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How many people here have discovered any of their family lines go back into Celtic history? We have one line in my mother's line that goes back to Welsh and Celtic history. People here have connected to lines in England and hooked into those. It's fascinating to know that some of your ancestors...

Taciturn Scholar, you give such a deep interpretation that sets me thinking. The image of the sea giving up all those people from the Deluge boggles the imagination. Then I remembered all those people who met their deaths in the ocean, from ancient Viking ships to seasoned galleons to ships...

Once in awhile a book or a movie will spark a kid's interest and result in a life-long love affair with books. I believe television and the need to be entertained all the time thwarts a child's reading development more than it helps.

What is the first story, other than a Bible story or fairy tales, you remember hearing that is a story based on Greek or Roman mythology? About how old were you when you read or heard it?

You're right, Rhonda! I also know they are the Graces. I wasn't thinking there for a moment. I believe someone called what I have an antique mulberry plate, but I haven't done my research on mulberry plates. Thanks for setting me straight!

I heard a friend talking about a place that had hundreds of old books they were selling for a quarter and fifty cents each. I went by there and bought a shopping cart full for $10, so I paid less than the asking price. I found books on the Druids, King Arthur, an Edith Hamilton biography and...

You give an excellent all around interpretation, Nadai. I would love to see the show you mention from the History Channel. It still amazes me that people over time made all this stuff up, basing it on their growing knowledge and experiences. Can you imagine a river of fire?

That's a cute picture, Toni! Do you remember all those little Christmas tree pixie elves that were popular in the 1960s or early 1970s? We still have some of them that end up on the tree some years. I used to think they were ugly, but they've grown on me.

That's my take on the books, too, Toni, although without reading them I can't be totally objective. I demand more from my literature than the shock value that younger generations find so appealing. Give me Shelley's or Stoker's works instead if I want to read horror. I don't do horror for the...

Enertia, I haven't read the books either. I picked up one a time or two when I found it at Goodwill, but I still couldn't make myself buy it, even at a buck. The television and movie attention has turned me off, and I have no basis for my attitude toward them.

Setharoth, Nike was the Winged Goddess of Samothrace. She was also called Nike of Samothrace. She is the Greek goddess of Victory. Sometimes she's called just "Victory," I think. I remember her because I've seen the famous statue by the same name in the Louvre. It is stunning. It stands at the...

I received a package of Wassail Splice Blend mix for Christmas. This one was especially packaged and sold at the Biltmore House in Asheville, NC. The directions say to mix one bottle of red wine with four cups of water in a large saucepan. Add one cup of the mix and simmer until all the spices...

We may have company for a bit and then visit my aunt and cousin who are visiting from Washington, D.C. There are still some year-end projects I wanted to finish up, but they may have to wait until 2012.

I've not read much Norse mythology, so I'm looking forward to tips and hints within this area of the forum. Maybe I remember some of the tales in different scenarios from straight-out Norse mythology.

I like the ones where the Muses are dancing around in a circle. I think it's the Muses. There are just three of them so it may be someone else. I have a plate somewhere with these beautiful ladies dancing on it.

When we were in high school, the teacher had students list all sorts of products and advertising that took names from mythology in their branding. Can you think of any ones that stand out? Nike comes to my mind right off the bat. So does Olympus cameras and Argo starch. Do they still make that...

I find it fascinating to think about where all those Native Americans ended up. Some went to reservations and passed down their heritage. Many, many more were absorbed into the cultures around them. Their traditions and culture either was lost in the dominant race or eventually forgotten. I...

Why does God put a tree in the middle of the Garden of Eden and dub it the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Why does God tell Adam and Eve they can partake of any tree but this one? Some things are not logical, but they are necessary for the plot.

I've not given children mythological names, unless it were a common name like Diana. I have taught students named Venus, Aphrodite, Paris, Athena and Ares. I'm sure there are others.

As I recall, the Fates' names were Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos. One spun the thread of life; one measured it out; one cut it. In Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities," Therese DeFarge represented the Fates with her knitting, recording the stories of those aristocrats, biding her time and then...