#New Mythology

[manifestations-of-mythology]

This image depicts another view of the kitchen and galley area of the 'Revenant Princess', at a pivotal moment when Willie comes to understand the difference between smiling for joy, and smiling for charm. In his defense, his life had so little joy for so long, it was easy to forget that there was another reason to smile.

OK, I need another day or two for the free review release. I want to have the preorder ready, in case anyone wants to support me more directly, and Amazon is spinning their wheels a bit. It should be up and for sale on April 1st regardless. If you are interested, sign up for my newsletter and watch your email box. It's an illuminated novella, and it has real impact, but it's a quick read. No one should feel pressed for time.

But that gives me a chance to give another ten bucks to the one social network that doesn't make me want to hide in the woods and eat berries like a squirrel. I'm not sure this will be as popular as Pete and Willie mackin' it, but I think this is a funny image.

[chaossagaproductions]

Writer Problems #1

Me writing a high fantasy/myth-based series: There I won't have to make up myths since every belief is real

Also Me: What do you mean I still need stories for little kids to learn? Ugh fine, here, have one based on Mothman

[mythsteps]

Headlight on the Hilltop

author’s note: I’m living in outer space.  But so is everyone else. HEADLIGHT ON THE HILLTOP Yeah— what I saw was probably just a car headlight switching from low to bright up there atop the hill. Nonetheless the sight thrilled my heart and hypnotized my eyes. So when the light blinked off a minute or so later I searched the heavens hoping it might reappear. But no— all I saw was a litter…

[mishoru]

It's an old tale

[2dreamingdragons]

The Looped False Story

Dreaming a New Space. Zee is embarking on a journey to Mt. Washington and she promises to share her experiences with us when she returns next week. Meanwhile, I’ll keep you entertained, smirks Blu. In Our Hands Order Zee and I contemplate the concept of spaces, particularly, creating an energetic space made real. You also may have noticed, we contemplate stories, and even embedded stories in…

[miroana]

Percy Jackson will do your quests

[pinacoladamatata]

blink and you'll miss it moments around skyhold....

[irunaki]

thunder saga am I right

[xixovart]

all i need in life is for odysseus to reunite with telemachus and immediately say, “you’re taller”

[fabledfoxglove]

♤ ʜᴇʀᴍᴇs • ɢᴏᴅ ᴏғ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟ, ʙᴏᴜɴᴅᴀʀɪᴇs, ᴍᴇʀᴄʜᴀɴᴛs, ᴛʜɪᴇᴠᴇs, ᴛʀɪᴄᴋᴇʀʏ, ɢᴀᴍʙʟɪɴɢ, ʟᴜᴄᴋ, & ʟᴀɴɢᴜᴀɢᴇs ♤

[sapphoismymuse]

i haven’t seen anyone talk about it yet but medusa’s actress is so insanely talented?? most of her face is veiled but she did an AMAZING job at portraying the subtle changes in her emotions like “not him. me” DESTROYED me you can tell how strongly she feels about the subject but also how she’s trying to keep her cool and appear calm and collected to these kids and tell them of the ways their parents suck

[manifestations-of-mythology]

I've got something cooking, and this soup is hot. If you want to be a early review reader (for free!) of my new illustrated novella, "The Steamboat & The City" you should go ahead and sign up for my newsletter HERE. There will be a special mailing around 3/25/24 for early reviews, and the full launch should be around April 1st on Amazon.

The standard edition is ~15k words, and the extra spicy edition that will only be sold on my new LemonSqueezy store will be about ~18k words. The ebook will include 4 illustrations, the cover art, and a lovely layout map of the steamboat. The LemonSqueezy versions will also include high resolution copies of the art, since I can include separate PNG's with my package there.

[cameron-possibly]

His name has been Set. And Seth. And Sithifer. And his one true name forevermore is...

SUTEKH

[mythsteps]

The Original Wound

author’s note: Though Eden is lost its loveliness remains in the heart and the imagination -- Mary Oliver THE ORIGINAL WOUND According to this myth: our problems first began when the first human being felt confused because it sensed it was more than one. Unable to resolve that tension the human then split in half and one half went East while the other half went West. Perhaps you’ve already…

[venator-signum]

hades' pjo children mirror his godly children

his godly children are zagreus (god of rebirth), melinoë (goddess of ghosts) and makaria (goddess of blessed death)

in percy jackson we have;

hazel levesque - died and was reborn

nico di angelo - self-proclaimed Ghost King

and bianca di angelo - who died in the first (and one of the only) books we saw her in

no clue if this is intentional but it's food for thought

[blueiscoool]

The 'Carnyx' Nightmare of the Roman Soldiers

The Carnyx was a brass musical instrument used as a psychological weapon of war by the ancient Celts between 300 BC and 200AD in western and central Europe and beyond.

The carnyx was once widespread throughout much of Europe, although only a dozen or so fragments are known to us.

It was carried by bands of Celtic mercenaries; it was present at the attack on the Greek sanctuary at Delphi in 279 BC; it defied Julius Caesar in Gaul; and it faced Claudius when he invaded Britain. They are even shown on a Buddhist sculpture in India, proof of the far-flung connections of the Iron Age world.

However, they were not only used by the Celts; they were also used by the Dacians in modern Romania. The term “Celtic” is a complicated one. The concept of a pan-European Celtic culture is a myth; rather, aspects of art and technology were shared across vast distances by diverse cultures. The carnyx was one example of this.

A 12-foot-long, thin bronze tube with right-angle bends on both ends made up the carnyx. The lower end ended in a mouthpiece, and the upper end flared out into a bell that was usually decorated to look like a wild boar’s had. Historians believe it had a tongue that flapped up and down, increasing the noise made by the instrument. The carnyx was played upright so that the boar’s head bell protruded well above the warriors’ heads. Its primary goal was to create more noise and confusion on the battlefield.

The Greek historian Polybius (206-126BC) was so impressed by the clamor of the Gallic army and the sound of the carnyx, he observed that “there were countless trumpeters and horn blowers and since the whole army was shouting its war cries at the same time there was such a confused sound that the noise seemed to come not only from the trumpeters and the soldiers but also from the countryside which was joining in the echo”.

And the Roman historian Diodorus Siculus wrote, “Their trumpets are also of a peculiar and barbaric kind which produce a harsh, reverberating sound suitable to the confusion of battle.”

Archaeologists discovered a hoard of ritually destroyed weapons in 2004, including a dozen swords, scabbards, spearheads, a shield, bronze helmets, an iron helmet shaped like a swan, a cauldron, animal remains, and seven carnyces. Before the Tintignac discovery, the remains of only five actual carnyces had been found.

The finest was unearthed in Deskford, Scotland in 1816. The Deskford carnyx only has the boar’s head bell and is missing the mane, tongue, and tubing. Images of Carnyx players have been found as well. A Roman denarius, dating from 48 BC bears a representation of a Carnyx. Three carnyx players are featured prominently on the Gundestrup Cauldron, which was found in a Danish peat bog.

One of the seven found at Tintignac, on the other hand, was almost entirely complete. The Tintignac Carnyx was broken into 40 pieces. When puzzled back together, it was found to be just an inch short of six feet long with a single missing section of the tube. The bell was a boar’s head with protruding tusks and large pointed ears. Once restored, the Tintignac Carnyx proved to be the first virtually complete carnyx ever found.

By Leman Altuntaş.

Music video by John Kenny.