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In Summary: The Faithful Toad
In this Korean Fairy tale a young woman who shows kindness to the simplest of creatures finds her friendship repaid tenfold.
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- Aug 31
- 9 min
Manuscript vs Myth: Spinning Silver
We take a look at the fairy tale influences behind Naomi Novik’s enchanting, Rumpelstiltskin-inspired novel, Spinning Silver.
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mythossubmissions
- Jul 27
- 6 min
A Brief Account of Life with ‘Cinderella’
Around the world there are many versions of the 'Cinderella' story; a mistreated girl, wicked stepmother, missing shoe and happy marriage.
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mythossubmissions
- Jun 29
- 10 min
Two Lines
Inspired by the Child's Ballad, Willie's Lady, Will and his wife, Nell find themselves unable to conceive under a witch's curse.
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mythossubmissions
- Apr 20
- 3 min
In the Stars: The eyes of Thiazi
Many gods seem to share a fondness for tossing things into the heavens. This week we take a look at how Thiazi's eyes wound up in the sky.
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mythossubmissions
- Apr 13
- 6 min
Thief
Vic was going to do it this time.
He had first seen the selkies months ago and now he could almost feel warm fur beneath his fingers.
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Georgia Garfield-White
- Feb 16
- 6 min
In Summary: The Glass Coffin
This lesser known fairy tale tells of a wandering tailor, an enchanted noble, a brother transformed into a stag and a very evil wizard.
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Georgia Garfield-White
- Jan 26
- 5 min
In Summary: Medea
The focus of Euripides' famous play, Medea was wife to the Greek hero Jason and both mother and murderer to his children.
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Georgia Garfield-White
- Sep 1, 2022
- 4 min
In Summary: The Goose Girl
This strange Brothers Grimm tale features a mistreated princess, a kind king and most importantly, the skull of a talking horse.
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Georgia Garfield-White
- Jul 14, 2022
- 3 min
In Summary: The Ballad of Tam Lin
A popular Scottish ballad, the legend of Tam Lin tells the story of Janet who must win her Love from the cunning fairy queen.
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Georgia Garfield-White
- Jun 30, 2022
- 5 min
Sun Goddesses Around the World
Many of our most well known solar deities - Apollo, Ra - are male. This week we shine a light on the often overlooked goddesses of the sun.
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Georgia Garfield-White
- Jun 16, 2022
- 2 min
In Summary: The First Tulips
Flowers are often born from tragedy, such was the case of the romance between Farhad and Shirin, whose doomed love birthed the first tulip.
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Georgia Garfield-White
- May 12, 2022
- 2 min
The Seal-Bride
“Once a Selkie finds its skin again, neither chains of steel nor chains of love can keep her from the sea.”
― John Lynch
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Georgia Garfield-White
- Apr 28, 2022
- 5 min
In Summary: Molly Whuppie and the Giant
A lesser known fairytale, the legend of Mollie Whuppie tells the story of a young girl who escapes, outsmarts and steals from a giant.
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Georgia Garfield-White
- Apr 15, 2022
- 6 min
A Brief Introduction to the Trojan War: Part One
The Trojan War is one of the most well known wars from myth, fought between the Greeks and the Romans. We take a look at how it began.
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Georgia Garfield-White
- Mar 17, 2022
- 4 min
Tamatori-Hime
“A pearl is a beautiful thing that is produced by an injured life. It is the tear from the injury of the oyster. " ― Stephan Hoeller
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Georgia Garfield-White
- Feb 17, 2022
- 6 min
Manuscript vs Myth: North Child
Pattou’s North Child reimagines the legend of East of the Sun and West of the Moon, a story of a girl taken from her family by a polar bear.
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Georgia Garfield-White
- Jan 14, 2022
- 4 min
In Summary: The Swallow, the Hoopoe and the Nightingale
We summarise a classical Greek tragedy, originally collected in Ovid's Metamorphoses, telling a tale of murder, betrayal and revenge.
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Georgia Garfield-White
- Dec 9, 2021
- 7 min
White Scales and Red Roses
“The hunger of a dragon is slow to wake, but hard to sate.”
― Ursula K. Le Guin
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Georgia Garfield-White
- Dec 2, 2021
- 7 min
Musical vs Myth: Hadestown
This week Mythos delves into Greek myth as we take a look at Hadestown, a stunning musical reimagining of Orpheus and Eurydice.
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