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	MultiversalOmnipediaAtlas - Elder Gods
		Of all the Elder Gods, only Gaea escaped a degeneration into demon-hood caused by the Gods' cannabalistic feeding on one another.
		The Elder Gods and are reported by at least one source to be benevolent towards humanity, though others think they care no more for humanity than their enemies do.
		Also referred to as the Gods of Eld.
	moa.dracandros.com /Elder%20Gods (207 words)

	The Tim Finn Webchat was a huge success...
		Tim is talking to us today about his spectacular new album ‘Feeding the Gods’.
		Tim Finn says: The new one ‘Feeding the Gods’ is I feel the best thing I've done.
		Tim Finn says: When I play live, is when I see who my fans are.
	www.emimusic.com.au /display_text_popup.asp?Type=news&ID=6003 (1945 words)

	Candlemas/Imbolc
		The name Candlemas, is derived from Gaelic, and means "ewe's milk" after the lactating sheep that are feeding their first born lambs of the new season at this time of year.
		Symbols used to represent Candlemas are: a representation of a snowflake, a dish of snow, the bride, burrowing animals, grain dolly, sun wheels, candles.
		Candlemas is a good time to get your life in order, whether mentally, physically, spiritually or emotionally.
	members.bellatlantic.net /~vze39qxu/candlemas.htm (472 words)

	World Almanac for Kids
		Gods of the Vedic pantheon survive in later Hinduism, but no longer as objects of worship: Indra, king of the gods and god of the storm and of fertility; Agni, god of fire; Soma, god of the sacred, intoxicating Soma plant and the drink made from it.
		Many villages, and all sizable towns, have temples, where priests perform ceremonies throughout the day: sunrise prayers and noises to awaken the god within the holy of holies (the garbagriha, or “womb-house”); bathing, clothing, and fanning the god; feeding the god and distributing the remains of the food (prasada) to worshipers.
		Although all Hindus acknowledge the existence and importance of a number of gods and demigods, most individual worshipers are primarily devoted to a single god or goddess, of whom Shiva, Vishnu, and the Goddess are the most popular.
	www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/religion/hinduism.html (472 words)

	Pelops -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!
		Pelops, however, had to return to mortal life because his father had abused the favour of heaven by feeding mere mortals with nectar and ambrosia, of which only gods partook.
		Pelops was a grandson of Zeus, the king of the gods.
		According to many accounts, his father, Tantalus, cooked and served Pelops to the gods at a banquet.
	www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9059016 (807 words)

	BBC - History - Bodies for the Gods: The Practice of Human Sacrifice
		Yet the Romans had double standards; although human sacrifice had ended in Rome a century earlier, gladiatorial games and feeding people to lions were regular sport, whilst many thousands of conquered Celts in Gaul were victims of Roman atrocities, such as cutting off their hands and feet and leaving them to die slowly.
		BBC - History - Bodies for the Gods: The Practice of Human Sacrifice
		Bog bodies have been found in Britain, however, which indicates that human lives were sacrificed to the gods in these islands too.
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/ancient/prehistory/human_sacrifice_02.shtml (472 words)

	Virgil Study Guide
		Aeneas relates the final battle, and his furious fighting until his mother Venus revealed to him that the gods themselves were destroying Troy and instructed him to leave Troy with his father (Anchises), son (Ascanius) and the household gods of his family and of Troy.
		Aeneas tells her how the Greeks created the deception of the Trojan Horse and how the gods confused the Trojans when a priest, Laocoon, struck the Trojan Horse with his staff and was promptly devoured by serpents.
		Aeneas soothes his weary followers after the storm, "our god will give an end to this as well"; he is concerned with feeding and comforting them; in Italy he forms alliances and leads the fighting.
	novaonline.nv.cc.va.us /eli/eng251/virgilstudy.html (3624 words)

	Isles of the Archipelago
		Legend tells that the isle is inhabited by a Evil Mage who died eons ago but still walk the isle, feeding on the life of the living and that he was one of H'thols generals in the Great Wars.
		The Morâi of Ignoss were sent there over 300 years ago, when the isle were still smoldering, they were criminals that had crossed their king and gods by invoking greater demons instead of their gods.
		A large isle, one of the ones that have farmlands, it is devided into two parts by a small rocky ridge, the southern part have a great mountain in the center and the northen one are made up by several small city's around the coasts and farmlands and villages towards the center.
	www.vampyreweb.com /RPG/peragi/isles.asp (2024 words)

	Euripides, Iphigenia in Aulis: Study Guide and Notes
		Your noble sentiments are worthy of Tantalus: a statement in which Euripides' audience undoubtedly would have found irony since Tantalus tried to trick the gods by feeding them his son Pelops.
		Tantalus, the father of Pelops, killed Pelops and attempted to serve him to the gods as food.
		By your beard: one of the things that a suppliant did was to touch the beard of the person being supplicated.
	www.baylor.edu /~John_Thorburn/iphaulis.html (1507 words)

	Duties
		That Brahmana who hath the sufficiency of stores for feeding his family for three or more years, deserves to drink the Soma (i.e., such a person may perform a grand sacrifice in which Soma is offered to the gods and drunk by the sacrificer and the priests).
		For this reason, the Sudra, without observing the vows laid down in the Vedas, should worship the gods in minor sacrifices called Paka-Yajnas.
		The Sudra should never abandon his master, whatever the nature or degree of the distress into which the latter may fall.
	www.hinduism.co.za /duties.htm (1507 words)

	Mesopotamian Religion General Bibliography - Ancient Near East.net
		"Why a 'Mesopotamian Religion' Should Not Be Written", "The Care and Feeding of the Gods", "Mesopotamian 'Psychology'" and "The Arts of the Diviner", in Reiner, E. (ed.) Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization, revised edition, Chicago, 1977.
		"Formative Tendencies in Sumerian Religion", "Mesopotamian Gods and Pantheons", "Ancient Mesopotamian Religion: The Central Concerns", and "Sumerian Mythology: A Review Article", in Moran, W.L. (ed.), Toward the Image of Tammuz and Other Essays on Mesopotamian History and Culture, Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1970.
		"The Historical Development of the Mesopotamian Pantheon: A Study in Sophisticated Polytheism", in Goedicke, H. and Roberts, J.J.M. (eds), Unity and Diversity, Baltimore, 1975, pp.
	www.ancientneareast.net /religion_mesopotamian/bibliography_general.html (844 words)

	GW Online : Warhammer 40,000 : Necrons : C'Tan Nightbringer
		In their quest for a weapon with which to defeat the Old Ones, the Necrontyr turned to the mighty coalescent energy feeding within the photosphere of their star.
		Of all the star gods, the Nightbringer is the most ancient and has inflicted the greatest misery upon the galaxy, quickly discovering that terror and anguish were the most delectable of sweetmeats.
		With the passing of the Necrontyr race, much of what was known of the star gods faded into mythology, though awareness of the Nightbringer has remained with every race since that time.
	uk.games-workshop.com /necrons/miniature-gallery/12 (435 words)

	Imbolc 1999 Section 1
		The name "Imbolc" or "Oimelc", which is derived from Gaelic, means "ewe's milk" after the lactating sheep that are feeding their first born lambs of the new season at this time of year.
		Appropriate Deities for Imbolc include all Virgin/Maiden Goddesses, all Fire/Flame Gods and Goddesses, and Gods and Goddesses represented as Children.Some Imbolc Deities to mention by name include Brigid, Aradia, Anu, Arianrhod, Athena, Branwen, Inanna, Selene, Gaia, Februa, Februus, Pax, Cupid, Eros, and Diancecht.
		Imbolc is a time to honor the Virgin Goddesses, along with the first signs of returning life in a frozen Winterland.
	www.cauldrons-broomsticks.net /1999Imbo.htm (3257 words)

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		Evidence for the variety of festivals exists from the Ur III period (although it is likely that some of them reflect earlier traditions), where statues of the gods were taken out from the temples and "paraded around the city and countryside, accompanied by prescribed ritual activities", with each city having its own ritual calender (ibid).
		The high priestess of Nanna in Ur was chosen from the royal family, and considered to be the human spouse of the god, reinforcing the idea that the rulers had a special relationship with the gods.
		The animation of an image would be followed by 'feeding' and adorning it, whereupon it could be installed into the temple (ibid: 23) known from texts of the Babylonian period, although it is the least well documented ritual associated with images (ibid: 24).
	www.art.man.ac.uk /ARTHIST/EStates/Clague.htm (3257 words)

