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The Argonautica, Book 1;
'^THE ARGONAUTICA OF GAIUS VALERIUS FLACCUS (SETINUS BALBUS BOOK I TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH PROSE WITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES BY H. G. BLOMFIELD, M.A., I.C.S. LATE SCHOLAR OF EXETER COLLEGE, OXFORD OXFORD B. H. BLACKWELL, BROAD STREET 1916 NEW YORK LONGMANS GREEN & CO. FOURTH AVENUE AND 30TH STREET TO MY WIFE h2 ; ; ; — CANDIDO LECTORI Reader, I'll spin you, if you please, A tough yarn of the good ship Argo, And how she carried o'er the seas Her somewhat miscellaneous cargo; And how one Jason did with ease (Spite of the Colchian King's embargo) Contrive to bone the fleecy prize That by the dragon fierce was guarded, Closing its soporific eyes By spells with honey interlarded How, spite of favouring winds and skies, His homeward voyage was retarded And how the Princess, by whose aid Her father's purpose had been thwarted, With the Greek stranger in the glade Of Ares secretly consorted, And how his converse with the maid Is generally thus reported : ' Medea, the premature decease Of my respected parent causes A vacancy in Northern Greece, And no one's claim 's as good as yours is To fill the blank : come, take the lease. Conditioned by the following clauses : You'll have to do a midnight bunk With me aboard the S.S. Argo But there 's no earthly need to funk, Or think the crew cannot so far go : They're not invariably drunk, And you can act as supercargo. — CANDIDO LECTORI • Nor should you very greatly care If sometimes you're a little sea-sick; There's no escape from mal-de-mer, Why, storms have actually made me sick : Take a Pope-Roach, and don't despair ; The best thing simply is to be sick.' H. -
Did Glooskap Kill the Dragon on the Kennebec? Roslyn
DID GLOOSKAP KILL THE DRAGON ON THE KENNEBEC? ROSLYN STRONG Figure 1. Rubbing of the "dragon" petroglyph Figure 2. Rock in the Kennebec River, Embden, Maine The following is a revised version of a slide presentation I gave at a NEARA meeting a number of years ago. I have accumulated so many fascinating pieces of reference that the whole subject should really be in two parts, so I will focus here on the dragon legends and in a future article will dwell more on the mythology of the other petroglyphs, such as thunderbirds. This whole subject began for me at least eight years ago when George Carter wrote in his column "Before Columbus" in the Ellsworth American that only Celtic dragons had arrows on their tails. The dragon petroglyph [Fig. 1] is on a large rock [Fig. 2] projecting into the Kennebec river in the town of Embden, which is close to Solon, in central Maine. It is just downstream from the rapids, and before the water level was raised by dams, would have been a logical place to put in after a portage. The "dragon" is one of over a hundred petroglyphs which includes many diverse subjects - there are quite a few canoes, animals of various kinds, human and ‘thunderbird’ figures. They were obviously done over a long period of time since there are many layers and the early ones are fainter. They are all pecked or ‘dinted’ which is the term used by archaeologists. The styles and technique seem to be related to the petroglyphs at Peterborough, Ontario, which in turn appear to be similar to those in Bohuslan, Sweden. -
Daphne & Talia, Part II: the Manticore's Misadventure
Daphne & Talia, Part II: The Manticore's Misadventure by Doombeez, Forget everything that you think you know about myths and monsters. ...No, that sounds horribly grandiose. I need to dial it back a little. There comes a time in every person’s life when they see their path set forward for them, illuminated by a glorious light of… glory… No. That isn’t better. Take heed and bear witness, mortals, for you are about to behold a tale like no other! A tale of tragedy, romance, and… um… Oh, hells with it. My name is Talia. I am a manticore and this is the story of how I met the love of my life. Somewhere in all of the world, we