January 2012
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Just a quick note...
I want to thank you all for sending in so many questions, and wanted to provide a general note of apology for those of you I don’t respond to.
We get a lot of messages every day here at By the Gods!, and don’t get a chance to answer each one. If a question is of general interest and I have some information or an opinion, I’ll try to post it for all to see. If it’s just a...
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fantasysscrybe asked: Just what is a Myth exactly? What makes it different from a fairy tale for example?
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December 2011
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November 2011
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October 2011
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Changes, and Store!
Things are happening, Mythfans!
The eagle-eyed reader may have noticed that we’ve moved over to bythegods.net, and we’ll be making some big changes (cosmetic and otherwise) to the site in the days to come.
Fist big news, we’ve added a store! It’s small right now, but I really wanted a place to group together all the content I really recommend. I often speak about this...
somethingoutofadream asked: With which other types of mythology can Arthurian mythology be categorized with? Could you perhaps link me to some? I'm in an Arthurian phase right now. :3
eddiescouch asked: I've been trying to track down some really good, in depth books on world mythology, and I can't seem to find any. Do you know of any that would be good reference books? I've also got the same problem with books with a Celtic/English mythology focus.
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Anonymous asked: Is greek mythology true?
Submit! Be a part of By the Gods!
Once again, I urge you all to chip in and throw down with your mythic story of choice! The By the Gods! platform has a large audience, so if you put together a short post on your deity/folktale/legend of choice, it’ll be seen by many eager eyes.
So what are you waiting for? Go submit a post (with at least one picture) to By the Gods!
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“Love is a cunning weaver of fantasies and fables.”
– Sappho (via theancientworld)
September 2011
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prawler asked: Just to let you know, there is also an episode of Supernatural about the Wendigo...
rosecroix asked: Just letting you know, there is also an episode of, sigh, Charmed where they exploit the Wendigo myth. It's not done that well, but it's entertaining.
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Anonymous asked: is mythology true/
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guywithasweethaircut asked: Just wanted to say, in regards to the last ask you answered, I recently read this on the wikipedia page for "Misotheism": Jacob Grimm in his Teutonic Mythology observes that "It is remarkable that Old Norse legend occasionally mentions certain men who, turning away in utter disgust and doubt from the heathen faith, placed their reliance on their own strength and virtue. Thus in the...
outlawpoet asked: One of the most disturbing parts of myth is the pervasive fatalism and birthright bigotry. Are there any ancient myths that show Mortals bettering themselves despite supernatural hostility/difficulties?
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senseseeker123 asked: Boy you screwed up the Yoruba entry. The Yorubas are not the biggest West African tribe ... that would be the Hausa-Fulani. And, more seriously you've mixed together American/Haitian/Brazilian voodoo (all similar but not quite identical) with West African juju... the source of the West Hemisphere beliefs but not identical.
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swanmaiden asked: You explain myths in such a fun and entertaining way, and easy for those that are new to mythology. Your style is delightful. My dream is to visit Europe and go to all these "key" mythological places, hear stories from people, write them down and just sit in a windy moor in countryside England or Scotland and see what comes to me. x
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blacksnakecreekbooks asked: I don't have a Myth enquiry. I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy your site. I enjoyed mythology when I was younger and am now starting to return to that interest. You make it easy.
secretlyanarchist asked: I loved your posts about the Enoch and the Watchers! I feel like that one story embodies so many religious motifs and philosophies, just by itself. There's a lot to be learned about Christianity and Judaism from that myth.
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August 2011
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A BTG Happy-Birthday...
to Sarah, one of our editors!
Enjoy some of the wonderfully bizarre articles written by Sarah during her career as a By the Gods! author! (The Tanuki, for the record, is one of the weirdest/most amazing things we’ve ever put up)
The Tanuki
The Saci
Doppelganger
Amphisbaena
Futakuchi-Onna
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