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Sisyphus Eternally Pushes a Boulder Up a Mechanical Incline in Ross McSweeney’s Nimble Automata | Colossal
JANUARY 20, 2023. KATE MOTHES All images © Ross McSweeney Artist Ross McSweeney designed an intricately detailed, laser-cut wood automation that glimpses inside the mythical mechanisms at work. More than one version of the Greek myth of Sisyphus chronicles the … Continue reading
The Story of the Chinese Zodiac Rabbit 2023| Chinese Folk Tale
2023 is a year of the Rabbit according to the Chinese zodiac. According to tradition, all people born in a year of the Rabbit (known as ‘Rabbits’) have some characteristics of the zodiac Rabbit. Rabbit people are optimistic, kind, quick-witted, … Continue reading
What If the Galactic Habitable Zone LIMITS Intelligent Life?
Check Out Matt on Fate & Fabled Here: https://youtu.be/utJZ8YmXOnc PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to:http://to.pbs.org/DonateSPACE Sign Up on Patreon to get access to the Space Time Discord! https://www.patreon.com/pbsspacetime Our solar system … Continue reading
The Norse myth that inspired “The Lord of the Rings” – Iseult Gillespie
[…] The dwarves were master craftspeople. One dwarf, Andvari, forged marvelous creations. He often took the form of a fish and, one day, he swam to the land of the water nymphs, who guarded mounds of gold. When the nymphs … Continue reading
The twins who tricked the Maya gods of death – Ilan Stavans
Dive into the Maya myth of twins Junajpu and Ixb’alanke as they descend into the underworld to play the gods in a ballgame. — One day, twin brothers Junajpu and Ixb’alanke discovered their father’s hidden ballgame equipment and began to … Continue reading
The First USPS Stamp Designed by an Alaska Native Artist Features a Trickster Raven as It Steals the Sun
When it’s released later this summer, a new stamp from the U.S. Postal Service will illuminate a piece of Indigenous culture that’s long been associated with an escape from darkness. Titled “Raven Story,” the history-making postage features an iconic animal rendered by … Continue reading
Rahara | A Book of Creatures
Variations: The Beast Deep, permanent lagoons in Brazil and Venezuela are home to the Rahara. According to the Yanomami, this aquatic monster once lived in a large lagoon called Akrawa. Since then the rahara has moved upstream in the Orinoco, finding … Continue reading
The Chinese myth of the immortal white snake – Shunan Teng
Dive into the world of Chinese folk tales with the myth of the white snake, a story of the demon Bai Su Zhen and her love, Xu Xian. — The talented herbalist Xu Xian had just started his own medicine … Continue reading
An Enormous Stylized Bird Sculpture Sprawls Atop a Mountain in India
A massive sculpture of a legendary bird has taken shape at Jatayu Earth’s Center in Kerala, India. Based on the epic story of Ramayana, Jatayu is a noble bird of divine origin who lost his wing and fell while fighting to protect … Continue reading
A to Z Challenge – C for Cherokee
Hi all, Monday rolls round again. Hope you’re all having a good start to the week. Continuing with our A to Z Challenge, today is C and okay we’re going to have a teeny little cheat! While C is for … Continue reading
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