top of page
Sylvia Rose
Apr 24, 20246 min read
Heimchen - House Crickets of Folklore
Heimchen are house crickets (Acheta domesticus) in German folklore, said to bring luck or foretell disaster. Dwarfs might take the form...
17 views
Sylvia Rose
Apr 22, 20243 min read
Ninkasi: Beer Goddess Mesopotamia
Ninkasi is a goddess of beer and brewing in ancient Mesopotamia. She's cognate or related to Siris and sometimes portrayed as her sister....
27 views
Sylvia Rose
Apr 19, 20245 min read
Mahaleb Cherry: Spice, Nature & Myth
Mahaleb cherry (Prunus mahaleb) or St. Lucie cherry is a species of fruit tree cultivated for a spice in the cherry stones. The fruit...
21 views
Sylvia Rose
Apr 18, 20247 min read
Nimrod: Lord of Chaos & Creation
Nimrod is a legendary Mesopotamian king in the early Bronze Age. A controversial figure, Nimrod has a savage nature and civilized mind,...
27 views
Sylvia Rose
Apr 13, 20247 min read
Amazons - Warrior Women History & Myth
Amazons are warrior women first attested in the Bronze Age. They participate in the legendary Trojan War and colonize regions of the...
57 views
Sylvia Rose
Apr 12, 20246 min read
Stymphalian Birds & Greek Heroics
The Stymphalian birds are vicious flesh-eating birds in Greek mythology. They're believed to originate from the swamps of Stymphalia in...
58 views
Sylvia Rose
Apr 9, 20246 min read
Alp or Alps: Elves & Alpine Mountains
In German Alp can refer to an Elf or a mountain. An antiquated term, Alp for Elf drops out of common vocabulary in the Middle Ages and...
25 views
Sylvia Rose
Apr 8, 20246 min read
Sträggele: Witch Hag of the Wild Hunt
Sträggele is the wife of the Dread Huntsman, der Türst of Lucerne canton in Switzerland. In Lucerne the huntsman, Sträggele and their...
25 views
Sylvia Rose
Apr 7, 20244 min read
Fänggen (Fangga): Man-Eaters of Tyrol
Fänggen are fearsome female tree spirits who dwell in the alpine forests of Tyrol, Austria, between Germany and Italy. Giants as big as...
34 views
Sylvia Rose
Apr 2, 20244 min read
Klagefrau: Wailing Woman of German Folklore
Klagfrau or Klagefrau is the Wailing Woman of German folklore. To hear her is an omen of death or disaster. She goes by many names but...
45 views
Sylvia Rose
Apr 2, 20244 min read
Klabautermann - Germanic Sea Kobold
Klabautermann is a water kobold of the Baltic and North Seas. He's one of the noisy spirits, who can scream like the wind. In general he...
43 views
Sylvia Rose
Mar 23, 20246 min read
Yarrow (Achillea) Magic & Medicine
Yarrow is an herb of magic and medicine. A flowering plant native to the northern hemisphere yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is commonly...
33 views
Sylvia Rose
Mar 18, 20246 min read
Witches & Witchcraft: Ancient World
Witches work with occult or supernatural energies. In legend, witches are malevolent in nature. They can access realms of the Undead and...
42 views
Sylvia Rose
Feb 4, 20247 min read
Khet, the Body: Death Rites of Ancient Egypt
Khet represents the physical body and is considered part of the soul in ancient Egypt. The soul is made of eight parts. Together they...
60 views
Sylvia Rose
Jan 8, 20243 min read
Potnia: Mystery Goddess of Ancient Greece
Found as far back as the early Proto-Indo-European language c 4500 - 2500 BCE, the name Potnia has been interpreted as a Goddess, a group...
29 views
Sylvia Rose
Jan 7, 20244 min read
Dragons: German Harvest & Nature Spirits
The mystic Dragon is among the plentiful Harvest Spirits, nature spirits and legendary creatures in Germany. Appearing in various shapes...
35 views
Sylvia Rose
Jan 1, 20243 min read
Apkallu - Seven Sages of Mesopotamia
When the gods come into being in Mesopotamia, they create the Igigi to act as their servants because they find work too exhausting. As...
28 views
Sylvia Rose
Dec 31, 20234 min read
Ishum: Night Watchman & Fire God
The God Ishum is the sukkal or divine attendant of Nergal, Lord of the Underworld, death and disease. Like many deified sukkals, Ishum...
34 views
Sylvia Rose
Dec 29, 20233 min read
Scorpion Men of Babylonia
Scorpion men (Akkadian: girtablullû, aqrabuamelu) make an appearance in various Akkadian language myths. They include the Enûma Elish...
38 views
Sylvia Rose
Dec 26, 20236 min read
Kur - Underworld of Mesopotamia
Kur is the vast and timeless Underworld of ancient Mesopotamia. Here is the abode of demons and vengeful spirits, creatures of the...
55 views
bottom of page