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Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág<a href="https://ohai.social/tags/WomensEpics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WomensEpics</a>: The Song of GrottiThis one is a 12th century Icelandic saga about two giantesses who are captured and enslaved by a Danish king. He makes them turn a giant millstone that grinds out endless riches. When he refuses to give them rest time, or set them free, the giantesses sing a song that makes the mill grind out strife and an invading army. The king's rule is toppled by their revenge.Read here: <a href="https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/g-is-for-grottasongr-womens-epics-to-z.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/g-is-for-grottasongr-womens-epics-to-z.html</a><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/epics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#epics</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#folklore</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/NorseMythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorseMythology</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mythology</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/AtoZChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AtoZChallenge</a>

Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág<a href="https://ohai.social/tags/WomensEpics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WomensEpics</a>: ManasaThis was one of my favorites.Manasa is the goddess of serpents. She is born accidentally from Shiva, who doesn't want to accept her as his daughter for a long time. Manasa repeatedly has to prove her incredible powers to the gods to be accepted.In the second half of the epic Manasa descends to the mortal realm to win their worship too. It's not an easy task; she even has to battle Death itself.Read here: <a href="https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/e-is-for-epic-of-manasa-womens-epics-to.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/e-is-for-epic-of-manasa-womens-epics-to.html</a><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/AtoZChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AtoZChallenge</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#folklore</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mythology</a>

Dr. Zalka Csenge VirágToday on <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/WomensEpics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WomensEpics</a>: Matabagka and the Deity of the WindThis is an epic from the Philippines, in which a brave girl sets out to steal magic instruments that control the wind, to save her kingdom from an invasion.I loved that Matabagka had a friendly relationship with the wind herself. She called it "friend and partner", and instead of commanding or controlling, she asked it for help and direction.Read here: <a href="https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/d-is-for-deity-of-wind-and-matabagka.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/04/d-is-for-deity-of-wind-and-matabagka.html</a><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/epics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#epics</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/AtoZChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AtoZChallenge</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mythology</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#folklore</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Philippines</a>

Dr. Zalka Csenge VirágAnd the <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/WomensEpics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WomensEpics</a> blog series has officially started!First up: the Buryat epic of Agu-Nogon-Abakha.It is about a girl whose brother is killed by a monster, so she puts on his clothes, and goes on a quest to find a way to bring him back to life.It turns out there are three princesses with magic powers who can save him... she just have to get them to marry her first.Read here: <a href="https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/03/a-is-for-agu-nogon-abakha-womens-epics.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/03/a-is-for-agu-nogon-abakha-womens-epics.html</a><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/epics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#epics</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/AtoZChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AtoZChallenge</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#folklore</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#storytelling</a>

Dr. Zalka Csenge VirágEvery year I come across a bunch of people saying blogging is "dead" or "not viable anymore." And yet, every year we have 100+ bloggers sign up for the <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/AtoZChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AtoZChallenge</a>, creating wonderful long-form content that is fun to read and follow. There are topics that you just can't do justice to in a 10-second video format. And I am happy that my blog can be a static resource for <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#folklore</a> and <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/mythology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mythology</a>, while others write about other topics they are passionate about.<a href="https://ohai.social/tags/blogging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blogging</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writing</a>

Dr. Zalka Csenge VirágA while ago I did a survey about epics. I asked people which epics they were most familiar with, and which ones they heard of, or studied in school.More than 200 people filled out the survey, and I just posted a blog post about the most interesting or unexpected results.Read here: <a href="https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/03/womens-epics-to-z-epics-in-general.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/03/womens-epics-to-z-epics-in-general.html</a><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/epics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#epics</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/WomensEpics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WomensEpics</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#storytelling</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#folklore</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#literature</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/AtoZChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AtoZChallenge</a>

Dr. Zalka Csenge VirágRevealing my A to Z blogging challenge theme one day early, because it is very fitting for <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/InternationalWomensDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#InternationalWomensDay</a> 😊It's not exactly a surprise: <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/WomensEpics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WomensEpics</a> is finally here!I read 26 epics from around the world. All of them have women heroes. In April, I will blog about each one in detail.Today I put up a Theme Reveal post with the details of this project, and an intro to women's epics in general. Read here: <a href="https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/03/a-to-z-challenge-theme-reveal-2025.html?m=1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2025/03/a-to-z-challenge-theme-reveal-2025.html?m=1</a><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/epics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#epics</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#storytelling</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/AtoZChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AtoZChallenge</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/WomensDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WomensDay</a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/folklore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#folklore</a>

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