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What does Nausicaa symbolize in the Odyssey?
I always saw Nausicaa as a misunderstood fragment from a much earlier tradition.
Her Mother/father (Queen Arete & King Alcinous of Phaeacia) were clearly co-equals in an highly advanced culture(...
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Are there myths, folklore, tales, or other traditions/tales about monsters regaining their humanity permanently?
The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh was a dragon once a human. Her brother rescued her by kissing her three times. Likewise in Kemp Owen the king's son rescues a lady turned into a dragon by ...
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Are there myths, folklore, tales, or other traditions/tales about monsters regaining their humanity permanently?
The mention of werewolves reminded me of the Rougarou. It's a Cajun descendant of the werewolf legend (loup-garou is French for werewolf), but rather different. (There's possibly some Wendigo and ...
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