Tantalus has to get his money from somewhere, so why not the fine folks from Niflhel and Sheol? True, the frost giants are originally from Jotunheim, but like everyone else, I’m conflating Niflhel, the world of the dead, with Niflheim,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Depending on which sources you read, Tantalus was a son of Zeus or of a mere mortal king. Either way, he was a sick dude. Promethean in sharing the secrets of the gods with mortals, his story gets pretty dark[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Otherworldly Goods – Page 10
In order of appearance: Persephone, daughter of Demeter, who was kidnapped by Hades, sending her mother into such a depression that winter would not end until Hades agreed to let go for half the year (hence the seasons); Hades, ruler[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…