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Io Saturnalia! In celebration of the Roman holiday of role reversal, gift giving and letting go, we take a closer look at the chained god Saturn/Cronus/Chronos. Putting on our saturnine glasses, we discuss his presence in myth, folklore, Lovecraft and most recently, in the Hollywood blockbuster movie "The Fantastic Four: First Steps“. Spoilers abound.
Happy holidays!
PODCAST LINKS
REFERENCES
Saturnalia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturnalia
The Cult of the Black Cube: A Saturnian Grimoire by Arthur Moros
https://theionpublishing.com/shop/cbc-4thed/
Saturn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_(mythology)
Cronus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronus
Chronos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronos
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fantastic_Four:_First_Steps
Horus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horus
Tartarus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartarus
David Beth
https://theionpublishing.com/authors/david-beth/
Planescape: Torment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planescape:_Torment
Tarot card: The Tower
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tower_(tarot_card)
Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen
https://nordicanimism.com/home1
King Aun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aun
Doctor Doom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Doom
Superman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_(2025_film)
H.P. Lovecraft
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft
Providence by Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence_(Avatar_Press)
Faerie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairyland
Dragon Age
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Age
The Shadow over Innsmouth
https://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/soi.aspx
Ymir
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ymir
Ginnungagap
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginnungagap
By Mikael Öberg and Torgrim Mellum Stene5
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Io Saturnalia! In celebration of the Roman holiday of role reversal, gift giving and letting go, we take a closer look at the chained god Saturn/Cronus/Chronos. Putting on our saturnine glasses, we discuss his presence in myth, folklore, Lovecraft and most recently, in the Hollywood blockbuster movie "The Fantastic Four: First Steps“. Spoilers abound.
Happy holidays!
PODCAST LINKS
REFERENCES
Saturnalia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturnalia
The Cult of the Black Cube: A Saturnian Grimoire by Arthur Moros
https://theionpublishing.com/shop/cbc-4thed/
Saturn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_(mythology)
Cronus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronus
Chronos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronos
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fantastic_Four:_First_Steps
Horus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horus
Tartarus
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tartarus
David Beth
https://theionpublishing.com/authors/david-beth/
Planescape: Torment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planescape:_Torment
Tarot card: The Tower
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tower_(tarot_card)
Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen
https://nordicanimism.com/home1
King Aun
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aun
Doctor Doom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Doom
Superman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_(2025_film)
H.P. Lovecraft
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft
Providence by Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Providence_(Avatar_Press)
Faerie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairyland
Dragon Age
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Age
The Shadow over Innsmouth
https://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/soi.aspx
Ymir
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ymir
Ginnungagap
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginnungagap

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