by Erynn | Mar 13, 2023 | Japanese Culture, Mythology
During my last year before I graduated from the University of British Columbia, I had the opportunity to attend a World Mythology class. Although most of the class was dedicated to defining mythology and pre-religious belief systems and classical mythological texts...
by Erynn | Feb 27, 2023 | Dragons, Fantasy, Mythology
There are four dragon species present in the Yokai Calling series, and we’ve already talked about shishajya and Shiraian dragons in previous blog posts, so next in line is the Kagi dragons. “Kagi” is the term for this species used by the Ishoki...
by Erynn | Sep 12, 2022 | Japanese Culture, Mythology
Avatar: The Last Airbender is a beloved cartoon to an entire generation of animated film and TV lovers, myself included. I often say that the Yumihari World is, in part, inspired by the ATLA world, in addition to Japanese mythology. ATLA, however, mostly takes...
by Erynn | Oct 4, 2021 | Book Reviews, Books, Fantasy, Mythology
04 OCTOBER, 2021 Books Fantasy Book Reviews Mythology I’m SO thrilled to share The Goddess of Nothing At All with you today. A beautiful tale of perseverance and love, of struggling against the world and fate, all wrapped in a package of Norse mythology,...
by Erynn | Sep 21, 2020 | Dragons, Fantasy, Mythology, Storytelling
Dragons in Mythology (Part 3 of 3) 21 SEPTEMBER, 2020 Fantasy Dragons Mythology Storytelling This is the long-awaited part three of three for my Dragons in Mythology series. Although this will be my last long post about dragons for the foreseeable future, rest...
by Erynn | Aug 19, 2019 | Dragons, Japanese Culture, Mythology, Storytelling, Yokai
Dragons in Mythology (Part 2 of 3) 19 AUGUST, 2019 Japanese Culture Storytelling Mythology Dragons Yokai This is Part Two of Three of my Dragons in Mythology series. In Part One, I discussed the general roles of dragons in different mythologies around the...
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