Quick note about Paparuda

I think that Paparuda is Persephone.  I can not be certain.
I don't have time to write much now.  But before I forget- I think Paparuda = Papaluga = Pepeljuga = Cinderella.  Shivers!

I do not have time to write today.  But Elizabeth Wayland Barber wrote that Paparuda is somehow related to Perun.  I disagree.

UPDATE:  oops!  I guess she is correct.  Here is a link to Wikpedia.  It shows Paparuda as the wife of Perun...

   https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodola

I was in a hurry and did not take notes.  Now, I can't find the page that connected Paparuda to Papalluga - I hope it's a variant spelling.

UPDATE 2:  Found a list of names of Cindrerella.  I count 9 languages where Cinderella ressembles Paparuda.  It's on the Wikipedia page for Cinderella:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella

Snakes

I want to write about the Shahmaran.  But first, I have to tell the readers to go away.  This blog post is about snakes.  It's something that my friends do not want to read about.

I discovered a mythological creature named, the Shah Maran.  I found a sweet cartoon picture of her on Pinterest.com. And you can read about the Shahmaran on Wikipedia - link below.  She is Queen of the Snakes in Turkey, and she is very kind hearted.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahmaran

The rest of what I have to say is just my opinion.  Uninformed opinion.  I'm guessing that the reason the Shahmaran was so nice and kind hearted is that there is some kernel of truth to this crazy story.  I'm guessing that long ago people may have used snakes to gather some sort of hormonal medicine.  Maybe the snakes gathered together in clumps in the winter time, the way our garter snakes sometimes gather together.  Maybe a very brave person could gather pheromones from a den of snakes, maybe enough to make an aphrodisiac...

I'm guessing that cast off snake skins might have traces of hormones in wax.  I'm guessing that at the time of the ancient Greeks, they might have been pretty smart about collecting hormone-stuff from animals.  Things quoted in Pliny that could contain hormones:  sow's dung, sow's milk, snake skin...  There's more I can't remember them all right now.  I'm saying that a shaman in Ancient Greece would have at least 200,000 years of human history behind them.  That's plenty of time to taste everything, and might be enough time to combine everything until you find things that work really well.

I am having troubles with my hormones.  I wish I knew some chemists who could help me sort out my problems.  These day-dreams about shamen are just my longing for an improvement.

Hedgerow mead

Exploring the possibilities of gruit.  I found a list of plants which contain... something.  Plants on this list could possibly have strange effects when combined with alcohol.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesquiterpene_lactone

I'm just having a good time as a Wikipedia nerd.  I've found traces of ancient herbal knowledge.  There are hints that of European shamanism.  Right now I am focusing on Elecampane and Burdock.

I don't like alcohol, but I might be curious enough to try a mixture of Inula, Arctium, Artemisia and alcohol.  Alcohol is a poison, but a very small amount might be safe.  Readers, if you are out there, please don't hurt yourselves.  I think I will have a drop in a shot glass for my birthday, just one.  But first, I'll do a great deal more research about hedgerow mead.