Tag: Poseidon
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The ancient (and racy) origins of holiday feasting
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I begin to sing about Poseidon, the great god,mover of the earth and fruitless seagod of the deep who is also lord of Helicon and wide Aegae.A two-fold office the gods allotted you,O Shaker of the Earth, to be a tamer of horsesand a saviour of ships!Hail, Poseidon, Holder of…
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The wonderful world of vintage carousels — preview
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After dinner I closeted myself in Alistair’s study. With a bit of hunting, I found the book about carousels on one of the shelves. It was titled Garosello, the Little Battle of the Animals. There was a photo of a classic prancing horse on the cover. I’d always loved carousels,…