’s also the Korean and … Continue reading →

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Sow What?

Posted on January 19, 2026 by Nathan

One myth I heard about recently on an episode of the Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby podcast from last year wasn’t Greek, but Sumerian. It involves the god Enki, a trickster who is in charge of fresh water. He meets … Continue reading →

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23 and Me

Posted on November 24, 2024 by Nathan

When I wrote about recurring numbers in the works of certain authors eleven years ago, I received a comment about how twenty-three was significant in The Illuminatus! Trilogy, by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson. I hadn’t yet read the … Continue reading →

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Stuck a Feather in Glooscap

Posted on November 19, 2023 by Nathan

One name that came up on two different occasions while looking up other mythical topics was Glooscap, a cultural hero from the legends of the Wabanaki, in northern New England and southeastern Canada. The stories about him vary quite a bit, … Continue reading →

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Mourning Announcements

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Nathan

Today is the anniversary of Jesus’ crucifixion. Okay, it probably really isn’t, and we don’t even know what year that happened, let alone the specific date. While Easter does sometimes fall this early, it’s rare. And if these first century … Continue reading →

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When the World and I Were Young

Posted on January 5, 2022 by Nathan

Continuing on the theme of calendars from another recent post, I’ve done some investigation into different calculations of the age of the world. The Jewish calendar and the traditional Byzantine one both date from the Anno Mundi, or Year of … Continue reading →

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Kiss of the Spider Woman

Posted on March 27, 2021 by Nathan

Picture by Susan Seddon Boulet One of the mythical Navajo beings who plays a part in Rebecca Roanhorse’s Race to the Sun is Spider Woman, and there is a mention of Peter Parker in this context. Spider-Woman in Marvel Comics is … Continue reading →

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Erlik to Bed, Erlik to Rise

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Nathan

I can’t say I’ve ever come across that much from what Is known as Altaic mythology, which encompasses the beliefs of people from Turkey, Mongolia, and Siberia. Some of it seems to have spread into Finland as well. The evil … Continue reading →

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The Wonderful World of Pangu

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Nathan

There are several different Chinese creation myths, but there seems to be a general theme of the universe coming into existence without help from an intelligent being. Some of the popular ones involve a being called Pangu, who hatched from … Continue reading →

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My Creator Is an Alien

Posted on October 9, 2011 by Nathan

In the comments for this post, a fundamentalist Christian said something about Richard Dawkins believing in alien creators. I think this might be what the guy was talking about. I’m not all that keen on the god-like alien idea, but … Continue reading →

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