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Origin of Genies

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The Origin of the Genie in the Lamp

The Origin of the Genie in the Lamp

How did 4,500 year old demons turn into blue guys singing songs about friendship? It took a few thousand years of city conquering and myth twisting to divorce the old from the new, but thanks to pop culture and 17th century France, ancient and terrifying creatures of the desert became docile cartoon characters and spunky […]

How Genies are Made

How Genies are Made

Genies are more than wish-granting lamp dwellers or mystical floating spirits. How genies are made is a story steeped in ancient legend with many variations emerging over time. The first tales about djinn are as much as 6,000 years old, so you can imagine that discovering just how genies are made is a difficult task. […]

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Origin of the Story of a Genie in a Bottle Granting 3 Wishes

genie lamp 3 wishes

Where did the story of a genie in a bottle granting three wishes come from? Did it originate as a single tale and split from there, or does the genie in a lamp have grander origins? We covered the origin of genies in a separate post. Today we’ll talk about three stories that could have […]

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What’s the difference between genies, jinn, and djinn?

Difference between genie, jinn, djinn

Spend enough time reading about genies and you’ll see handfuls of different spellings: djinn, djinni, jinni, djinny, jinnie, jinnee, even the occasional jinx or ginnaya or gin. It can be pretty confusing. The good news is things are simpler than you think: there really isn’t much of a difference between genies, jinn, and jinn. Genie, […]

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