Honestly, I am waiting for a time when we replace all religion and mythology with a pantheon of internet memes. At the forefront, Pedobear, chief among the meme-deities, followed closely by the “I can break these Cuffs!” guy, then Rick […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Posts Tagged mythology
Many myths (the ones about heroes and demigods, specifically) seem to have a grain of truth to them. One can imagine the legends of Hercules, Sigurd, Huang Di, and others like them as simple humans who did something relatively interesting […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Modern tragic figure meet your ancient greek equivalent. He suffered to bring light and warmth to all mankind for no personal gain. You suffer so that your frat might get disastrously drunk at next friday’s rager. You two should have […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
NOTE: I’ve created a new icon on the left sidebar for Books and Links. There you can find comic and music links and suggested reading relating to myths, monsters, and folklore. It’s a bit sparse right now but I’ll flesh […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Fashion (nowadays) typically trumps practicality. I’ve seen dudes in jeans that they, realistically, should not have been able to get into. I’m forced to assume that they, like some kind of human snake, shed this outer layer as they grow, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Poor Athena, seems she forgot her helmet that day…Today’s comic is like that movie The Birds, only it involves a single, very tenacious, bird. I guess you’d just call that The Bird. It’s no less terrifying a title than The […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Am I saying that the afterlife is, as they say, a huge sausagefest? No. I’m just saying that without a discerning eye at the door, the ratio is going to be a disaster. A few souls become restless ghosts, doomed […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hey look at that! It’s afterlife week at Happle Tea! Exploring all the possibilities (well, two possibilities) of life after death. How thrillingly eerie! There’s something funny about the human mind. No, it’s not just that the container it’s housed […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Women in fairy tales and, let’s face it, most of literature up until the last forty years or so, have been shown in a pretty negative light. When they’re not intentionally screwing things up for the male heroes, they are […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Odin is such a sentimental guy. Everyone knows that murder demands retribution, but Odin’s got class. He’ll kill someone you love, pluck out their cold dead eyes, hurl them into the night sky, and make them stars to watch over […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…