Even in ancient, ancient times the Greeks figured out they could climb Mt. Olympus and had seen taller mountains in Turkey and such so they figured the Gods lived in the heavens or some such.
This is a great satire on the way Star Trek would go into space and find Greek Gods, Roman Empires and Plato’s Republic.
Buddhism doesn’t have any deities. They simply accept whatever local gods there are.
Sheik, you’re asking for it (in case you hadn’t noticed, Oðin is my avatar [and my patron deity]). He doesn’t take kindly to people trash-talking Ásgarð. Drop in sometime - Valhöll is nice in the spring.
Eight arms? She’d make a great fruit picker…The Roman gods are just as cool as the Greek gods. You’ll have to excuse me now, I’m meeting Athena and Aphrodite for cocktails…….maybe a little dancing…nice girls….
runar, I’m glad t see that someone acknowledges the Alföðr. It’s painful for me when people confuse the Norse gods with the Greek gods. The latest sacrilege is in the latest version of Clash of the Titans where they have made the Kraken into a Greek sea monster.
hakotel, I suffer from frequent typos - in this case I transposed a couple letters. Some years ago, I got a badly broken arm and the nerve damage maked it harder for me to type.
The Gods of the North took arms, gathered their allies, marched, and the armies of Olympus fell like scattered leaves before the onslaught.
Carnage, for a hundred years and no city, valley or hovel was spared the destruction.
Bloody twilight was upon the face of the Earth and mortal and immortal blood mingled in the mud of countless blackened battlefields. Carrion feasted on man and superman for in death both were alike.
When the strength was sapped from the combatants then did the perfidy of Loki and Ares stand revealed as the legions of Anubis swept from the south and pulled down the remaining pillars of the world.
Finally there was but one last shining hope, one last glimmer of what was, before the coming darkness.
The storm clouds gathered on the horizon as she stood watching the churning sea.
Atlantis would be the final battle.
I haven’t seen Clash of the Titans, but as Prince Valiant pointed out a couple of years ago, the “core” of the story got around: what was Kraken up north was Scylla down south. So as long as they got the names straight in the movie, I’m not complaining (much).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scylla
Although admittedly the forms of the two aren’t at all the same…
margueritem about 14 years ago
Yeah, skip those Norse gods, and get right to the source!
rayannina about 14 years ago
Hindu gods are more fun. Where else can you find chicks with eight arms?
ejcapulet about 14 years ago
How about the Gods in the Buddhist pantheon? One has 100 arms! I bet he has a wicked back-hand.
gillbillvolume1 about 14 years ago
doesn’t that chick with eight arms also have an elephant head?
ksoskins about 14 years ago
If you going up against the Greek gods, having an ass guard is a good idea, even if misspelled asgard.
Rakkav about 14 years ago
GPS = Greek Positioning System???
Tim, you should be sending Brewster to Olympus Mons (Mount Olympus) on Mars! Highest mountain and grandest volcano in the Solar System…
Dkram about 14 years ago
Eight arms! Must go though a lot of deodorant.
\\//_
lewisbower about 14 years ago
I’ve been slapped eight times, never at once. Oooh!
drwatson about 14 years ago
The G in GPS is global - it only works on the Earth… that could explain something.
ChiehHsia about 14 years ago
remember, at least half of those arms have weapons in them…
McGehee about 14 years ago
A chick with eight arms is a challenge for the “octopus” maneuver.
Oh, and I’ll bet Brewster’s GPS is Galactic instead of merely Global.
mrsullenbeauty about 14 years ago
Where I live, Mons Olympus is the name of a strip club.
poolside about 14 years ago
Even in ancient, ancient times the Greeks figured out they could climb Mt. Olympus and had seen taller mountains in Turkey and such so they figured the Gods lived in the heavens or some such.
This is a great satire on the way Star Trek would go into space and find Greek Gods, Roman Empires and Plato’s Republic.
pbarnrob about 14 years ago
Pretty soon, Mars will have a GPS system in place, for the future explorers’ navigation, as part of the orbiter constellation.
jpozenel about 14 years ago
Brewster should have been issued a “UPS” instead.
runar about 14 years ago
Buddhism doesn’t have any deities. They simply accept whatever local gods there are.
Sheik, you’re asking for it (in case you hadn’t noticed, Oðin is my avatar [and my patron deity]). He doesn’t take kindly to people trash-talking Ásgarð. Drop in sometime - Valhöll is nice in the spring.
drose57 Premium Member about 14 years ago
Yeah, GPS: Goin Pretty Slow …
Varnes about 14 years ago
Eight arms? She’d make a great fruit picker…The Roman gods are just as cool as the Greek gods. You’ll have to excuse me now, I’m meeting Athena and Aphrodite for cocktails…….maybe a little dancing…nice girls….
ksoskins about 14 years ago
runar, I’m glad t see that someone acknowledges the Alföðr. It’s painful for me when people confuse the Norse gods with the Greek gods. The latest sacrilege is in the latest version of Clash of the Titans where they have made the Kraken into a Greek sea monster.
sunnydog about 14 years ago
Mons Venus Visit it Now You won’t want and you cannot wander.
hakotel1 about 14 years ago
Hmmmmm…
runar made a great point awhile ago. runar said … “Sheik, you’re asking for it (in case you hadn’t noticed, Oðin is my avatar [and my parton deity])”…
Now I know that Dolly Parton has some great Mons, but I didn’t know she was a deity on par with Oðin!
Sorry. Couldn’t resist… You could drive a truck through that lapsus linguae! No offense meant, runar!
Trebor39 about 14 years ago
I understand that Dolly Parton Mons are the biggest mons in the universe.
runar about 14 years ago
hakotel, I suffer from frequent typos - in this case I transposed a couple letters. Some years ago, I got a badly broken arm and the nerve damage maked it harder for me to type.
Soli linguæ bonæ sunt linguæ mortui.
gillbillvolume1 about 14 years ago
The Gods of the North took arms, gathered their allies, marched, and the armies of Olympus fell like scattered leaves before the onslaught.
Carnage, for a hundred years and no city, valley or hovel was spared the destruction. Bloody twilight was upon the face of the Earth and mortal and immortal blood mingled in the mud of countless blackened battlefields. Carrion feasted on man and superman for in death both were alike.
When the strength was sapped from the combatants then did the perfidy of Loki and Ares stand revealed as the legions of Anubis swept from the south and pulled down the remaining pillars of the world.
Finally there was but one last shining hope, one last glimmer of what was, before the coming darkness. The storm clouds gathered on the horizon as she stood watching the churning sea. Atlantis would be the final battle.
-Scrolls of Athmar- Lost Goddess Chronicles
Sherlock Watson about 14 years ago
Careful, Brewster; Garmin, the god of GPS, could guide you right into an asteroid.
JP Steve Premium Member about 14 years ago
If Brewster tried to Mount Olympus, would Olympus object?
Rakkav about 14 years ago
I haven’t seen Clash of the Titans, but as Prince Valiant pointed out a couple of years ago, the “core” of the story got around: what was Kraken up north was Scylla down south. So as long as they got the names straight in the movie, I’m not complaining (much).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scylla
Although admittedly the forms of the two aren’t at all the same…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraken