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CROSSING ZEBRA

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Medea

Her name literally means ‘planner, schemer.’ (This becomes relevant later, trust us!)

In Greek mythology, Medea is the daughter of King Aeetes of Colchis (modern-day Georgia, the country). She was also the granddaughter of the sun god, Helios. She was a niece of Circe, an enchantress goddess. Her mom may have been Idyia. This divine lineage gave her “golden eyes” & a terrifying intellectual capacity. She was wicked smart.

In most stories, Medea is known as a sorceress, an accomplished pharmakis, a worker in pharmakeia (medicinal magic), & is often depicted as a high-priestess of the goddess Hecate.

To the Athenians, Colchis was the edge of the known world. Medea represented the “Eastern” woman: dangerous, knowledgeable in “pharmaka” (drugs/magic), & unbound by Greek social norms. Medea was a priestess of Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft, crossroads, & the underworld.

She first appears in Hesiod’s Theogony around 700 BC. But is best known from Euripides’ 431 BCE Medea & Apollonius of Rhodes’ 3rd century BC epic Argonautica.

In the myth of the Argonauts, she helps Jason in his search for the Golden Fleece. She was struck by Eros (often pictured as the interference of Hera & Aphrodite), Medea betrays her dad, & kills her brother, to help Jason. To ensure Jason’s (& the Argonauts) escape, she unalives her own brother, Apsyrtus, scattering his remains in the sea so her dad would have to slow down to collect the remains for burial.

This act marked her transition from a domestic princess to a woman who’s “burned her bridges” to the world of men. ONce Jason finishes his quest, she abandons her homeland of Colchis & flees westward with Jason. Medea then marries Jason. She & Jason have at least 2 sons together.

They live in Corinth. Jason abandons Medea to marry the daughter of King Creon of Corinth, named Creusa/Glauce. He did this for political gain, after 10 years of marriage to Medea. Medea is then exiled from Corinth by King Creon.

She was offered asylum in Athens by King Aegeus. This asylum is given after Medea offers the king to give him an heir by using her magic. In some stories, it’s Medea who’s King Aegeus’ baby mama. But Medea wasn’t happy at being rejected by Jason after he made a vow to Hera to love Medea, & be only hers, forever.

This is where Medea’s divine lineage comes into play. Her “Sophia” (wisdom/cleverness) turns deadly. Medea decides the only way to truly destroy/hurt Jason is to unalive their 2 sons & his new bride (who is unalived by a poisoned crown/robes/dress).

Medea weighs her “thymos” (passion/rage) against her “bouleumata” (plans), & the rage wins. She did this so Jason would be without heirs or a legacy for the rest of his life. She didn’t even let Jason hold the bodies of their 2 dead sons, so that he could properly grieve.

Medea wasn’t punished for her actions. Her grandpa, the sun god Helios, sent a chariot pulled by dragons to rescue her. She escaped Athens, carrying the bodies of her children, leaving Jason a broken man.

Or according to Herodotus (in his Histories) mentions that she ended up leaving Athens & settling among the Aryans, who ended up changing their name to the Medes.

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La Llorona

Also called: The Crying Woman, the Weeping Woman, or the Wailer. She’s a vengeful ghost in Hispanic American folklore who’s said to roam near bodies of water mourning her kids whom she drowned in a jealous rage after discovering her husband was unfaithful to her. Whoever hears her crying either suffers misfortune, death, or their life becomes unsuccessful in every field.

The Full Story:

A beautiful but poor woman (often named Maria) falls in love with a wealthy man (either a Spanish conquistador or a nobleman). After bearing him some kids, the man rejects her. This was either to marry a woman of his own high social class or because he had grown tired of her.

Well, our girl Maria didn’t handle this too well. In a fit of blind rage, & despair, Maria drowns her kids in a river to hurt the man who abandoned them. Immediately realizing what she’d done, she spends the rest of her life (& afterlife) wandering the riverbanks, dressed in white, wailing: “Ay, mi hijos!” (“Oh, my children!”)

Before the Spanish arrived, Aztec mythology spoke of Cihuacoatl, a goddess who abandoned her son at a crossroads. She was often heard at night, wailing, & shrieking through the streets of Tenochtitlan. The earliest documentation of La Llorona is traced back to 1550 in Mexico City.

The legend of La Llorona is traditionally told throughout Mexico, Central America, & northern South America. Many scholars link La Llorona to Malintzin (La Malinche), the indigenous woman who served as an interpreter & mistress to Hernan Cortes.

In Mexican history, she’s a complicated figure. She’s seen by some as the “mother” of the Mestizo race & by others as a traitor. La Malinche is considered both the mother of the modern Mexican people & a symbol of national treachery for her role in aiding the Spanish.

La Llorona is a soul denied entry into Heaven until she finds her kids. She serves as a “living” (or undead, depending on how you look at it) example of the Stations of the Cross gone wrong. A figure of eternal penance who cannot find the absolution of the Church. Because her sin (infanticide) is so grievous.

Unlike the Lavandieres, who are often punished for working on a holy day (the Sabbath. Also check out our post about the Lavandieres.), La Llorona is punished for her passions. She’s a more visceral, emotional figure, representing the “shattering family” rather than “forbidden labor.”

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Meine kleine #nachtmusik
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#PhantastikPrompts 15.01.26: Welche politischen Verhältnisse herrschen dort, wo deine Geschichte spielt?

In #TimUndKeijiUndDerMagischeAdventskalender ungefähr genauso wie in unserem #Passau. #Queerness ist nur minimal mehr akzeptiert und toleriert als hier. Liegt vielleicht aber auch an dem Jahr, indem es spielt …

Im #Winterwunderland ist es politisch eine #Utopie. Es gibt keine bestimmten Anführenden. Alle helfen und unterstützen, wo sie können. Die #Naturgeister inklusive #Feen oder generell alle mit magischen Fähigkeiten haben zwar etwas mehr "Sagen", falls mal etwas aus dem Ruder laufen sollte, aber an sich passiert das so gut wie nie. Und die Feen werden von den nicht-Magiepersonen auch oft zurechtgewiesen.

#InternatCrossroads hingegen ist ein #Chaos. Für manche super, für andere schlimm. Sehr eigen. Es gibt da den Internatsgeist, das quasi die Essenz der Welt ist und die "ultimative Kraft", sollte mal erneut ein Krieg ausbrechen. Aber ansonsten hält Es sich im Hintergrund. Regeln/Gesetze gibt es an sich keine … beziehungsweise kommt es drauf an, wen du fragst. Etwas kompliziert. Alles in Allem herrscht dennoch #Frieden – das ist zumindest das, wofür #Crossroads steht. Ein Ort für alle. #Diversität wird hier gefeiert.

Und im #Märchen von #KarnevalCrossroads ist es teilweise ähnlich wie in den #Grimm Märchen oder in unserem #Mittelalter. Was #Kulturen und #Geschlechterrollen – und so ziemlich alles – angeht, ist es viel offener als in unserer Historie es war. Die katholische Kirche hat auch hier kurzzeitig eine große Macht, wird aber bald durch die Liebe der Protagonist*innen zunichtegemacht und hat ein super Happy End – vor allem in Bezug auf #Politik. Am Anfang eher #düster, am Ende dann quasi auch eine Utopie – dennoch geschwächter als im Winterwunderland.

📸 Cross roads even in clear blue skies

Crossroads

Day 12,345, still no Godot.

DEATH steps in.