I don't think confucianism would have a problem with most shang dynasty practices.

Idk but I feel like the answer is Confucianism

I am not an expert but it arguably didn't. Di continued to be a title for other deities.

Why did it disappear?

Because It's there?

Imagine the fungi!

Imagine all the isopods living in there

I always wondered about those offerings. Someone must be getting rid of them. I propose a ritual where the god in question takes possession of my body while they enjoy the liquor and cigarettes.

On the whole "issue caused by malign being" thing, I completely agree with you that they are similar to modern conspiracy theories. They are ways to create meaning in a chaotic world.

On the "rock formation is a petrified giant" and similar stories, I think it's humanity's desire to always tell stories. In the specific case you linked, I think pattern recognition plays a role too. We see a human shaped rock and think it must be a petrified human. And then make up a story about.

Sorry I am only seeing this now. I hope you continue to translate stories!

I am often blown away when reading about traditional African religions. There are actually many distinct cultures/systems/pantheons still widely practiced today and yet they receive very little attention.

I wrote more about this.

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Some interesting takeaways: in the antique world, Diana, Hecate, Proserpina and other female gods were often conflated with each other

Very cool information!

Ohhh that is interesting. I hope you do it one day

It's an altar. He was cremated. And it's sort of low down where that is - the whole area has rather confused elevation with centuries of build up on top, then excavation.

Why is his grave so... tall? Is it because he turns over in his grave every time someone refers to him as "See-zer"?

(His name was pronounced "Kie-sar" or something like that back in the day. C was pronounced like K. AE was pronounced like "Eye." SAR was pronounced like "star" but without the T. Not quite like Kaiser though.)

(When I played Fallout: New Vegas and the Legion troops would say "Awe, true to Caesar" the way they do, I wondered why they said what they said, how they said it, and looked it up... apparently that was an attempt to be historically accurate. Since the game takes place in the future, half of them actually do say "See-zer." The Caesar character doesn't care how his followers pronounce his name. I'm not sure all the Caesars IRL would have, but the more sadistic ones? Oh yeah, they'd have your ass up on a cross for getting their name wrong. They did worse for less.)

Some people really enjoy their salad.

Aka English Settlement.

And Spotify hosts videos and a growing number of Youtube creators are uploading their videos to Spotify too.

I had no idea some of the names were associated with "great lost cities" to imply their circuitous fortifications, super interesting stuff.

I've covered a few tales of the Holle/Hulda/Perchta myth-complex in my translations.

(I see these three as fundamentally the same entity, even if there are major regional variations.)

I've covered a few of these tales in my translations.

I suspect that there is quite a lot of overlap with kobolds and household spirits in German folklore.