P Anthony’s series of seven books concerning those topics was Incarnations of Immortality. The first one, On a Pale Horse, was allegedly the inspiration for Showtime’s Dead Like Me. The seven incarnations were: Death (Thanatos or Zane), Time(Chronos), Fate (actually the three Greek Fates Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos) , War (Ares), Nature (Gaia), Evil (Ah Satan or Natasha) and Good. These were considered offices in the series, with the officeholder being replaced from time to time.
I thought it a good series with good and bad points, and for someone who knows a bit about comparative mythology it was occasionally hysterical. Anthony has done one follow up book about the incarnation of Night (Nox) I never read.
Mythtickle has really challenged me to dust off and polish up some of my older. mythopoetic memories. Maybe I need to find Memory Map.(STELLA!!!)
Sisyphos almost 13 years ago
Tik tok! Kot kit!So, all those archaeological “ruins” just haven’t been completed yet (in the other direction)?
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member almost 13 years ago
if he keeps dropping them hes gonna break one.
PShaw0423 almost 13 years ago
Boody’s advice in panel 4? Genuine wisdom. Words to live by.
bmonk almost 13 years ago
I dimly recall a science fiction-paleontology story where a series of love letter were written on stones, backwards.
That’s about all I can remember, sadly.
iced tea almost 13 years ago
Read Edward Rutherford’s novel Sarum. It gives impact on how Stonehenge came to be.
JusSayin almost 13 years ago
P Anthony’s series of seven books concerning those topics was Incarnations of Immortality. The first one, On a Pale Horse, was allegedly the inspiration for Showtime’s Dead Like Me. The seven incarnations were: Death (Thanatos or Zane), Time(Chronos), Fate (actually the three Greek Fates Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos) , War (Ares), Nature (Gaia), Evil (Ah Satan or Natasha) and Good. These were considered offices in the series, with the officeholder being replaced from time to time.
I thought it a good series with good and bad points, and for someone who knows a bit about comparative mythology it was occasionally hysterical. Anthony has done one follow up book about the incarnation of Night (Nox) I never read.
Mythtickle has really challenged me to dust off and polish up some of my older. mythopoetic memories. Maybe I need to find Memory Map.(STELLA!!!)