Wikipedia Trails: From Ruyi Jingu Bang to Lernaean_Hydra

I started at the article on the Ruyi Jingu Bang. I wanted to learn more about the staff because my next storytelling is about Sun Wu Kung.

This lead me to the article on Yu the Great. I was curious about him since he was the original owner of the Ruyi Jingu Bang.

I then ended up at the article on Xiangliu. I wanted to see what kind of creature this nine headed serpent that Yu the Great killed was.

Finally, I ended up at the article on the Lernaean_Hydra. Xiangliu was practically a hydra so I wanted to leaner more about hydras.

Painted Portrait of Yu the Great.

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Wikipedia Trails: From Chūjō-hime to Queen Elizabeth

I started at the article on Chūjō-hime. I was curious if there was more information about Hase-Hime than just her story.

Next, I found myself at the article on Cinderella. Hase-Hime was likened to Cinderella, so I was curious about her since I've only seen the Disney version of her tale.

This lead me to the article on Cordelia of Britain. Again, she was said to be like Cinderella so I wanted to see how.

Finally, I arrived at the article on Queen Elizabeth. Cordelia was said to be a heroic queen like Queen Elizabeth. So, I wanted to see how this was since I've never really looked into Queen Elizabeth.

Painting of Queen Elizabeth when she was a princess.

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Wikipedia Trails: From Kusanagi To Kagura

I started at the article on Kusanagi. I wanted to learn more about the sword for my storytelling since it appears in many of Japan's early mythologies.

Next, I found myself at the article on the Imperial Regalia of Japan. I wanted to learn more about the other two regalia since they don't appears as much in the stories.

This lead me to the article on Ame-no-Uzume-no-mikoto. I was curios what other roles this goddess played aside from the role in bringing Amaterasu out.

Finally, I found myself at the article on Kagura. I was curious about what this traditional style of dance is like.

An artists vision of what the Imperial Regalia look like.

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Wikipedia Trails: From Noah To Prometheus

I started at Noah to try and learn more for my storybook. There was some good information that I think will help me.

Next, I found myself at the article on The Flood. I wanted to see if there was any more information that could help me in this article.

Then I ended up at the article on Flood Myth's. I was curious about other myths that involved floods.

Finally, I arrived at the article on Prometheus. I was curious to learn more about him because of his involvment in a Flood Myth.

Sculpture of Prometheus.

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Wikipedia Trials: From Sindbad to Ali Baba

I started at Sinbad the Sailor because I was curious if there was more details on his voyages. There was some, but not as much as I expected.

I then arrived at the article One Thousand and One Nights. I was curious about the other kind of stories contained in the book.

This led me to the article on Scheherazade. I found her to be an interesting character and wanted to learn a bit more about her.

Finally, I arrived at the article on Ali Baba. I recalling hearing the name before, but didn't know much about the character or story. So I went to the article to learn more.

Painting of Ali Baba.

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Wikipedia Trail: From Zeus to Artemis

I started at the article on Zeus because I plan on writing about him in my storybook. This article did not disappoint since it had plenty of links to all his children.

Next, I found myself at the article on Hera. I was curious how she handles all of Zeus's womanizing, which she did does not take well apparently.

I then found myself at the article on Leto. I wanted to learn more about how Hera dealt with Zeus's lovers, and Leto's story did not disappoint.

Finally, I arrived at the article on Artemis.  I was curious at Artemis's story since she was part of the cause of conflict between Hera and Leto.

Statue of Artemis.

Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Wikipedia Trial: From Circe to Charybdis.

So my trail starts at the article about Circe. After reading Homer's Odyssey, I was curious about Circe and what kind of goddess she is.

This article led me to the article about nymphs. I've heard about them before, but I never look into what exactly they were. So, seeing Circe called one made me want to learn more about them.

Painting of a nymph by Gaston Bussière.

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My trail then lead me to the article about Scylla. I was curious when I saw that Scylla was once a nymph and wanted to learn more about that.

Finally, my trail led me to the article on Charybdis. After reading about Scylla, I wanted to learn more about her counterpart Charybdis.