catofninetales
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Post by catofninetales on Aug 6, 2009 17:29:43 GMT -5
Hi all. I'm Cat, and I've been following Marcher Lord's progress since before launch. (Scintillating stuff, Jeff.) So far my favourite books have been Mitch Bonds's and Marc Schooley's. Looking forward to what the fall lineup brings. I write stuff sometimes. Mostly I just blog at scitascienda.wordpress.com. My fave fields relate to culture and history, so I'm putting my efforts into constructing a Christian-worldview mythos around the legend of Thor. I hang out at The Areopagus from time to time since encountering Marc via a book review I wrote, and I recognize dizzyjam from there. (waves) Hey, dude. Oh, and I see Tony Lavoie somewhere around here too. (more waves) Elsewhere, I'm C.L. Dyck or Cathi-Lyn, but you can call me Cat. Glad to be here--the topics look great, and the aliens benign. |
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Post by Christian Soldier on Aug 6, 2009 21:24:49 GMT -5
Welcome, Cat! It's great to have you. It's lucky you showed up, too. We need someone to clean the bathroom down the hall on Thursdays. The little gnome we had before quit  |
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catofninetales
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Post by catofninetales on Aug 6, 2009 23:34:16 GMT -5
Yes, I heard from him, and he was not impressed with the well-meaning assistance he received in his duties. You guys really should try not to flush the help.
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Post by JenLenaMom on Aug 7, 2009 7:12:07 GMT -5
LOL, Welcome Cat!
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Post by veryblessedmom on Aug 7, 2009 8:47:05 GMT -5
Welcome. ;D
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catofninetales
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Post by catofninetales on Aug 7, 2009 9:57:52 GMT -5
Thx gals. I think I'm already feeling quite at home here.  |
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Post by morganlbusse on Aug 7, 2009 10:12:55 GMT -5
The gnome got flushed!?! I wondered why he was sopping wet as he walked by...
Welcome Cat!
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Post by tris on Aug 7, 2009 17:15:12 GMT -5
He said he liked getting a swirly. Welcome Cat.
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catofninetales
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Post by catofninetales on Aug 8, 2009 11:16:19 GMT -5
Well, hey, that was before I was here, all he told me is he found a new job at the garden centre, supervising the inmates.
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Post by tonylavoie on Aug 11, 2009 7:01:25 GMT -5
Hey Cat! Nice to see you here. |
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Post by waldenwriter on Aug 18, 2009 1:32:49 GMT -5
Welcome, Cat. Your story idea sounds interesting. Thor is most certainly a central character in Norse mythology, so there is story material to be explored there. I'm into mythology myself, primarily Greco-Roman and Norse mythology, so I'd be really interested in reading such a story. If you do decide to write such a story, it might be good to find a good, well-known book of mythology, such as Bulfinch's Mythology, so you can read up on Thor. The site Encyclopedia Mythica is a good reference as well. |
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catofninetales
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Post by catofninetales on Aug 18, 2009 13:55:11 GMT -5
Hey, Renee.  Yep, Bullfinch's is on my shelf. I also have the prose and poetic Edda; Homer; Hesiod; Herotodus; Jordanes; Beowulf; and a lot of others in my research files. I've been reading and re-reading for six or seven years now, slowly building a world and a story. I never get tired of this stuff. What I'm looking at is a culture of ancestor-worship with Thor as a well-remembered founding father, rather than Thor as main character. However, I'm also constructing a pre-Gaulish culture and using the Amazon myths. So, three cultures/people-groups, interacting over one powerful antediluvian secret. There still remains lots to do. Love Mythica. Very handy, eh? |
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Post by waldenwriter on Aug 18, 2009 15:14:48 GMT -5
Hey, Renee. Yep, Bullfinch's is on my shelf. I also have the prose and poetic Edda; Homer; Hesiod; Herotodus; Jordanes; Beowulf; and a lot of others in my research files. I've been reading and re-reading for six or seven years now, slowly building a world and a story. I never get tired of this stuff. Wow! I'm jealous! I only have a few books pertaining to mythology: a modern abridged one-volume paperback version of Bulfinch's, a volume with all three Oedipus plays (meaning not just Oedipus Rex or Antigone, but both of those, along with the lesser-known second part of the trilogy, Oedipus at Colonus), a copy of Edith Hamilton's Mythology, a prose version of The Odyssey, and two "Puffin Classics" books for kids called King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table and Tales of Ancient Egypt. What I'm looking at is a culture of ancestor-worship with Thor as a well-remembered founding father, rather than Thor as main character. However, I'm also constructing a pre-Gaulish culture and using the Amazon myths. So, three cultures/people-groups, interacting over one powerful antediluvian secret. There still remains lots to do. Wow that sounds like a lot. Sounds interesting, though. Love Mythica. Very handy, eh? Definitely! |
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catofninetales
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Post by catofninetales on Aug 18, 2009 16:14:16 GMT -5
That's why I say "files"...most are printouts from older, public domain translations available digitally, with a few exceptions.
Interestingly, Dover Books is good for a few items at low cost, as they put them out for educational purposes. Being a homeschooling parent has paid me well in sourcing information.
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Post by metalikhan on Aug 19, 2009 0:20:55 GMT -5
Ooooo -- I enjoy the poetic Edda! Especially the Voluspa, the Prophesy of the Seeress. Another favorite is my copy of Beowulf in Anglo-Saxon. And all the lit around and about the Trojan war. Oh, and Euripides, especially The Bacchae and Medea. Oh, and...
My classical and mythological library is just about equal with my SFF library.
If you haven't done so already, you might check some of the old Oriental literature and mythology. That might give you some additional perspectives on cultures with ancestor worship. Could make for some interesting blends of Oriental and early European mythos.
BTW, **throws confetti** welcome aboard, Cat! ;D
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Yep, Bullfinch's is on my shelf. I also have the prose and poetic Edda; Homer; Hesiod; Herotodus; Jordanes; Beowulf; and a lot of others in my research files. I've been reading and re-reading for six or seven years now, slowly building a world and a story. I never get tired of this stuff.