tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post1118830660533743286..comments2024-03-22T21:58:18.933+00:00Comments on ShukerNature: DEITIES OF THE CANINE KINDAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15628598508836601012noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-78433884303923254612012-05-25T08:15:04.406+01:002012-05-25T08:15:04.406+01:00Egypt unsolved mystery.
Nice!Egypt unsolved mystery.<br />Nice!Perlengkapan Bayihttp://www.kindercube.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-89856337680130665942011-07-10T22:20:24.558+01:002011-07-10T22:20:24.558+01:00I had never heard of Hermanubis until now! Thanks ...I had never heard of Hermanubis until now! Thanks for posting it. Werewolves. Hmm....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />HOOOWWLLLLLL!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-7663382689471907402011-01-27T19:16:15.007+00:002011-01-27T19:16:15.007+00:00Based upon the new discovery that Egypt's jack...Based upon the new discovery that Egypt's jackals are actually wolves, it now looks as if Anubis will have to be described from now on as wolf-headed, not jackal-headed, because the animal upon which his head was based is a wolf, not a jackal. Check out: http://news.mongabay.com/2011/0126-hance_africanwolf.html All the best, KarlDr Karl Shukerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222845702628862829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-30271738681618943732009-02-20T09:22:00.000+00:002009-02-20T09:22:00.000+00:00Trotti's theory is certainly interesting, but woul...Trotti's theory is certainly interesting, but wouldn't explain the Arcadian werewolves* or the widespread existence of werewolf stories across the Indo-European-language-speaking world. Similarly, it wouldn't help us understand the various werewolf cults of North America, such as those among the Tonkawa, the Coast Salish, and elsewhere.<BR/><BR/>*Pausanias tells us: "They say that ever since the time of Lykaon a man was always turned into a wolf at the sacrifice to Lykaian Zeus — but not for his whole life; because if he kept off human flesh when he was a wolf, he turned back into a man after nine years; if he tasted human flesh, he stayed a wild beast for ever." (8.2.6)faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-12580383118581968292009-02-16T18:08:00.000+00:002009-02-16T18:08:00.000+00:00Thanks for your kind words.The website is on and o...Thanks for your kind words.<BR/><BR/>The website is on and off just now, as it is brand new, and there have been some issues with hosting. The blurb I quoted above, should be up on the front page now.<BR/><BR/>I don't know whether there shall be a write up on the page or not, but I think the subject could be developed into an FT article. The big problem is with images. I'm tempted to try and get somebody to produce a drawing/painting from the descriptions. Also, I haven't found any original references to it from after WWII.<BR/><BR/>yours, R.B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-48521110463601002192009-02-15T21:01:00.000+00:002009-02-15T21:01:00.000+00:00Hi Raymond, Thanks for letting me know about this,...Hi Raymond, Thanks for letting me know about this, which was of considerable interest to me. I tried accessing the Society's website yesterday, but couldn't get to the events section. I wish your talk every success, and greatly look forward to reading your write-up of it on the Society's site afterwards. All the best, KarlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-87874920421579808792009-02-12T20:55:00.000+00:002009-02-12T20:55:00.000+00:00Dear Dr Shuker,You were asking about labh-allan/la...Dear Dr Shuker,<BR/><BR/>You were asking about labh-allan/lavellan in a previous issue of the FT. I shall be giving a talk on this subject next month in Edinburgh to the local Fortean Society. You can find their website at -<BR/><BR/>http://www.edinburghforteansociety.org.uk/<BR/><BR/>(The forum is a bit on and off just now - it's being moved, but my entry is there under events/talks, if you can get there.)<BR/><BR/>Here's some blurb on the topic -<BR/><BR/>"Whether investigating the Big Grey Man, the Big Black Cat, or the most famous of all monsters, cryptozoologists are regular visitors to the Highlands.<BR/><BR/>"But the North is also home to dozens of other mystery beasts, most of which have received little or no attention, even from leading names in the field.<BR/><BR/>"One of these is the labh-allan or lavellan."<BR/><BR/>yours sincerely,<BR/><BR/>Raymond BellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-74456872438260279322009-02-12T00:57:00.000+00:002009-02-12T00:57:00.000+00:00Hi Jan, Glad you liked my article and found it of ...Hi Jan, Glad you liked my article and found it of use. All the best, and keep on reading my blog! KarlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-20973505001045991052009-02-11T03:15:00.000+00:002009-02-11T03:15:00.000+00:00Thanks for the fascinating information on canine d...Thanks for the fascinating information on canine deities and the like. I had never heard of the dog saint until I read your post, that was particularly enlightening.<BR/><BR/>Jan Newton<BR/>Goddesschess.comJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16575870809633911343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-48889407781472084742009-02-10T15:57:00.000+00:002009-02-10T15:57:00.000+00:00Hi there, Yes, I mention the Esau link to wildmen ...Hi there, Yes, I mention the Esau link to wildmen at the end of my In Search of Prehistoric Survivors book. And I think I referred to St Christopher as a cynocephalus in a chapter on canine mysteries in The Beasts That Hide From Man. Glad you like my article, and keep on reading them! All the best, KarlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-11943875573178845272009-02-09T23:15:00.000+00:002009-02-09T23:15:00.000+00:00Excellent article, as always, Shuker!!!Some quick ...Excellent article, as always, Shuker!!!<BR/><BR/>Some quick points:<BR/>Don't forget that Osiris was most often associated with the star of Sirius, known as the DOG STAR. <BR/><BR/>Actually, werewolf legends may have actually originated far earlier than Hermianubis. The myth of Enkidu (the friend of Gilgamesh in mythological Sumeria), who was said to be hairy and to lie down with dogs, bears and other beasts, may have also been a forerunner. Let's not forget Esau, the brother of Jacob. He is described as a "hairy man" and Jacob is described as a "smooth man," a clear differentiation of two separate "races" coming out of Rebekah's womb. I'm not saying this is definite, but there are definite intimations of "connections," if you know what I mean. <BR/><BR/>Ultimately, the Esau/Enkidu myth more closely relates to tales of Sasquatch/Bigfoot (Lisa Shiel makes a good case for this in her book BACKYARD BIGFOOT---wonder if you've read it?)---but I was wondering what you thought of the possible connection to "werewolves."<BR/><BR/>Speaking of Christian "Dog-Saints," St. Christopher was said to have had a dog's head instead of a human head. There's a picture of him with a Dog's head in the Wikipedia entry on him. Wonder what you thought about that, too. <BR/>Thanks for the article again, Karl.cryptidsrushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184539509191478028noreply@blogger.com