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May 30th, 2010, 04:02 PM
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May 30th, 2010, 11:32 PM
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The other Forgotten Gods are a bit harder to name precisely.
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May 31st, 2010, 12:01 AM
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I rather enjoyed it, especially the conceptualizations and interactions with the "new gods". And Wednesday... his actions made a terrible amount of sense by the end.
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‘Αλεξανδρα Δοροθια βωνδ http://helleneste.wordpress.com/ http://www.hellenion.org I begin to sing of Pallas Athene, the glorious goddess, bright-eyed, inventive, unbending of heart, pure virgin, saviour of cities, courageous, Tritogeneia. From his awful head wise Zeus himself bare her arrayed in warlike arms of flashing gold, and awe seized all the gods as they gazed. But Athena sprang quickly from the immortal head and stood before Zeus who holds the aegis, shaking a sharp spear: great Olympus began to reel horribly at the might of the bright-eyed goddess, and earth round about cried fearfully, and the sea was moved and tossed with dark waves, while foam burst forth suddenly: the bright Son of Hyperion stopped his swift-footed horses a long while, until the maiden Pallas Athene had stripped the heavenly armour from her immortal shoulders. And wise Zeus was glad. And so hail to you, daughter of Zeus who holds the aegis! - THE HOMERIC HYMNS - XXVIII. TO ATHENA
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July 28th, 2010, 11:50 AM
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Loved the book, now I must find my copy and re-read it!
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August 18th, 2010, 08:09 AM
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I finally read it and LOVED it.
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"Knowledge without mileage is bullsh*t"... Henry Rollins "Rachael Ray genuinely offends me. Julia Child, for example, raised people's expectations of food. When Rachael tells you that it's perfectly O.K. to buy prechopped onion from the supermarket... I mean, how hard is it to chop an onion? The takeaway is, I could cook, but [instead] I'll finish this bag of Cheetos and that gallon of Diet Pepsi before dying of diabetes. "... Anthony Bourdain
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August 18th, 2010, 08:10 AM
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 I am glad you finally got to read it. I still can't find my copy of it.  Oh well I think there is still one more box to go threw.........
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August 18th, 2010, 08:49 AM
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"Knowledge without mileage is bullsh*t"... Henry Rollins "Rachael Ray genuinely offends me. Julia Child, for example, raised people's expectations of food. When Rachael tells you that it's perfectly O.K. to buy prechopped onion from the supermarket... I mean, how hard is it to chop an onion? The takeaway is, I could cook, but [instead] I'll finish this bag of Cheetos and that gallon of Diet Pepsi before dying of diabetes. "... Anthony Bourdain
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August 18th, 2010, 10:08 AM
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August 18th, 2010, 01:24 PM
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(you're not the only one. I have a pretty good grounding in mythology, and I don't know either!) I loved American Gods, I read it when it was first published, and recently reread it because it was the SciFi and Fantasy club read for goodreads.com a couple of months ago. I thought the story was really good, and the characterizations dead on. I particularly liked the appearance by the Egyptians.
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 I am the religious right. Just not the religion most people expect.  Contrary to popular belief, Hello Kitty is not my totem animal. A wayfarer should not walk unarmed, But have his weapons to hand: He knows not when he may need a spear, Or what menace meet on the road. ~~Havamal #38 Become the change you wish to see in the world. The Cellar Last edited by wolf; August 18th, 2010 at 01:26 PM.
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