| August 29, 2004 |
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Godchecker
As  the curtain closes on a rousing fortnight of Athenian triumph, tragedy, and steady boozing, we raise an olive branch in salute of those inspirational, celebrational immortals, Greek or otherwise. While the ancient Olympics aimed to please a pantheon of playful Greek gods, other cultures have their own frat-boy antics. There's Loki, the Nordic trickster and the whole drunken lot in Valhalla; Backlum-Chaam god of Mayan "masculine horniness"; and Lemminkainen the honey-wielding Finn of conjuring and conjugality. Sexpots and crackpots aside, gods can be creative, peaceful, and enlightening. Some are chaotic and bile-raising. With over 1,700 gods and monsters to choose from, you'll no doubt find a suitable mother or father figure to admire -- or fear. Perhaps the god of lettuce and sex has the best gig of 'em all. Don't forget to leave your burned offerings at the altar. (in Mythology and Folklore) |
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