Myth and Folklore

"The past, the present, and the future walked into a bar. It was tense." -It is possible that all languages share a common origin -Whether or not this is true, there were far fewer languages in the beginning of humanity -Tribes would break into separate groups in search of new land to live on -Isolated populations then developed in different ways, including in the department of language -3000 to 8000 languages in the world, depending on who you ask     -Sometimes dialects of the same language are so different that they may be unintelligible to other         speakers of the same language -Hearty welcome vs. cordial reception: very different linguistic connotations -"Hearty" and "welcome" come from Saxon -"Cordial" and "reception" come from French -France ruled England for a period      -The aristocracy spoke French, the commoners spoke Saxon -French and Saxon languages became more intertwined  -We still associate Frenc...

The Witch of Endor -King Saul of Israel prepares for a battle against the Philistines -Worried about the outcome, her decides to consult a witch -The trouble is, he has outlawed witchcraft -Disguises himself and goes to one "familiar with the spirits" -The witch sees an image of Samuel -Samuel is salty that he was raised from the dead to talk to Saul, but asks him what is wrong -Saul tells him the lord has forsaken him, and Samuel is like yep that's true, you're gonna die tomorrow Bathsheba -King David of Israel goes to the roof and peeps a naked lady in the distance washing herself -The woman is Bathsheba -And David, all hot and bothered, is like, "netflix and chill?" -Bathsheba conceives a child -David invites Bathsheba's wife, Uriah, to him -David writes a death sentence for Uriah (to be put in front of the "hottest battle") and Uriah carries it to Joab (an important guy in managing affairs) without knowing -Uriah dies, and...

Sarah -Abraham and Sarah are advanced in age -Three men pay them a visit -Abraham and Sarah prepare a meal for them -One of them remarks that Sarah will give birth to a son -Sarah laughs, because she is old and can no longer conceive -Sarah gives birth to a son, Isaac -Abraham is 100 years old at this point Hagar  -Hagar is an Egyptian handmaid to Sarah -Abraham and Sarah have no children -Sarah gives Hagar to Abraham so that he may conceive a child with her -Hagar flees to the forest after conceiving -God has a nice chat with her, reassuring her and promising her many children -Hagar gives birth to Ishmael -Hagar and Ishmael are sent away because of Sarah's loathing -God promises Ishmael a nation of his own Rebekah -A servant takes ten camels to a nearby city to find a wife for Isaac -Posts up by the well during the time women come to draw water -Awaits the woman who pauses to allow him and his camels to drink, for she will be the one who shows kindness un...