The Wild Hunt (https://wildhunt.org/tag/mythology/page/2)
As we perform the enchantment of mythicization on our world, we lift people, places, and things from the mundane to the meaningful. The trivial becomes tremendous and the ephemeral becomes enduring. Myth, regardless of veracity, can have more power than any truth. This power is not always used for positive ends.
“I think we have a problem.” I held up two identical wooden blocks, each stamped with an image of a man bent low under the weight of a massive boulder. “We’ve got two Sisyphuses and no Graces.”
As my wife takes our daughter to bed for a well-deserved nap, Hanne takes her bicycle out of the shed, hands me the map, a helmet, and a bottle of water. In less time than it takes to recite the runes of the elder futhark, I am out adventuring.
New research that examines the perception and interpretation of celestial objects by both modern and ancient cultures seeks to explain the commonality of The Pleiades in mythology across various cultures.
Lyonel Perabo reviews the newly published second volume of Our Troth, which covers Heathen deities, spirits, and other mythological figures.