Just thought it would be cool to toss around some of the things that have inspired you in your world building endeavors. Cultural practices, beliefs, myths, or even pieces of art work that got the creative juices flowing.
One thing that got me thinking was reading The Golden Bough and some of Campbell's work was the idea of ritual regicide. I seem to recall them both discussing that certain ritual practices were symbolic of the sacrifice of a king in echo of the common theme of dying gods bringing about renewal.
I thought it would be interesting to see a society where kings were quite literally ritually sacrificed ever so often. I have been working on setting for a while now that builds on some cooler things I have seen in myth, particularly Ancient Near Eastern mythic cycles.
One thing that got me thinking was reading The Golden Bough and some of Campbell's work was the idea of ritual regicide. I seem to recall them both discussing that certain ritual practices were symbolic of the sacrifice of a king in echo of the common theme of dying gods bringing about renewal.
I thought it would be interesting to see a society where kings were quite literally ritually sacrificed ever so often. I have been working on setting for a while now that builds on some cooler things I have seen in myth, particularly Ancient Near Eastern mythic cycles.
Things that inspire you for World Building.
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