The Word-Hoard: Blunk

Blunk: blunk of weather, a fit of squally, tempestuous weather (William Marshall's Provincialisms of East Norfolk, 1787)

Myths, Folklore, and Symbolism

Myths, Folklore, and Symbolism

Surabhi "In Hindu myth, the divine cow of plenty, the mother of all cattle. Surabhi is one of the treasures which arose from the Churning of the Ocean by the gods and demons." (Tresidder)

Myths, Folklore, and Symbolism

Myths, Folklore, and Symbolism

Dreamtime "The primordial creation epoch, a central feature of Australian Aboriginal myth. The Dreamtime or Dreaming was the period in which ancestral beings traversed the continent, shaping the landscape, determining the form of society, and depositing the spirits of unborn children as they went. Dreamtime is also a state of being that is briefly accessible to participants in ritual. They are believed to become the ancestors whose journeys are recreated, or whose power is released, by striking a sacred site with which the ancestors are associated." (Tresidder)

Myths, Folklore, and Symbolism

Myths, Folklore, and Symbolism

Ashera: "A Canaanite (Ugaritic) fertility goddess, consort of the supreme god El and mother of the Canaanite pantheon. Also called Astarte, she is said to be related to the Mesopotamian Ishtar or Inanna." (Tresidder)

Just found out* my novel OLEANNA is a semi-finalist for novel-in-progress in 2009 Faulkner-Wisdom. WOOOOOT! Yes, the same Oleanna that I've been angsting about all summer :)

Edited to add: turns out they had it listed wrong at first, it's actually on the shortlist for finalists. Cool!



* Apologies to my friends who have seen this elsewhere.

Myths, Folklore, and Symbolism

Myths, Folklore, and Symbolism

Cocijo "A Zapotec deity of lightning and rain, who is the equivalent of the great Aztec god Tlaloc." (Tresidder)

Myths, Folklore, and Symbolism

Myths, Folklore, and Symbolism

Ford "In Celtic myth, fords are a place of challenge, especially in single combat. Because fords were often difficult passages, such symbolism is fairly self-evident, but Jung has drawn analogies with the transition from one state of being to another." (Tresidder)

So, my lovelies, how did NaNo day 1 go for you?