manticores have our Prey, the one we are destined to hunt. We do not know how they are chosen or where they come from, but that has always been the way of things. Typically a human—though I did have a cousin who bonded with one of Fae heritage. I’m not sure how different it was; we don’t talk much. I hope she’s doing okay. I’m getting side-tracked, though. I’m trying to collect my thoughts here, and sometimes I just have too many of them! There is no way of knowing when or where you will find your Prey. It will happen when the fates decree that it’s time for you to cross paths. That’s what my mother always told me. My sire was her Prey ages ago, just as it was with her mother and sire, and so on and so forth. -
The Symbolism of the Dragon
1 THE SYMBOLISM OF THE DRAGON Chinese flying dragon (courtesy of dreamstime.com Ensiferrum 7071168) THE PRIMORDIAL SEVEN, THE FIRST SEVEN BREATHS OF THE DRAGON OF WISDOM, PRODUCE IN THEIR TURN FROM THEIR HOLY CIRCUMGYRATING BREATHS THE FIERY WHIRLWIND. The Stanzas of Dzyan Out of the whirlwind spoke the voice that ignites, that sounds like no voice ever heard. It is, instead, a flame that swirls down out of yawning darkness and scorches the flanks of the trembling world. Amongst the clouds gathered in storm, its fiery curves are sometimes glimpsed and the scraping of its taloned feet echo up the blackened caverns leading to the bowels of the earth. These are aspects of its voice . extensions of its flaming breath. They shine like glittering scales spiralling through the atmosphere. They project forth in the wake of that thunderous tone which issues from the depths of the very source of sound, from the primordial throat which opens out to another world. Thus it is that dragons float at the edge of the universe and near the apertures leading to unknown but frightening realms. Their fiery breath resounds and their reptilian form expands and contracts into myriad shapes described in thousands of stories the world over. But their exact nature remains a mystery and, despite their legendary reputation, for many persons they have never existed. It has been held that the dragon, "while sacred and to be worshipped, has within himself something still more of the divine nature of which it is better to remain in ignorance". Something double-edged is suggested here, and the question of the existence of the dragon deepens to become one of how to approach the Divine without being incinerated by its lower emanations. -
Dragon Magazine #151
Issue #151 SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS Vol. XIV, No. 6 Into the Eastern Realms: November 1989 11 Adventure is adventure, no matter which side of the ocean you’re on. Publisher The Ecology of the Kappa David R. Knowles Jim Ward 14 Kappa are strange, but youd be wise not to laugh at them. Editor Soldiers of the Law Dan Salas Roger E. Moore 18 The next ninja you meet might actually work for the police. Fiction editor Earn Those Heirlooms! Jay Ouzts Barbara G. Young 22Only your best behavior will win your family’s prize katana. Assistant editors The Dragons Bestiary Sylvia Li Anne Brown Dale Donovan 28The wang-liang are dying out — and they’d like to take a few humans with them. Art director Paul Hanchette The Ecology of the Yuan-ti David Wellman 32To call them the degenerate Spawn of a mad god may be the only nice Production staff thing to say. Kathleen C. MacDonald Gaye OKeefe Angelika Lukotz OTHER FEATURES Subscriptions The Beastie Knows Best Janet L. Winters — Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser 36 What are the best computer games of 1989? You’ll find them all here. U.S. advertising Role-playing Reviews Sheila Gailloreto Tammy Volp Jim Bambra 38Did you ever think that undead might be . helpful? U.K. correspondent The Role of Books John C. Bunnell and U.K. advertising 46 New twists on an old tale, and other unusual fantasies. Sue Lilley The Role of Computers — Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser 52 Fly a Thunderchief in Vietnam — or a Silpheed in outer space. -
