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Ardent Spirits Alchemy: the Fiery Elixirs of Life
Ardent Spirits in alchemy are liquors obtained after repeated distillations from fermented fruit and vegetables. They are thus called...
Sylvia Rose
Sep 26, 20244 min read
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Fire Men & Lights Errant: German Lore
Feuermann (Fire Man) is a spectral manifestation. He may be a glowing skeleton, a man on fire from within or a flame. Feuermänner (Fire...
Sylvia Rose
Mar 28, 20244 min read
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Mythic Fire Gods: Hephaestus of the Greek
Hephaestus is a Greek god of fire, volcanoes, metal work, blacksmiths, metallurgy, forges, sculpting, carpenters and artisans. A smith's...
Sylvia Rose
Oct 21, 20233 min read
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Mythic Fire Gods: Vulkan of Germania
In the 1st century BCE Julius Caesar writes about the tribes of Germania. He's struck by the apparent sparsity of the Germanic pantheon,...
Sylvia Rose
Oct 20, 20233 min read
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German Myth & Folklore: Dwarfs
Although the identifying feature of fairy tale Dwarfs is height, these magical creatures of Faerie were not always short. Common in Norse...
Sylvia Rose
Sep 27, 20236 min read
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