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		<title>Science May Explain Why Egyptians Worshiped Dung Beetle as Sun God</title>
		<link>http://www.mythphile.com/2012/01/ancient-egyptian-scarab-beetle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greekgeek</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Animal Myths]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My mother sent me a link to a fascinating Scientific American article about zoologist Emily Baird&#8217;s research on dung beetles. Egyptologists give these poo-pushing champions the more dignified name of &#8220;scarab,&#8221; after an ancient Greek word for beetle. Dr. Baird&#8217;s specialty is insect vision, flight and navigation (see her profile at Lund University). She wrote her thesis [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Ritual of the Gift</title>
		<link>http://www.mythphile.com/2011/12/the-ritual-of-the-gift/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:37:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greekgeek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Time magazine article this week notes that traditional ink-and-paper paper books are seeing a surprising spike in sales this year, as they did last year, despite the meteoric rise in popularity of ebook readers. The article flails for causes: &#8220;The holiday spike may reflect this year’s partial lifting of economic gloominess.&#8221; If that&#8217;s true, why was there one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Meaning of Samhain/ Hallowe&#8217;en: Past and Future</title>
		<link>http://www.mythphile.com/2011/10/samhain-halloween-past-and-future/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mythphile.com/2011/10/samhain-halloween-past-and-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 05:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greekgeek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love both the old Celtic holiday of Samhain and the modern secular holiday of Hallowe&#8217;en, despite the over-commercialization of the latter. They are two different holidays. For me, they are both magical. Personally, I celebrate Samhain by honoring my ancestors: I light a candle and spend some time remembering my Nana, my other relatives, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Midas Has Donkey Ears,&#8221; Whistleblowers and Wikileaks</title>
		<link>http://www.mythphile.com/2011/10/midas-has-donkey-ears-whistleblowers-and-wikileaks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greekgeek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fables]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;ve heard of King Midas of the &#8220;Golden Touch,&#8221; monarch of ancient Phrygia (See theoi.com&#8217;s Midas entry for classical Greek and Roman sources.) Probably you&#8217;ve heard Nathaniel Hawthorne&#8217;s version, which makes Midas into a moralistic fable about gold-greed and appreciating the simple things in life. Hawthorne supplies King Midas with a daughter to drive the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s in a name: Irene, Greek goddess of&#8230;you&#8217;re kidding!</title>
		<link>http://www.mythphile.com/2011/08/meaning-of-name-irene-eirene/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mythphile.com/2011/08/meaning-of-name-irene-eirene/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 04:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greekgeek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Goddess Profile]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, here&#8217;s an irony for you. Irene, the hurricane which is currently pounding the east coast with wind, rain, storm surge, tornadoes, etc is named after the Greek goddess of peace, Εἰρήνη (Eirene, pronounced eye-RAY-nay). The Romans called her by the more familiar name of Pax. Eirene/Irene was one of the three horai, goddesses of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update: Volcano Mythology Has Moved</title>
		<link>http://www.mythphile.com/2011/06/update-volcano-mythology-has-moved/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greekgeek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I maintain a microsite on volcanoes, and of course, I&#8217;ve got a page there devoted to volcano mythology. Thanks to my publisher restructuring how its platform works, I&#8217;ve had to rearrange everything. The URL of my volcano mythology article has changed. You will now find it here: Volcano Mythology Take a look if you haven&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recommended Article on Carl Jung</title>
		<link>http://www.mythphile.com/2011/06/recommended-article-on-carl-jung/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mythphile.com/2011/06/recommended-article-on-carl-jung/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 13:23:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greekgeek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, the 50th anniversary of C.G. Jung&#8217;s death, an excellent introduction to his ideas appears on the BBC website, reflecting on what Jung would make of 2011. Among many other concepts that have entered our culture, he coined the terms extravert (nowadays called extrovert) and introvert. I suspect he would have been fascinated and appalled by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rapture vs. Ragnarök: A Pagan Apocalypse</title>
		<link>http://www.mythphile.com/2011/05/ragnarok-pagan-apocalypse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mythphile.com/2011/05/ragnarok-pagan-apocalypse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 06:34:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greekgeek</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Modern Myths]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the earthquakes of Harold Camping&#8217;s apocalypse failed to roll around the globe at precisely 6PM (God has apparently modernized enough to observe human time zones), I spent the day reading The Road to Middle-Earth: How J.R.R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology. I suppose I find modern mythology more appealing when presented as such. Of course, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grave Goods: An Affirmation of Life</title>
		<link>http://www.mythphile.com/2011/04/grave-goods-an-affirmation-of-life/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mythphile.com/2011/04/grave-goods-an-affirmation-of-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 01:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greekgeek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A fascinating article in the LA Times this week tells of a modern expression of a practice that goes right back to the dawn of human prehistory: the sacrifice or disposal of offerings for the dead. In this case, Chinese are burning paper facsimiles of iPads, iPhones, and other modern luxuries to &#8220;give&#8221; to their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recommended Link: Storytelling in India</title>
		<link>http://www.mythphile.com/2011/04/recommended-link-storytelling-in-india/</link>
		<comments>http://www.mythphile.com/2011/04/recommended-link-storytelling-in-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greekgeek</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just ran across a good article on the revival of storytelling traditions in India, and how it&#8217;s captivating modern audiences who have moved to flatscreen TVs, Bollywood, and other modern marvels. Lost art of Urdu storytelling returns to Delhi ~ BBC Correspondent Anu Anand There is also some meaningful commentary on how storytelling is helping [...]]]></description>
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