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Seasonal Myths of Spring: Inanna and the Cycle of Rebirth
Spring Myths and Seasonal Tales Seasonal myths are explanatory tales that explain how the seasons came to be. We’ve covered many different tales like the ever popular Oak King and Holly King Tale. We also covered the Homeric “Hymn of Demeter” which lays out the story of Persephone’s descent (re: abduction) into the underworld. A classic spring myth explaining the death and rebirth of the natural world. However, Persephone wasn’t the first goddess to descend into the Underworld. The first that we know of was a Sumerian Goddess. Inanna. This post will detail some of the background to her…
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The Flower Queen’s Daughter: A Fairy Tale Retelling
Welcome back Travellers to another tale that will remind you just how fun some fairy tales can be and fall in line with the current trend of myth retellings. The Romanian tale of “The Flower Queen’s Daughter” is definitely a version of the seasonal Persephone story, however, this one includes lots of mysterious old people, flirty Dragon mothers, runaway mares and a Flower Queen (plus her daughter). Stick around till the end for our Five Fantastic Finds on: Images from Andrew Lang’s Yellow Fairy Book with illustrations by H.J. Ford. The Flower Queen’s Daughter A young Prince was out for…
Tales from the Enchanted Forest 