We are pleased to participate in the A to Z Blog Challenge. The Story Crossroads theme for this year is “Death & Defiance: Folk & Fairy Tales Unburied.” About Yudhisthira’s Trial at the Lake: In the Indian epic Mahabharata, Prince Yudhisthira stumbles upon a shimmering lake, only to find his brothers lifeless beside it. AContinue reading “Y = Yudhisthira’s Trial at the Lake (India – Mahabharata)”
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X = Xolotl and the Journey to the Underworld (Aztec Mythology)
We are pleased to participate in the A to Z Blog Challenge. The Story Crossroads theme for this year is “Death & Defiance: Folk & Fairy Tales Unburied.” About Xolotl and the Journey to the Underworld: In Aztec mythology, Xolotl—the dog-headed twin of Quetzalcoatl—faces the inevitable: Death. As the gods dismantle the old world, XolotlContinue reading “X = Xolotl and the Journey to the Underworld (Aztec Mythology)”
D is for Golden Duck–A to Z Blog Challenge
We are pleased to participate in the A to Z Blog Challenge (http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/). The Story Crossroads theme for this year is Golden…And All Things That Glimmer. Each post highlights golden items from a folktale from around the world. Each time you have to wonder, is something that is golden a blessing, a curse, or both?Continue reading “D is for Golden Duck–A to Z Blog Challenge”