Lindsi's Myth & Folklore

Authors note: The original story that I will recreate is called The Two Brothers by Donald Mackenzie. This story is originally about two brothers and the eldest brother's wife. The wife is not explained in much detail at all so I want to bring her to life a little bit more. I will probably switch some names around as well. The eldest brother is quick to judge and I would like to change that and make him a bit more understanding. A misunderstanding In a whisper of a farm lived two brothers. The youngest was named Ben. He had a strong spirit and spent exhaustive hours in the field harvesting and taking care of the animals. His older brother, Aster was also a hard worker and helped him with harvesting and keeping a roof over the family's heads. Aster played the role of Ben's father most of the time and Aster's wife, Laura played a motherly role. Laura did not contribute much to the family but lied about and enjoyed braiding her hair.  Ben's spirit was somew...

Ancient Egypt by Donald Mackenzie The Two Brothers: Anpu: the eldest Bata: youngest Anpu had a wife and Bata lived with as their son. He worked hard for them, harvesting, made garments. He was a very giving child, with the spirit of gods. Days went on and still Bata did work for his brother and wife. While Anpu and his wife ate in the house, Bata ate in the barn with the animals. He also slept with them. Bata knew the animals well and spoke with them. He knew where better pastures were for them and went with the animals. They were grateful and prospered. Anpu helped his brother sew the seeds for harvest. Anpu wanted more seed so Bata ran to the house to get it. He found Anpu's wife and told her to get the feed. She told him to get it himself. Bata went and poured a large amount of seed into a basket. The wife was impressed and looked on him fondly. Bata thought she was coming on to him and got very angry. He thinks of her as a mother. Bata quickly left. Anpu came i...

Ancient Egypt by Donald Mackenzie Creation: Ra: God of Suns and Kings Tefnut: head of a lioness and called "the spitter" because she sent the rain The world was under water, a wasteland. Ra made the Earth rise out of the water. (somewhat biblical) Nut raised herself up over the Earth in an arch from her toes to her finger tips. The night stars sparkled upon her body. Ra created all the living creatures. He was ruler of all gods and became the first king of Earth. To him centuries were as years. The Secret Name of Ra: Isis: enchantress, very intelligent Ra the sun god Ra had many names not known to gods or men. There was one name that gave him divine power. A woman name Isis grew weary of her role as a woman in the world so she attempted to find her way to the gods. Isis was an enchantress and she wanted power like Ra had. Because of this she searched for Ra's name, which held much power. Ra grew very old and Isis followed him. She found his saliva a...