These Vulcan form’d with art divine, to wait Immortal guardians at Alcinous’ gate; Alive each animated frame appears, And still to live beyond the power of years, Fair thrones within from space to space were raised, Where various carpets with embroidery blessed, The work of matrons: these the princes press’d.
Spock's famous "Live Long and Prosper" quote from Star Trek remains one of the most iconic sci-fi lines of all time.
Vulcan was the clever and crafty Roman god of the forge, master of blacksmiths and artisans. Lamed from childhood, he dedicated himself to his craft, creating some of the most powerful artifacts in Roman mythology.
Argument The Grief of Achilles, and New Armour Made Him by Vulcan The news of the death of Patroclus is brought to Achilles by Antilochus. Thetis, hearing his lamentations, comes with all her sea-nymphs to comfort him. The speeches of the mother and son on this occasion. Iris appears to Achilles by the command of Juno, and orders him to show himself at the head of the intrenchments. The sight ...
What are all my fellow Prairie Staters thinking for the Senate primary? I'm pretty firmly in Stratton's camp, thx to JB's endorsement & her anti-PAC $ stand. In IL07, where i live, we have more than a dozen contenders in the primary - whoever wins, with a razor thin margin i'm sure given the fractured field, will sweep into office in November, so this is the election that matters. I haven't ...
And Vulcan, the black sovereign of the fire: These to the fleet repair with instant flight; The vessels tremble as the gods alight. In aid of Troy, Latona, Phoebus came, Mars fiery-helm’d, the laughter-loving dame, Xanthus, whose streams in golden currents flow, And the chaste huntress of the silver bow. Ere yet the gods their various aid employ,