The Unicorn, the Gorgon the Manticore La Boheme
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON OPERA THEATRE PRESENTS gian . .. carlo ~ ~ . menotti THE UNICORN, THE GORGON and " ."" . THE MANTICORE or The Three Sundays of A Poet (A Madrigal Fable) giacomo (third act only) puccini LA BOHEME (in commemoration of the centennial of the composers birth) Jun 3 4, 1958 • 8:00 p.m. • Meany H.II R-III (/2 77) 2< K # 2- (If 7g) The Unicorn, The Gorgon and The Manticore OR THE THREE SUNDAYS OF A POET (A Madrigal Fable for Chorus, Dancers and Nine Instruments) Music and Libretto by Gian Carlo Menotti Choreography by Martha Nishi/ani THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC OPERA STAFF DANCERS: Conductor and Director." . " Stanley Chappie The Count and Countess" ,. .. Louis Roedel and Carolyn Peterson Stage Director" Ralph Rosinbwn Their Son.. .. ... , .. ,. Susan L),) Choreographer "" " ,Martha Nishitani The Mayor and His Wife, ",Linden Chlarson and Barbara Lacy Stage Manager. , '" ,,, Howa,rd Nelson The Doctor and His Wife.. ,William Sohns and Marjorie Carrigan Repeoteur "" ... , ., Bill Clarke Man in the Castle (The Poet). , ,.,. , John P. Stipanela The Virgin ",.'., . Midge Bowman The Unicorn. '" ,Ron Galbreath The Gorgon, ",. ,.Robert Kingston THE SCHOOL OF DRAMA PRODUCTION STAFF The Manticore. .. .. '. .. .. Midge Bowman Courtesy of Glenn Hughes, Executive Director The Dwarf ..Carol Lynn Chong Art Director and Tem.nica1 Supervisor" ... ...... , .. ".John Ashby Conway The Nursemaids and Pages , ,Mary Capps and Irene Johnston Assistant Art Director". """""'"'' " "" .. " .. ".. .. ""." "",, ""..Alanson Davis Technical Director,." .... , ......... " .. " " ,Warren C. Lounsbury Costumier Crider CHAMBER CHOIR DIRECTED BY MIRIAM TERRY • Assistant Costumier, . " .. .Larry Zirkle Wayne Aller W jJliam Marvin Properties , , .... ,,, .,,. Don Adams Lora Lee Brown Donald Moynan Electrician ,Norman Boulanger Gloria Bryson Vera Neufeld Scene Technicians . -
Monstrous Compendium.Pdf
How To Use This Book Welcome to the fourth Monstrous Compendium volume. Here we detail rates are given in parentheses). Movements in different mediums are ab- the creatures unique to Krynn, the world of the DRAGONLANCE® saga. breviated as follows: Fl = fly, Sw = swim, Br = burrowing, Wb = web. As in previous volumes, all entries are given in alphabetical order on re- Flying creatures will also have a Maneuverability Class from A to E. movable loose-leaf sheets. The loose-leaf sheets can be placed in a master HIT DICE controls the number of hit points damage a creature can with- binder for easy reference as needed for an adventure. stand before being killed. Unless otherwise stated, Hit Dice are S-sided Important Note: These monsters should not be intermingled with the (l-8 hit points). The Hit Dice are rolled and the numbers shown are added monsters from the previous three volumes of the Monstrous Compen- to determine the monsters hit points. Some monsters will have a hit point dium; keep these monsters together in a separate section of your binder. spread instead of Hit Dice, and some will have additional points added to All monsters included here are typical for their type: likewise, the their Hit Dice. Thus, a creature with 4 +4 Hit Dice has 4d8 +4 hit points encounter tables are guidelines for general play. Variations of your own (8-36 total). Note that creatures with + 3 or more hit points are considered design are encouraged. Those DMs unfamiliar with the world of Krynn the next higher Hit Die for purposes of attack rolls and saving throws. -
Cult of the Dragon
