The Multicolored Diary

As an archaeologist, I have always been drawn to the story of Sleeping Beauty. I mean, finding a castle that has been fully magically preser...

This, ladies and gentlemen, is the cover of my upcoming book, courtesy of McFarland . Some of the stories that I have mentioned through t...

Before anyone assumes that I am being racist here, I'll let it be known that today's princess is not from China. Or any part of Asia...

Not Xena. Xenia. Two entirely different people, and only one of them comes from mythology. Xenia (a Greek word for gift) is a mortal princ...

Again from Hungary. Wind Princess is actually called Szelike, and is not translated "wind" because she is some kind of a weather...

Yes. I went there. Vampires are in this year, right? (Also known to werewolves as "hunting season") Today's princess is br...

Or Unkind, or Utterly Annoying. Take your pick. We are talking about a type of princess here, rather than one particular person. The folkt...