Usenet,Facebook,Twitter. But still the blog carries on. Just not very often.
A mix of random things that I want to write something about, and then more often things relating to digital cultural heritage. Then sometimes, some cooking posts. It's my blog, I don't have to please any algorithm here.
I'm working my way round all the world mythologies (yes, Mr Casaubon is a positive male role model) and am currently reading up on Irish mythology. That's harder than the Greek/Roman myths as there are not that many accessible overviews that I can find, strange given how many great stories it contains that could be retold in comics/tv/films/games. The easiest one to purchase was a copy of Lady Gregory's book "Irish Myths and Legends" from 1903, there is clearly much more scholarship that followed it, and opinions on her tellings, but nothing else seems to try to bring everything together (please let me know if there is an obvious alternative!)
Some questions as I read through (updated as I go):
(questions updated as I keep reading!)
Is the Dagda meant to be the Great God (i.e. Zeus/Juypter) but then his role maybe got reduced later on when the stories were written down (by textually interfering monks?)
What does Manannan get up before the Tuath Dé Danann retreat? He gets high praise at the start and then seems to play little role in anything much that happens.
What's with Brian killing most of the kings of Europe? It's very depressing to keep reading about him saying hello to a king and then killing him a few minutes later, mostly for some minor magical item.
How is it the Tuath Dé [Danann] are both immortal but also die pretty often (I guess this a common problem for all mythologies of how to make the story interesting if nobody ever really risks death or suffering. Not until those puny humans come along!)
Are the Riders of the Sidhe who fought with Lugh the same as the Tuath Dé (it's confusing that later on the Sidhe are said to be their descendants, so how come they were also around at the same time to fight ?)