	Institut fuer Aegyptologie Muenchen
		Sacred animals of a town and burials of sacred animals in a cemetery were two sides of the same religious cycle, belonging to the renewal of the protective city-gods.
		Ibis and falcon were the most important birds of the coronation, but also vultures or kites and other birds, having a function in the primeval scenery too and acting also as protective standard-gods of the king, the military units and the temples sites.
		The large amount of ibis and falcons in the galleries depends on the numbers of animals of the feeding places, not on the demand of pilgrims.
	www.fak12.uni-muenchen.de /aegyp/tuna.html (6862 words)

	Tim Finn News: liveDaily Interview: Tim Finn >> liveDaily
		Tim Finn (music)--who first gained fame as a co-founder of '80s new wave progenitors Split Enz (music)--took things into his own hands with the his sixth solo album, "Feeding the Gods," which is now in stores.
		Eschewing the major labels, Finn followed the DIY lead of Ani DiFranco and released "Gods" through the Nashville-based indie label Sonny's Pop and his own Periscope Recordings.
		Finn proved that he is very adept at crafting catchy, intelligent pop while a member of Split Enz and, later, as a part-time member of Crowded House.
	www.livedaily.com /news/3982.html (1185 words)

	Open Directory - Society: Religion and Spirituality: Pagan: Wicca: Traditions: Faery
		The Faery Crossing - Offers an A to Z list of faeries, fae gods and goddess's, sightings, care and feeding, and how to summon a faery.
		A Contemporary View of the World of the Fair Folk - Modern descriptions of the world of the Celtic sea god Manannan Mac Lir, and the associated faerie lineages of gods, mages, bards, artists, and warriors.
		Faery Faith in the Northern Tradition - History of the northern tradition of faery.
	dmoz.org /Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Pagan/Wicca/Traditions/Faery (924 words)

	Monterey Bay Aquarium: Exhibits — Sharks: Pacific Islands Gallery
		If you go diving in tropical waters, you can help sharks and rays by not disturbing them, feeding them, touching them or brushing against their delicate coral reef homes.
		Though most Islanders don't worship these gods today, they do honor ancient teachings and traditions in stories and performances—like hula dances.
		Both feared and revered, shark gods were once worshipped by Pacific Islanders.
	www.mbayaq.org /efc/efc_smm/smm_gallery_pi.asp (924 words)

	Tales From The Ankh
		A contact of mine had informed me that the phantom trader was operating near the Temple of Small Gods, and was keeping a low profile.
		Dibbler was still there, feeding invisible cat biscuits to an invisible cat.
		I made my way back to the Temple of Small Gods.
	homepages.nildram.co.uk /~sbusti/dw_tales.html (559 words)

	Star Control 2 Race Biographies
		Now that the singlemost important element in their philosophy, the looming Feeding of the Eternal Ones, has passed without incident, Exquivan society as it stands now much inevitably collapse.
		The high priests of the twin gods of darkness now rule a vast army of zealous warriors, all intent on filling the air of their evil torture chambers with the cries of rendered victims, each shuddering moan a smile brought to Dogar's leering smile.
		Now, however, nothing haunts their abandoned homeworld, and little evidence remains of their work after Bukowski destroyed it to stop, in his psychotic words, "them" from finding us.
	starcontrol.classicgaming.gamespy.com /scsaga/races.htm (21544 words)

	The Turtle Transporter
		TURTLE SACRIFICE TO THE TEMPLE GODS IN THE PENGHU ISLANDS OF TAIWAN by George H. Balazs, I-Jiunn Cheng, and Hui-Chen Wang, is the web version of the paper presented at the 19th Annual Sea Turtle Symposium in South Padre, Texas.
		Sea Turtles of Baja describes a project investigating the sex, age, seasonal movements, feeding patterns,and diet of black sea turtle populations in Bahia de Los Angeles, Mexico.
		The Tampa Bay Tour of Turtles was developed with the goal of helping to educate people about marine turtles and the work done at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium to rescue, rehabilitate and release them.
	www.turtles.org /trans.htm (1991 words)

	Adam
		God gave him for companion a woman, and the two lived together as man and wife, feeding on the fruits of the ground.
		Among the Indians, the holy mountain of the north, the seat of the gods, and the source of the great rivers, was Meru (137-9).
		The Lord God perceiving his solitary condition creates the beasts of the field and the fowls of the air; but when brought to the protoplast, they were insufficient to supply his mental void, so that woman was made, in whom he found a suitable partner.
	www.1902-encyclopedia.com /A/ADA/adam.html (4877 words)

