A 4chan anon explains the modern phenomenon of single young men who does not bother to seek out sex/marriage in the lens of an old Sumerian myth, and how society views them: It’s called the Enkidu gambit, and this is why incel has become the insult du jour of the present social mainstream. Women – … More The Enkidu Gambit – How Modern Society See Single Young Men
An interesting and somewhat scary take on the ancient folktale of Narcissus and Echo. Found on 4chan:
I’ve seen this story attributed mostly to an old fable by Aesop, but also have seen it attributed to the Native Americans or even the ancient Chinese. Regardless, the following is a particularly good version of it: Many years ago there was a great battle between the animals. The mammals on the ground and the … More The Bat, the Birds and the Beasts – an ancient fairy tale in modern times
When the first emperor of China died, he named his first son, the crown prince Fusu as his successor. However the eunuch Zhao Gao (a palatial official and the tutor of the emperor’s second son), conspired along with the chancellor of the nation, Li Si and the emperor’s second son, Huhai. Their conspiracy was successful … More To call a deer a horse
Interesting little post from 4chan: How do you recognise a foundation myth? It fulfils three functions. 1)It explains the origin and structure of the world (and society). 2)It defines ultimate good and evil (and from those definitions are derived the values that are used to justify the holding of power). 3)It determines what is held … More Standing Tall & Proud, or a Slanty Shanty? The Foundation Myth of your society explains why it is so
The Asiatic black bear, also known as the moon bear, is a black bear found in Korea, parts of India, China, Japan, the island of Taiwan, and probably one or two other places. It’s a small sized black bear averaging around 300 pounds as adults. They have a very distinctive V shaped patch of white … More How the bear got his moon
An old superstition from Britain and North America says that if one says “Rabbit Rabbit” as the first thing in the morning on the first day of the month, one would gain good luck for the rest of that month. Other variations of things you can say for luck are: white rabbits rabbit rabbit rabbit … More Rabbit Rabbit on the first day of the month
Temple of Zagan 