Cult of the Dragon by Dale Donovan And naught will be left save shuttered thrones with no rulers. But the dead dragons shall rule the world entire, and . Sammaster First-Speaker Founder of the Cult of the Dragon Dedication To my mother and my father, who always encouraged me, no matter how seemingly strange my interests may have appeared. Thanks to you both I had the chance to pursueand obtainmy dream. While it may seem curious to dedicate a book about a bunch of psycho cultists to ones parents, I figured that, of all people, you two would understand. Credits Design: Dale Donovan Additional and Original Design: L. Richard Baker III, Eric L. Boyd, Timothy B. Brown, Monte Cook, Nigel Findley, Ed Greenwood, Lenard Lakofka, David Kelman, Bill Muhlhausen, Robert S. Mullin, Bruce Nesmith, Jeffrey Pettengill, Jon Pickens, and James M. Ward Development & Editing: Julia Martin Cover Illustration: Clyde Caldwell Interior Illustrations: Glen Michael Angus Art Direction: Dana Knutson and Dawn Murin Typesetting: Angelika Lokotz Research, Inspiration, & Additional Contributions: Robert L. Nichols & Craig Sefton Special Acknowledgment: Gregory Detwiler, Ed Greenwood, Jamie Nossal, Cindy Rick, Carl Sargent, Steven Schend, and the stories of Clark Ashton Smith & Edgar Allan Poe Campaign setting based on the original game world of Ed Greenwood. Based on the original DUNGEONS & DRAGONS® rules created by E. Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, AD&D, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, DUNGEON MASTER, FORGOTTEN REALMS, MONSTROUS COMPENDIUM, PLAYERS OPTION, and the TSR logo are registered trademarks owned by TSR, Inc. COUNCIL OF WYRMS, ENCYCLOPEDIA MAGICA, and MONSTROUS MANUAL are trademarks owned by TSR, Inc. -
Savage Coast Campaign Book
Savage Coast Campaign Book Credits Design: Tim Beach and Bruce Heard Additional Design: David Gross, Cindi M. Rice, and Ed Stark Editing: Cindi M. Rice Editorial Assistance: Tony Bryant, Jonatha Ariadne Caspian, and Lester Smith Project Coordination: Karen S. Boomgarden Art Coordination: Bob Galica Cover Painting: Paul Jaquays Cartography: John Knecht and Diesel Graphic Design: Heather Le May Based in part on the "Princess Ark" series by Bruce Heard and partially derived from the work of Merle and Jackie Rasmussen. Playtesting and Review: Many people at WarCon, Hurricon, and Concentric; Carrie A. Bebris; Anne Brown; Steven Brown; Bruce Cordell; Miranda Horner; Mike Huebbe; Kevin Melka; Sean Reynolds; and Ed Stark Special Thanks to the following, without whom this would have been a lesser product: Rich Baker, Wolfgang Baur, Tim Brown, Angela Clay, William W. Connors, David "Zeb" Cook, Patty Corbett, Flint Dille, Dan Donelly (and the Society of the Grand Gauche), Cathy Griffin, David Gross, Jeff Grubb, Andria Hayday, Bruce Heard, Dori Hein, Gordon Hookailo, Gwendolyn Kestrel, Brad Lavendar, Julia Martin, Colin McComb, Dominic Messinger, Bruce Nesmith, Faith Price, John Rateliff, Thomas Reid, Marshall Simpson, Bill Slavicsek, Lester Smith, Dave Sutherland, Audra Timmer, Sue Weinlein, Skip Williams, David Wise, and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (especially John Cereso and Ky Hascall) Copyright © 1996 TSR, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Made in the U.S.A. ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, AD&D, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, D&D, DRAGON, DUNGEON MASTER, AD&D, MYSTARA, MONSTROUS COMPENDIUM, and RED STEEL are registered trademarks owned by TSR, Inc. MONSTROUS MANUAL, SAVAGE COAST, and the TSR logo are trademarks owned by TSR, Inc. -
Dragon Magazine #180
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS AD&D Trading Cards TSR staff Issue # 180 Insert Your preview of the 1992 series is here in this issue! Vol. XVI, No. 11 April 1992 OTHER FEATURES Publisher Not Quite the Frontispiece Ken Widing James M. Ward 9 Our April Fools section wandered off. Just enjoy. Suspend Your Disbelief! Tanith Tyrr Editor 10 Maybe its fantasy, but your campaign must still make sense! Roger E. Moore Not Another Magical Sword!?! Charles Rodgers Fiction editor 14 Why own just any old magical sword when you can own a legend? Barbara G. Young Role-playing Reviews Rick Swan 18 A good day for the thought police: three supplements on psionics. Associate editor Dale A. Donovan Your Basic Barbarian Lee A. Spain 24 So your fighter has a 6 intelligence. Make the most of it. Editorial assistant