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Mythology and Folklore challenge nominations
Ok Task 1:
Read a book about Greek gods
Task 2:
Read a book about ancient Folklore... (any)
Read a book about Greek gods
Task 2:
Read a book about ancient Folklore... (any)
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2. Yes i'm going to nominate it lol. Read a book about Vampires :D
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Well you can read a book about real vampires if you want, there's no rule saying you can't read non-fiction :)I'll go for sci fi vampires probably. I actually really wanted a vampire task for this challenge, as I've got some books for it, but I figured someone would definitely nominate it. Thanks Lu!
Still trying to think of two tasks...
My nominations for week 1:- Egyptian mythology
- Read a book about a heroine from myth or folklore. This doesn't have to be a warrior, but merely a main character. Examples: Penelope, Helen of Troy, Lilith, Beauty.
Just curious..What is a REAL Vampire?
Read a book about zombies!Read about about gods in a modern context (Percy Jackson, American Gods etc)
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I meant real vampires in the sense of the pre-Twilight generation. No glittering, no nice, handsome, lovestruck suck-fests.
Something in the true blood-sucking-evil-monstrosity style.
Oh, haha, I thought you meant vampire lore or something :)Any recommendations for the more monstrous vampires Crusader?
Crusader wrote: "Emma wrote: "Just curious..What is a REAL Vampire?"I meant real vampires in the sense of the pre-Twilight generation. No glittering, no nice, handsome, lovestruck suck-fests.
Something in the t..."
Ahh I see I was starting to worry about you Crusader ;-) No glitter..I get it now lol
Maybe Darren Shans Cirque De Freak would be up your street?
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Read about about gods in a modern context (Percy Jackson, American Gods etc)"
Sweet %^^&**(&&*( its like me and you conspired! I swear those two were my next nominations if i got another chance!!!
Thanks you!
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1. Read a book about Greek gods
2. Read a book about ancient Folklore... (any)
3. Read a book about Dragons, featuring Dragons or has Dragons in it :)
4. Read a book about Vampires :D
5. Egyptian mythology
6. Read a book about a heroine from myth or folklore. This doesn't have to be a warrior, but merely a main character. Examples: Penelope, Helen of Troy, Lilith, Beauty.
7. Read a book about zombies!
8. Read about about gods in a modern context (Percy Jackson, American Gods etc)
Lu wrote: "NovelYear wrote: "Read a book about zombies!Read about about gods in a modern context (Percy Jackson, American Gods etc)"
Sweet %^^&**(&&*( its like me and you conspired! I swear those two were m..."
Hehehe... any excuse for me to reread Neil Gaiman! Plus I am going through a major zombie phase. It just sems right.
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I'm going to be mean and clamp down on that one too - please don't pick a single novel for a task. However, you can choose 'vampire classics' as a task, and specify publication dates. There are other vampire novels that contributed to the vampire mythos, such as Carmilla, which was published before Dracula.
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Didn't know about Carmilla. So let's change it then to: Read any pre-1900 Vampire novel. That should cover all the earliest works that started the Vampire mythos.
Sorry :) But if we can pick specific books I think these reading challenges are going to get a little too challenging but at the same time very boring for some.For planning purposes, you can find a list of pre-1900 vampire novels here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_...
Just scroll down to the 'Literature' list and check the publication dates. Not all of those are novels (some are short stories or poems), so just check that before you choose one of them.
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Yep, that's always a plus :)I've realised that that Wikipedia list is a tad short, but if need be we can do a little research later and see if there are more options. I think a collection of early vampire short stories could also be interesting for that task.
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1. Read a book about Greek gods
2. Read a book about ancient Folklore... (any)
3. Read a book about Dragons, featuring Dragons or has Dragons in it :)
4. Read a book about Vampires :D
5. Egyptian mythology
6. Read a book about a heroine from myth or folklore. This doesn't have to be a warrior, but merely a main character. Examples: Penelope, Helen of Troy, Lilith, Beauty.
7. Read a book about zombies!
8. Read about about gods in a modern context (Percy Jackson, American Gods etc)
9. Read any pre-1900 Vampire novel
I assume that's right?
I'm going to enjoy this challenge!
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Mythical Place/Lands- Atlantis, utopia, Troy, Olympus etc.
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1. Read a book about Greek gods
2. Read a book about ancient Folklore... (any)
3. Read a book about Dragons, featuring Dragons or has Dragons in it :)
4. Read a book about Vampires :D
5. Egyptian mythology
6. Read a book about a heroine from myth or folklore. This doesn't have to be a warrior, but merely a main character. Examples: Penelope, Helen of Troy, Lilith, Beauty.
