This Ain't Place for A Hero

Rán+ Ægir : Giant, sea personnified, Ægir is married to the goddess Rán, the thief, the cruel sea who takes careless sailors to her net and shelters them in her hall. Together they welcome Aesirs and Vanirs to feast and drink and it is during one of those feasts that Loki, the god of mischief ridiculizes the other gods in the Lokasenna. Together, those two sea gods have nine daughters, waves personnified. While Ægir tends to represent the benevolent side of the sea, Rán represents its cruelest aspects.

Kalma was the goddess of death and decay in Finnish mythology with her name meaning ‘The Stench of Corpses.’ Her favourite places to linger were graveyards and cemeteries; in fact, one Finnish word for graveyard is ‘kalmisto’ which is derived from her name. Some sources stated that she could move much like a puff of smoke. Kalma lived in the Finnish underworld called Tuonela, and was the daughter of Tuoni (king and god of the underworld) and Tuonetar (queen & goddess of death). She was accompanied and protected by Surma, a dog-like monster who guarded the gates of Tuonela. She also had four sisters: Loviatar (goddess of plagues), Kipu-tyttö (goddess of illness), Kivutar (goddess of suffering) and Vammatar (goddess of disease).

Baba Yaga is a witch, known in Eastern Slavic mythology. In the majority of tales, she is represented as an evil being who ride either broom or mortar, wields a pestle who scares and eat children, however in very few tales she also gives her wisdom to protagonists. She lives in forest hut which has chicken legs. In Russia children are warned that Babayka (or Baba Yaga) will come for them at night if they behave badly. In Poland Baba Jaga or Muma is a monster (often portrayed as a witch living in the forest) that kidnaps badly behaved children and presumably eats them. It is referenced in a children’s game of the same name, which involves one child being blindfolded, and other children trying to avoid being caught.

FENRIR. Fen-dweller. Fenrisúlfr. Fenrir’s wolf. Fenris-wolf. Hróðvitnir. Fame-wolf. Vánagandr. Monster of the [River] Ván. Vanargand. A monstrous wolf in Norse mythology. Father of the wolves Sköll and Hati Hróðvitnisson. Son of Loki. Bit off the right hand of the god Týr. Foretold to kill the god Odin during the events of Ragnarök. Killed by Odin’s son Víðarr.

Mjǫllnir is the hammer of Thor, the God of Thunder, in Norse Mythology. It was used both as a devastating weapon as well as a divine instrument to provide blessings. The hammer was Thor’s primary weapon. However it was no ordinary hammer; whenever Thor cast it at an enemy, it returned to his hands like a boomerang. The sound of the thunder was perceieved as being the sound of his hammer crashing down on his foes. It should come as no surprise, therefore, that the Old Norse name for his hammer, Mjöllnir, probably meant “Lightning.”

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Baba Yaga is an anomaly – both a maternal, mother-nature figure and an evil villain who enjoys eating those who fail to complete her tasks.  Though the origins of her name are as unclear as her purpose tends to be, it is believed that baba means something akin to “old woman” or “grandmother”, while yaga has conflicting theories of meaning ranging from “snake” to “wicked.”  Regardless, even Baba Yaga’s name emphasizes the strangeness of her person, making her an interesting character to decipher. The most common portrayal of Baba Yaga is as either one old woman or a trio of old sisters, all of whom are depicted as skinny, with iron teeth, and noses so long that they touch the ceiling when they sleep. Baba Yaga is commonly illustrated as riding around on a mortar rather than a broom, wielding a pestle as both a flying aid and a wand.  Tales involving her usually take place at her hut. It is found deep in the woods, standing on magical chicken legs, with a rooster’s head on top. Legend says her hut is surrounded by a fence made of human bones.

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Baba Yaga

Family reunited

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Grogu holding dad’s hand

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THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT (2021–)

father and son.

THE BOOK OF BOBA FETT (2021-)