Wolfgang H. Baur Hot Night in the Old Town Joseph R. Ravitts 28 If your cleric thinks his home life is dull, wait till the DM sees this! Art director Colorful Connection Raymond C. Young Larry W. Smith 34 Whats the puzzle within this puzzle? A fantasy crossword for gamers. Production staff The Voyage of the Princess Ark Bruce A. Heard Gaye OKeefe Angelika Lokotz 41 What happens when a D&D® game character dies? Tracey Zamagne Mary Chudada Your Own Treasure Hunt Robin Rist 52 When funds run low in your gaming club, its time for a fund-raising Subscriptions adventure. Janet L. Winters The Role of Computers Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser U.S. advertising 57 A visit with Dr. Brain, Elvira, and the Simpsons. -
What the Riddle-Makers Have Hidden Behind the Fire of a Dragon
Volume 38 Number 2 Article 7 5-15-2020 What the Riddle-Makers Have Hidden Behind the Fire of a Dragon Laurence Smith Independent Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore Part of the Children's and Young Adult Literature Commons Recommended Citation Smith, Laurence (2020) "What the Riddle-Makers Have Hidden Behind the Fire of a Dragon," Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature: Vol. 38 : No. 2 , Article 7. Available at: https://dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol38/iss2/7 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Mythopoeic Society at SWOSU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature by an authorized editor of SWOSU Digital Commons. An ADA compliant document is available upon request. For more information, please contact [email protected]. To join the Mythopoeic Society go to: http://www.mythsoc.org/join.htm Mythcon 51: A VIRTUAL “HALFLING” MYTHCON July 31 - August 1, 2021 (Saturday and Sunday) http://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/mythcon-51.htm Mythcon 52: The Mythic, the Fantastic, and the Alien Albuquerque, New Mexico; July 29 - August 1, 2022 http://www.mythsoc.org/mythcon/mythcon-52.htm Abstract Classical mythology, folklore, and fairy tales are full of dragons which exhibit fantastic attributes such as breathing fire, hoarding treasure, or possessing more than one head. This study maintains that some of these puzzling phenomena may derive from riddles, and will focus particularly on some plausible answers that refer to a real creature that has for millennia been valued and hunted by man: the honeybee. -
1. Smaug, the Treasure Keeper
How have dragons evolved in modern literature? First we will study the classical representation of the fierce treasure- keeping monster in The Hobbit, then we will discuss its evolution as a potential ally or member of the family in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and A Clash of Kings. We will also compare the film and television series adaptations of these works with the novels and evaluate the choices made to represent these dragons on screen. 1. Smaug, the treasure keeper This 1998 book cover edition of The Hobbit (published in 1937) written by J.R.R. Tolkien for his children. He invented a whole universe and an associated mythology. He is considered the father of Heroic Fantasy. Tolkien also translated Beowulf and it inspired him to create Smaug. Heroic fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy in which events occur in a world where magic is prevalent and modern technology is non-existent. Smaug is a dragon and the main antagonist in the novel The Hobbit, his treasure and the mountain he lives in being the goal of the quest. Powerful and fearsome, he invaded the Dwarf kingdom of Erebor 150 years prior to the events described in the novel. A group of thirteen dwarves mounted a quest to take the kingdom back, aided by the wizard Gandalf and the hobbit Bilbo Baggins. In The Hobbit, Thorin describes Smaug as "a most specially greedy, strong and wicked worm". The text is set just after Bilbo has stolen a cup from Smaug’s lair for his companions. The dragon is furious and he chases them as they escape through a tunnel.