7. Read a book about zombies!
8. Read about about gods in a modern context (Percy Jackson, American Gods etc)
9. Read any pre-1900 Vampire novel
10. Arthurian Legend - Think Geneviere, Merlin, the lady in the lake etc.
11. Mythical Place/Lands- Atlantis, utopia, Troy, Olympus etc.
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1. Read a book about Angel's, Like fallen Angels etc,
Examples:
Fallen
Kissed by an Angel
2. Read a book where someone has a "gift" "ability" "power", like mind reading, or being psychic.
Examples:
Dead Until Dark
Better Late Than Never
The Strange Power, The Possessed, The Passion
(my reasoning here is that there has always been myths about people that can do this)
If someone thinks it shouldn't be included please say so
Lauren wrote: "Mythical Place/Lands- Atlantis, utopia, Troy, Olympus etc."Troy was an actual city though, so does this include actual places where mythological events occurred? If so, how far does this go? I mean, we could read any novel set in Greece, Egypt, Japan, the Middle East, etc. since all these places have their own myths.
I think we should stick to mythical places being places that do not really exist, like Atlantis etc, if it gets to technical there will be less of a challenge because we would end up reading anything if we could reason that it counts
I agree Niecole.My first nomination for the week:
Read a collection of fairytales (old or new)
Examples:
Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Anderson
The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye by A.S. Byatt
The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter
Ooooh sounds so cool!
Do the Grimm Brothers count?
Do the Grimm Brothers count?
So could I read some childrens fairy tale book?
:), I have 2 nieces I read to a lot
:), I have 2 nieces I read to a lot
That's ok, as long as it's not a very short one. Take into account how much space the pictures take up and work out more or less what your page count is. And of course you have to read the whole thing :)
Thats no problem, I love fairytales! I especially love the Grimm Brothers books... I still have a few books of my own as well :)
I like them too :) Some of them, as well as Hans Christian Anderson's, are so disturbing though.
I know!
Most of the Brothers Grimms books are based on Folklore...
The Grimm Brothers stories all have a dark side... Its very much the good vs evil
Most of the Brothers Grimms books are based on Folklore...
The Grimm Brothers stories all have a dark side... Its very much the good vs evil
Yeah, that's why they're so violent and sexual - they weren't initially intended for children.
I should think not, in Red Riding hood she kills a woolf, Sleeping Beauty and the other princess tales they all have evil murderess step mothers! Or witches, thats scary
I also find it very creepy that in the original Sleeping Beauty the Prince doesn't wake her with a kiss, he rapes her, then leaves her there, still asleep, and she gives birth to twins before she wakes up.
Just to get back to mythical places for a second - Mount Olympus might not have housed gods but it's still an actual mountain, so does that mean it's out?
Oh my word! That is very creepy indeed!
I think that Mount Olympus was a name, but the place that they actually lived was Olympus, which was a palace in the sky... Not sure.
I think that Mount Olympus was a name, but the place that they actually lived was Olympus, which was a palace in the sky... Not sure.
Hmm, it seems that sources differ - some say it's the mountain, but others say it's a palace above the mountain, so that counts :)
I thinks so to... I think that the people build a kind of shrine to them on the mountain, but legend has it that the palace was floating above the mountain.
What other mythical places are there?
What other mythical places are there?
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1. Read a book about Greek gods
2. Read a book about ancient Folklore... (any)
3. Read a book about Dragons, featuring Dragons or has Dragons in it :)
4. Read a book about Vampires :D
5. Egyptian mythology
6. Read a book about a heroine from myth or folklore. This doesn't have to be a warrior, but merely a main character. Examples: Penelope, Helen of Troy, Lilith, Beauty.
7. Read a book about zombies!
8. Read about about gods in a modern context (Percy Jackson, American Gods etc)
9. Read any pre-1900 Vampire novel
10. Arthurian Legend - Think Geneviere, Merlin, the lady in the lake etc.
11. Mythical Place/Lands- Atlantis, utopia, Troy, Olympus etc.
12. Read a book about Angel's, Like fallen Angels etc,
13. Read a book where someone has a "gift" "ability" "power", like mind reading, or being psychic.
14. Read a collection of fairytales (old or new)
I hope I got it all?
My second nomination for the week:Read a book about a mythical monster, excluding those already nominated (currently vampires, zombies, and dragons).
Monster examples: Kraken, Minotaur, Medusa, orcs
The monster should play a significant role in the story, not just be mentioned in passing or briefly encountered. To qualify as a monster the creature should be dangerous or hideous.
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Im talking
Centaur, Satyr, Mermaid, Birdmen.
Any man beast hybrid will do but they have to be a full time "semi" animal NOT A SHAPE SHIFTER
Go with it. I once had a Nectricot (Half Nectarine, Half Apricot) and it was life changing. So you just never know :D
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Week 1: 1-8 October
Week 2: 9-15 October
Week 3: 16-23 October
Week 4: We will figure it out when we get there :)
Tasks must fit the theme of mythology or folklore: myths from a culture (Greek, Sumerian, Norse etc.) gods and creation myths, biblical myths, creatures from myth and folklore (including vampires and werewolves), to modern re-tellings of myths and fairytales. Fiction or non-fiction.
Some ideas:
- Read a book about pixies (mythical creatures)
- Read a book based on Sumerian mythology
- Read a modern retelling of Cinderella
Get as specific and creative as you want, but if you're going to nominate a task based on the modern retelling of the epic of Gilgamesh or something, be sure that you can suggest some books for us!