Hacker News with Generative AI: Mythology

Why Celebrimbor Fell but Boromir Conquered: The Moral Universe of Tolkien (acoup.blog)
This week (and probably next) I want to talk a bit more Tolkien, but in a somewhat different vein from normal. Rather than discussing the historicity of Tolkien’s world or adaptations of it, I want to take a moment to discuss some of the themes of Tolkien’s work, which express themselves in the metaphysical architecture of Arda itself.

Fantasy Literature, Tolkien, Morality, Mythology

29 points by JumpCrisscross 7 days ago | 0 comments

"The Form of a Demon and the Heart of a Person" (publicdomainreview.org)
Who can say what lay in the heart of the giantess Yamauba when she descended from her mountain crag to claim the boy Kintarō for herself?

Folklore, Japanese Mythology, Mythology

15 points by lermontov 18 days ago | 3 comments

In Japan, an Iceless Lake and an Absent God Sound an Ancient Warning (nytimes.com)
For at least six centuries, residents along a lake in the mountains of central Japan have marked the depth of winter by celebrating the return of a natural phenomenon once revered as the trail of a wandering god.

Japan, Environment, Culture, Folklore, Mythology

6 points by occamschainsaw 29 days ago | 1 comments

Open Source Mythology (lgug2z.com)
There are two points of popular open source mythology this post will share my experience with:

Open Source, Software Development, Mythology

28 points by yreew 32 days ago | 18 comments

The Barnacle Goose Myth (wikipedia.org)
The barnacle goose myth is a widely-reported historical misconception about the breeding habits of the barnacle goose (Branta leucopsis) and brant goose (Branta bernicla).

Mythology, Animals, Biology, History

36 points by jamesgpearce 36 days ago | 12 comments

Discovery of fresco portraying Dionysian mysteries at Pompeii (pompeiisites.org)
Over 100 years since the discovery of the Villa of the Mysteries, a large new fresco casts light on the Dionysiac mysteries in the classical world.

Archaeology, History, Ancient Rome, Mythology, Art

149 points by dr_dshiv 54 days ago | 85 comments

Goethe's "Sorcerer's Apprentice" – power over wisdom (wilderutopia.com)
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, an ages-old fairy tale interpreted as a poem by Goethe, made famous today by Disney’s Fantasia, illustrated the dangers of power over wisdom, and the risk of human creations getting out of control.

Poetry, Literature, Fairy Tales, Mythology

99 points by andsoitis 90 days ago | 36 comments

Why are there Seven Sisters? (arxiv.org)
There are two puzzles surrounding the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters. First, why are the mythological stories surrounding them, typically involving seven young girls being chased by a man associated with the constellation Orion, so similar in vastly separated cultures, such as the Australian Aboriginal cultures and Greek mythology? Second, why do most cultures call them "Seven Sisters" even though most people with good eyesight see only six stars?

Mythology, Astronomy, Culture

16 points by gradus_ad 92 days ago | 8 comments

Ys (wikipedia.org)
Ys (pronounced /ˈiːs/ EESS), also spelled Is or Kêr-Is in Breton, and Ville d'Ys in French, is a mythical city on the coast of Brittany that was swallowed up by the ocean.

Mythology, Brittany, France

52 points by sans_souse 99 days ago | 9 comments

King Arthur's ancient trail across Britain (cnn.com)

History, Archaeology, England, United Kingdom, Mythology

45 points by peutetre 160 days ago | 41 comments

Necromanteion of Acheron (wikipedia.org)
The Nekromanteion (Greek: Νεκρομαντεῖον) was an ancient Greek temple of necromancy devoted to Hades and Persephone.

Ancient Greece, Mythology, Religion, History

30 points by drdee 185 days ago | 6 comments

The Lion of St. Mark in Venice, Italy Was a Chinese Monster (finestresullarte.info)

Venice, Italy, History, Art, Mythology

13 points by simonebrunozzi 210 days ago | 0 comments

How AI Copyright Law Is Being Guided by Spirits from Atlantis (defector.com)

Artificial Intelligence, Law, Copyright, Mythology

4 points by Amorymeltzer 239 days ago | 0 comments

The Myth of the Noble Savage (noemamag.com)

Mythology, Philosophy, Anthropology

54 points by onemoresoop 270 days ago | 20 comments

Dyēus (wikipedia.org)