March 2011
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Classical Mythology
Alright guys. I just thought I’d take a second to really recommend one of the books I’ve used to get the mythic-juices flowing. Malcolm Day’s 100 Character’s From Classical Mythology is a nice and straightforward guide to the big players in Greek and Roman Myth.
Book recommendations is something I’ve meant to get into more on this blog, and we’ll start with...
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Happy Tolkien Day!
Greetings BtG Nation! And a Happy Tolkien Day to you! March 25th marks the day that, in J.R.R. Tolkien’s great work, The Lord of the Rings, Sauron was finally defeated. You’ve all seen the movies, many of you have read the books, I won’t go into the nitty-gritty of how it went down.
I’m posting here because the works of Tolkien were a huge influence on me through my early...
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Special Treat for the BTG Facebook Page!
Greetings MythNation! As you may have heard, we’re shamelessly plugging our new By the Gods! Facebook page.
As a special treat for members/likers of the Facebook page, they’ll have a say in the upcoming Cage-Match Tournament of Champions. What’s Cage-Match, you say? Well, you can view the previous matchups and results here.
Folks on the Facebook page will, in the next little...
Check out the By the Gods! Facebook Page! →
And give it a “Like!”
As the blog continues to grow, I hope to put up additional content here. Help spread the word about this mythology blog/community. More discussion, submissions, and content could really get the mythic juices flowing!
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lazzydaisy asked: y u no answer my asks? ;-;
i love this blog so much!
trying again!
do you know anything about hindu myth? and a fairytale about a princess called raga-si?
i love this blog so much!
trying again!
do you know anything about hindu myth? and a fairytale about a princess called raga-si?
feedmefire asked: Hey i just wanted to let you know how amazing this blog is! If i knew how to give it a stamp i would, but i have to say i am a HUGE fan of mythology and new to tumblr so when i found this it instantly jumped to my favorite blog so far. I've never seen such a useful, entertaining, and informative website about so many kinds of deities and mythologies! keep up the good work. Also, what would...
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Victoria Tumblr Meetup
Hello By the Gods! nation!
There’s a tumblr-meetup happening in my neck of the woods (Victoria, BC, Canada) next month, and I’ll be there with bells on.
Hope to see some of the local theologians and bloggers come out to the Fernwood Inn on the night of April 29th!
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Stanford Lectures - Hannibal Barca and Carthage
Want something awesome to listen to?
Check out this lecture series on Hannibal Barca from the Stanford History Department.
Very informative, with a ton of contextual information on Carthage and Rome in the period of the First Punic War, all the way through to Hannibal Barca’s death. Also provides a lot of information on his father and childhood, and talks a lot about...
my-star-is-fading asked: Hi! could you maybe gather all of your myths from one culture in one place? Perhaps put links to all of them along the side...Tracked tags? I love Greek myths, but I'm excited to learn more!
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bjoyful0881 asked: Hey guys,
I just wanted to express my appreciation for your had work each and every day. I just love reading every little bit of info you delight us with. I'm so glad I found you!
Also wanted to let you know I shared your link with my online mythology class a couple weeks ago & am guess it went viral.. just the other day someone mentioned your sight to me...
I just wanted to express my appreciation for your had work each and every day. I just love reading every little bit of info you delight us with. I'm so glad I found you!
Also wanted to let you know I shared your link with my online mythology class a couple weeks ago & am guess it went viral.. just the other day someone mentioned your sight to me...
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