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    Seven Plants and the People That They Used to Be
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Oct 8, 2021
    • 5 min

    Seven Plants and the People That They Used to Be

    According to Greek myth, many plants were once human - run afoul of a god's temper, or pity. We take a look at some of these unlucky people.
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    The Fairy Nurse
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Oct 1, 2021
    • 9 min

    The Fairy Nurse

    "For fifty years she rocked that babe / It's said she rocks him still / A mother of a changeling child from 'neath the fairy hill" ― H. Dale
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    The Influence of Folklore on The Little Mermaid
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Sep 24, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Influence of Folklore on The Little Mermaid

    We take a look at the different iterations of 'The Little Mermaid' and the influence folklore played in Hans Christian Andersen's writing.
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    Mythical Monsters: Japan
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Sep 17, 2021
    • 5 min

    Mythical Monsters: Japan

    Each country has their mythical monsters, and this week we take a look at some of the terrifying creatures from Japanese legend.
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    Each-Uisge
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Sep 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    Each-Uisge

    "Kelpies eat people. They may not play with their food as creatively as the Each Uisge, but dead is dead.” ― E.J. Stevens
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    Manuscript vs Myth: Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Sep 3, 2021
    • 4 min

    Manuscript vs Myth: Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses

    We take a look at Kristen O'Neal's 'Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illness' and explore the link between lycanthropy and illness.
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    A Brief Account of Life with Phoenixes
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Aug 27, 2021
    • 5 min

    A Brief Account of Life with Phoenixes

    Dying and then living again, the Phoenix is an important symbol of rebirth and renewal that remains popular in cultures around the world .
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    The Trials of Psyche
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Aug 20, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Trials of Psyche

    "They say monsters can be beautiful too, and if that is the case then truly there was none more monstrous than he."
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    Music vs Myth: You’re Welcome
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Aug 13, 2021
    • 7 min

    Music vs Myth: You’re Welcome

    This week, we take a look at Disney's 'You're Welcome' and its introduction to one of Polynesia's biggest heroes - Maui.
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    Household Guardians from Around the World
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Aug 6, 2021
    • 5 min

    Household Guardians from Around the World

    This week we taking a look at some of the different fairies, spirits and gods thought to have protected households around the world.
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    Narcissus
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Jul 30, 2021
    • 2 min

    Narcissus

    "Narcissus does not fall in love with his reflection because it is beautiful, but because it is his." ― W. H. Auden
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    Manuscript vs Myth: Foxfire, Wolfskin
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Jul 23, 2021
    • 5 min

    Manuscript vs Myth: Foxfire, Wolfskin

    This week we take a look into the shapeshifting women of European mythology with Sharon Blackie's novel, Foxfire, Wolfskin.
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    A Brief Account of Life with Loki
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Jul 16, 2021
    • 6 min

    A Brief Account of Life with Loki

    Loki the Trickster is one of the more famous deities in the Norse Pantheon, we take a look at the myths and history of this iconic figure.
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    Gilgamesh and Enkidu
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Jul 9, 2021
    • 1 min

    Gilgamesh and Enkidu

    "Fashion a man equal to Gilgamesh An untamed man to tame the tyrant An untaught man to teach him secrets." ― Jenny Lewis
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    Manuscript vs Myth: The Cruel Prince
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Jul 2, 2021
    • 5 min

    Manuscript vs Myth: The Cruel Prince

    Telling the story of three sisters, stolen to fairyland, Black draws on myths of evil fairies and the ways that people protected themselves.
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    The Kraken vs the Colossal Squid
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Jun 25, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Kraken vs the Colossal Squid

    For centuries, tales of the Kraken have been frighten sailors. But where did these myths come from? And is there any truth to the myth?
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    Sedna and the Storm
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Jun 17, 2021
    • 3 min

    Sedna and the Storm

    "You carry both lightning and thunder / in that space between your bones and soul. / Become the storm you are hiding from" ― Nikita Gill
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     Movie vs Myth: Thor Ragnarök
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Jun 11, 2021
    • 4 min

    Movie vs Myth: Thor Ragnarök

    It may have made $449.3 million at the Box Office, gaining positive reviews, but how similar was the third Thor movie to myths of Ragnarök?
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    Trickster Gods of African Myth
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • Jun 4, 2021
    • 4 min

    Trickster Gods of African Myth

    Trickster gods are key figures in mythology and appear in myths around the globe. We take a look at a few such gods, from African myth.
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    The Mermaid
    Georgia Garfield-White
    • May 28, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Mermaid

    "Sirens lurk in the dark depths of the pupils as they lurk at the bottom of the sea, that I know for sure" – Jean Lorrain
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