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The mythical griffin is portrayed with the head, wings and talons of an eagle and the body of a lion. It is associated with strength and courage.

engraving by Israhel van Meckenem (1445-1503)

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2022-06-29

There is, one knows not what sweet mystery about this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath…

—Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
art by Sebastian Giacobino

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2022-06-15

The strange and visionary work of Henry Darger (1892–1973) He lived in isolation where he created mixed media collages for his 15,000 page manuscript, The Story of The Vivian Girls. His epic work was discovered posthumously.

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2022-04-06

In his novel, Finnegans Wake, James Joyce never ends the book. Instead, he uses the last line from the beginning line of the first chapter broken in the middle to create a never-ending narrative loop. (insert strong opinion about Finnegans Wake here)

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2021-12-30

The ‘magic spell’ for creating the fabled Philosopher’s Stone exists in real life. The extraordinary 16th century Ripley Scroll is an alchemical manuscript that maps out the process for producing gold and/or the elixir of immortality.

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2021-11-18

To light a candle is to cast a shadow...

—Ursula K. Le Guin
A Wizard of Earthsea

🎨Nikos Gaitanopoulos

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2021-10-21

Listen to the clamour – it is the wild hunt of Odin!
—Johan Sebastian Welhaven, (1844)

🎨Åsgårdsreien, Peter Nicolai Arbo
Norse Mythology

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2021-10-13