Thanks Templar! Did you read Books 1,2 & 4 of that series (The Arms of Hercules is Book 3)? One of the sci-fi greats did something similar with Loki, I'll look...
Herakles also has more than a finger in this realm, having started, fought in and divinely intervened in many wars and conflicts. Ditto for Athene. I apologize...
Greetings all! I hope you're all having a wonderful summer and are not affected by the recent heat-wave. Our summer activity schedule for NorthEastern PA is...
In a message dated 6/1/2006 4:26:36 P.M. Central Standard Time, thorthebarbarian@... writes: One of the sci-fi greats did something similar with Loki,...
The one I was thinking of was The Mask of Loki by Roger Zelazny and Thomas T. Thomas (ISBN 0-671-72021-X). Loki and Ahriman duke it out through their avatars,...
In a message dated 6/1/2006 10:30:59 P.M. Central Standard Time, thorthebarbarian@... writes: The one I was thinking of was The Mask of Loki by Roger...
I finished it last night and it was great. I have the book on the Norse gods from the same series, i think its called Hammer of the Gods or some such, but I ...
There were a few more sci-fi/fantasy/myth books featuring the Greek pantheon, off hand: The White Bull, The Argonaut Affair, The Mask of Circe. Recently I...
Until we've established personal relationships with them, we know the gods primarily through the tales that are told in which they are characters. In antiquity...
Gemmel also recently put out a Greek rather than Scottish based book. Eh Thor could you collate these and the sandal films into a Multimedia Section of the...
... The older tales, like fine wines have stood the test of time. They've entertained generation upon generation. But, that does not necessarily make them...
Sure, if folks on the list can provide me with titles and/or authors of the works they're aware of. This weekend I'll put what we've got so far together (and...
Good points Bronto. I think that many treat these entertainments as sacred cows simply because they're old and have preserved information that would have...
OK, if ANYONE knows this info, it's one of you. Hercules cartoon. A centaur sidekick. Dedalus is the the bad guy. Circa late 60s, early 70s Something about a...
The Mighty Hercules. It was made by the same studio that produced the early Superman cartoons. I was watching it in the early 60's, so it is probably a bit...
THAT's the one. Twas my earliest introduction to the goods. I vaguely remember the female villan. Now to find copies of it... ... YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS ... ...
My wife (an e-bay huntress extraordinaire) told me that they're available on dvd. They're one of the sacred pop-culture artifacts on our list of desired...
Its a Mystery Science Theatre I'm sure of it- I remember Crow T Robot singing that... bronto sproximo <brontosproximo@...> wrote: OK, if ANYONE knows...
In a message dated 6/2/2006 10:32:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time, thorthebarbarian@... writes: I take it you're reccommending these suz? If so, I'll move...
I mean we got Characters (nymphs, Satrys)- We have a focus - the Ring of Herc; And we have a ritual song! Thor Barbarian <thorthebarbarian@...> wrote: ...
My take on the tales of the gods in the modern era is that comic books are the new Mythology. Superman, Batman and Wonderwoman fulfill the same psychological...
I agree to a great extent. The comic books are vehicles for our modern mythology and they not only pay frequent tribute to the older myths, they have even...
