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Thanks for sharing! Beautiful indeed.

Excellent idea... It looks like a promising website! Thanks for sharing. :)

Interesting post; thanks for sharing. :) I think I've heard this story, or a variant, before... It certainly opens some interesting possibilities.

Indeed so. I was looking at my edition again only today. I wonder if this is in some way related to the old act of placing a silver dollar in a jar of water. It was a folk remedy that worked, as the antiseptic properties of the silver cleaned the water.

Interestingly enough, Abaddon, the Angel of the Abyss in Christian lore, (Apollyon in Greek), is also, according to some sources of Hebrew lore, the name of a location thought to exist either in the Inferno or in Heaven where the evil are punished—a sort of parallel to Tartarus. Furthermore, I...

Nice link! Pixies, elfs (as opposed to elves), brownies, and other little people I think generally fall under the category of Fairyfolk and their kin. One thing that I learned on the link was that pixies can be the sylph-esque fairies. I was under the impression that pixies were more of a...

I'm not wanting to derail the subject, so this will be my last post on this rabbit-trail It is mythology (being a reference to Ethana and Zu), but it has become theological conversation about evil and free will. Apparently the Jewish Encyclopedia is a pretty authoritative source, and this...

This is of course assuming that there was a rebellion instigated by Satan, which I do not believe.:P

I can see the belief in fairies as being a Christianised vision of the deities of pantheistic and animistic peoples; we can see some fairies who live in forests and fountains, caves and flowers, which is in line with pantheism. Furthermore, there is support for malevolent fairies in folklore...

Ashmodai is the King of the Demons in Hebrew lore. He played a major role (under the name of Asmodeus) in the deuterocanonical Tobit where he killed the husbands of a certain woman before the marriage was consummated; he was also a figure in the pseudepigraphal Testament of Solomon where Solomon...

Interesting comparison, Nadai; there are a number of mythological entities who seem to share common attributes with Lilith, so it's likely that you're correct. I think the whole mythology of Lilith and Ashmodai is pretty interesting. I didn't know this, but I did know that it was common to use...

Pretty interesting! According to Wikipedia, Bertha (or Perchta) is alleged to be associated with Krampus (or vise-versa). I'll have to read more about her when I get a chance.

Here is an interesting article tracing the origins of Santa that I thought I'd share with those interested: http://news.yahoo.com/history-santa-claus-7-interesting-facts-124200094.html

Ah, now this is interesting. I had forgotten that particular detail, but I believe you're right. Great connection there! The story I heard was that there was a poor man with two daughters who wanted to have his daughter marry into wealthy families—I think one was a merchant and the other a...

I foresee this website proving quite useful to me. Thank you for sharing!

There were some interesting parallels between Santa Claus and Odin that I have read on Wikipedia; they both appear wearing a cloak, drooping hat, and a great beard; Santa has his reindeer and Odin has Sleipnir. I suppose in some respects, Santa could be a sort of "anti-psychopomp," as he...

Singing Christmas carols and being with friends and loved ones. :)

I think we can see a similar trend in fairytale/folktales; children love them, but the unexpurgated versions—and even some of the sanitised retellings—include some very disturbing content.

Sobering thoughts. Hitler is an ever-present reminder that charisma is a great power that can lead to great things—great good, even; but if misplaced, as was in Hitler's case, it can result in grievous atrocities whose repercussions are still being felt. With regards to RLynn, you have a...

Interesting question. I would guess that the oldest myth would find its provenance in Sumerian or Mesopotamian mythologies. I understand that scholars believe their documented mythologies to be the oldest, or one of the oldest found. As fascinating as their lore is, I don't know a thing about...