Robert M. Sarwark
@robsarwark.bsky.social
Librarian, Scholar of Eldritch Tomes and Lore | THE DRAGON IN WORLD MYTHOLOGY AND CULTURE (McFarland, 2024) ⬇️
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Blog: http://bibofthedamned.com
My book: https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-dragon-in-world-mythology-and-culture/
Blog: http://bibofthedamned.com
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Why fantasy writers and filmmakers can't get enough of dragons
From Ancient Greece to Onyx Storm: Our interest in dragons isn’t new but taming the mythical beasts is.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Another related article by author @kellyfaircloth.bsky.social www.nationalgeographic.com/history/arti...
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Rosalind Franklin had a lot to do with white dude Watsons and his success. Cannot give a women credit now can we.
November 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Rosalind Franklin had a lot to do with white dude Watsons and his success. Cannot give a women credit now can we.
Was this necessary? Sure he had a UW connection but he was also a dropout. Moreover, he was a monster.
November 4, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Was this necessary? Sure he had a UW connection but he was also a dropout. Moreover, he was a monster.
A better rendering into EN would be “godworshipper.” But I digress.
November 3, 2025 at 12:38 AM
A better rendering into EN would be “godworshipper.” But I digress.
(Even more literally, “worships AT God.”)
November 3, 2025 at 12:33 AM
(Even more literally, “worships AT God.”)
But in PT the term is LOUVA-A-DEUS: literally, “worships God.”
In Spanish, meanwhile, the large insect is called LA MANTIS RELIGIOSA 🙏🏼
Are there other terms for these bugs that I’m missing?
In Spanish, meanwhile, the large insect is called LA MANTIS RELIGIOSA 🙏🏼
Are there other terms for these bugs that I’m missing?
November 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM
But in PT the term is LOUVA-A-DEUS: literally, “worships God.”
In Spanish, meanwhile, the large insect is called LA MANTIS RELIGIOSA 🙏🏼
Are there other terms for these bugs that I’m missing?
In Spanish, meanwhile, the large insect is called LA MANTIS RELIGIOSA 🙏🏼
Are there other terms for these bugs that I’m missing?
BTW: This is a very dumb song I wrote called “Human Aquarium.” It was about watching the cool kids in the quad from the library above. But who was inside and who was outside of the aquarium??? 🐠
October 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
BTW: This is a very dumb song I wrote called “Human Aquarium.” It was about watching the cool kids in the quad from the library above. But who was inside and who was outside of the aquarium??? 🐠
October 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Fast-forward 2 years: I was fully an acolyte of Stewart Copeland and actually knew the material. Progress.
October 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Fast-forward 2 years: I was fully an acolyte of Stewart Copeland and actually knew the material. Progress.