	Epona Goddess of Horses
		Known as Rhiannon in Wales, Macha in Ireland and Epona to the Gauls this ancient horse goddess is one of the most well known of all the Celtic gods and goddesses.
		She is often portrayed riding a horse, next to a horse, surrounded by several horses and feeding foals.
		A women-hating man named Furius Stellus had relations with a mare, who in turn gave birth to Epona, who had the ability to take human or horse form.
	hippeesandee.com /enchant/epona.htm (4877 words)

	Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation Regional Plan - Draft - 3. The natural and physical resources and communities of Waitaki catchment [Ministry for the Environment]
		Braided rivers provide habitat for more than 80 species of birds, including the wrybill, black stilt, black-billed gull and black-fronted tern, which have evolved on braided rivers and now have specific adaptations for breeding and feeding on them.
		The Waitaki River is a central element of the tribal identity and mana, a taonga derived from the gods, which requires a reciprocal duty to protect the Waitaki and the associated natural resources now and for future generations.
		Waitaki is the ancestral river of Ngāi Tahu Whānui, fed by the sacred waters of Aoraki and the tears of Raki (Sky Father).
	www.mfe.govt.nz /publications/water/waitaki-regional-plan-feb05/html/page3.html (3935 words)

	Alibris: David Bradley
		This original compilation includes Dunbar's compelling 1902 novel The Sport of the Gods, the story of two emancipated slaves and their son and daughter, whose lives fall apart when the father is falsely accused of theft.
		The requirements of that period in our history -- the uprooting of families, the turbo-charging of the economy, the face-to-face encounter with brutality, the necessities of creating and feeding a war machine -- changed the country...
		David Bradley's celebrated novel about a black man's search for his past was chosen by The New York Times Book Review as one of the best novels of 1981.
	www.alibris.com /search/books/author/David_Bradley (742 words)

	Boyer: Religious Ontologies
		This, again, is widespread in categories of "gods" or "spirits", represented as persons whose biological properties are exceptional, being immortal, or feeding on the smell of sacrificed meat, etc. This is also found in the notion that mythical heroes have had organs replaced with artefacts.
		The notion of metamorphoses is of course the most salient illustration of this assumption, which violates one of the central principles of intuitive biology, postulating the stability of kind identity.
		In other papers, I have shown how this type of description allows us to understand the particular conceptual structures built upon religious ontologies (Boyer 1993), their link with special social categories (Boyer 1994: 155-184), or the way they are used in causal understandings of particular occurrences (Boyer 1992; 1995).
	ontology.buffalo.edu /smith/courses01/rrtw/Boyer.htm (10984 words)

	Reverse legends and types of Probus
		Siscia seated between two river gods (Savus and Colapis) holding diadem in her hands.
		Salus standing left, feeding serpent rising from altar.
		743, (744 listed as from Siscia re-attributed to first issue of Rome by Pink), 745, 746.
	probvs.info /probvs/rev-content.html (2841 words)

	Enki and Enlil Establish order at Nippur With the Grain Goddess Ezinu
		Flood Account From Nineveh 7th Century B.C. The great gods in their holy dwelling Drank; they were not satisfied; For the proper feeding of their holy flock Kingship in security they established.
		He took me and caused me to dwell afar off at the mouth of the rivers.
		Gilgamesh said to him, to Utnapishtim, the far-away:
	www.piney.com /BabCrNineveh.html (1101 words)

	Undone - Virginia Henley - Penguin Group (USA)
		He insisted on feeding her with his own fingers, and she relished every morsel as if it were ambrosia from the gods.
		Elizabeth’s dreams were often filled with the roles she hoped to play and, without fail, she was always adorned in a lovely costume, but tonight when her dreams began, they had nothing to do with the theater.
		The Gunning daughters, Maria and Elizabeth, were exceptionally beautiful girls, and their mother, focusing her own aspirations on them, decided to train them for the stage, where they would undoubtedly make their fortune once they were old enough.
	www.penguinputnam.com /nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,0_0451210646,00.html?sym=EXC (3739 words)

	Auriga
		Why Auriga is also holding a nanny goat is uncertain, but ancient stories say that the daughters of the Cretan King Melisseus had the duty of feeding Zeus as an infant.
		Zeus and other gods were so impressed by this vehicle that they honored Auriga by placing him in the sky with his wagon whip.
		The baby-food formula was made from a mixture of goat milk, from Capella the goat, and honey.
	1scom.net /~kjblackford/auriga.html (171 words)

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