Myths, Fairytales and Legends

Posts in The Copybook tagged ‘Myths, Fairytales and Legends’

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Heracles and the Nemean Lion Clay Lane

Sending a hero off to ‘certain death’ never seems to work out...

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The Travellers and the Axe J.B. Rundell

Two men find an axe, and then find some trouble, but they aren’t keen on sharing either of them.

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How the Cobra Got His Spectacles John George Wood

John Wood shares the wonder of the Indian cobra’s hood, in science and in myth.

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By Arthur Rackham (1867-1939), via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

The Three Bears Robert Southey

The beginning of Robert Southey’s classic fairy tale.

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The Death of Baldur Snorro Sturluson

Baldur was the toast of Valhalla, but Loki was determined to take him down.

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The Dilemma Francis William Bain

Francis Bain’s alternative Adam and Eve story left its own question unanswered.

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By Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain.

Heracles and Omphale E. M. Berens

As penance for involuntary manslaughter, Heracles was sentenced to slavery under the playful rod of Omphale, Queen of Lydia.

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