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Occasionally, we see requests from folks who want to publish a blog in non English languages, and don't trust the Google Translator, or translated blogs using a Translator Gadget.
Every different world language has its own peculiarities - character set, font, grammatical constructions, even direction of type will differ from language to language. To support these peculiarities, Blogger has a language selection, for each language which they support. This roughly parallels the ongoing development of the Google Translator.
Use the Language selector for your blog, at Settings - "Language and formatting", and look at the Language pull-down list.
When you publish a non English blog, find and select the language of your interest, before you publish posts. This may present a challenge, to those who want to produce a blog in more than one language, simultaneously. Any blog can have one and only one language selection.
If you want to publish in, say, English and French, you'll need two blogs - an English blog and a French blog, each in the right language selection. To publish in English, French and German, you'll need three blogs - an English blog, a French blog, and a German blog, each in the right language selection.
Having setup an cluster or set of blogs, combine and merge them into a cohesive set, so it all looks like one blog, to your readers. And use "hreflang" to aggregate the cluster, to the search engines.
If I want to publish The Real Blogger Status in English, French, and German, I could have "de-blogging-nitecruzr.blogspot.com", "en-blogging-nitecruzr.blogspot.com", and "fr-blogging-nitecruzr.blogspot.com", each blog with its proper language selection. Since I publish in my own domain, "Nitecruzr.Net", I would have "de.blogging.nitecruzr.net", "en.blogging.nitecruzr.net", and "fr.blogging.nitecruzr.net".
I use the ISO 2 character Language Codes for all my multi-lingual blog names.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Multi-Lingual Blogging Requires Language Selections
Dude, hit me with a comment!
- Hans-Georg Lundahl said...
I blog in three plus languages on the same blog and have no problems therewith.
Ok, Sanskrit, Arab and Chinese are not included in them, and I do use alt + code for some characters.
- 11/11/09 11:25
- Chuck said...
Chacun à son goût.
- 13/11/09 09:08
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Comments about Tenba Tenba Black Label Collection, Photo Satchel Bag Medium, Black:
I use this bag daily to keep a Nikon D700 and three lenses and a few accessories with me at all times. The strap is very comfortable. The medium satchel is small enough to carry into most museums that allow photography but have bag size restrictions. It has a solid, slightly dressy feel about it. In general, this line is very well thought out.
My only very minor complaints:
- The pen/pencil slots are very small.
- It is one inch to shallow to stow a D700 with a 180mm f2.8 lens attached.
- The pockets are a bit tight.
- Now that I've had it for a month, some threads in the stitching are starting to break and stick out.
- I wish Tenba made a messenger bag in the same line.
- I'd keep it out of any significant rainfall.
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I got this bag to carry my photo gear on a long vacation with lots of walking and sightseeing. Photo opportunities are multiple so the balance between taking all the gear and taking only the gear which can be comfortably carried is difficult. This bag is the best comprimise that I could find. It holds a D90, lenses of 18-200mm, 12-24mm, and 50mm as well as sets of 77mm and 72mm filters. Aditionally there is space for media, bateries, chargers, lens pens, etc. in a front pocket There is no room for a flash. There is a tight external pocked in the rear that could hold a passport, plane ticket or thin diary/log. Packed in this way, the bag is not too heavy, has my basics and is still very portable. The strap is first class comfort and has excellent ergometrics. The padding is heavy on the bottom of the bag and less on the sides thus enabling the designers to achieve a thinner design. As a result, it's not too thick and it hangs on your shoulder well. Less important by well worth mentioning is that the bag looks great. It is very sturdy and well made with a lots of attention paid to quality of materian and workmanship. It's an outstanding Camera bag.


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Located in Kings, Illinois this coffee/antique shop, located in a historic church, is open every week Wednesday through Saturday and hours are Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday 8-2 and Friday 8-6. We have packaged gourmet coffees, sweets, and antiques all in a beautiful, historic building.
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A social venture that operates as a hub for cultural activities and community programs while serving as a used book and media reseller, offering a full line of books and media (music, movies, etc) for adults and children.
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All Spoked Up has the best variety of kids, cruisers, road, mountain, fixed gear and BMX bicycles, along with the highest quality and best price service/rep.
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Scheduled sales once or twice a month featuring a fresh selection of vintage, industrial, farmhouse items for yourself and your home.
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Two Sisters is truly a unique store. The owner operators are all artisans, providing you with unique classes (sewing, quilting, painting and more), gifts, parties, massage and so much more. Come visit us because we are adding something new every day. Inside Two Sisters' you will find many unique and handcrafted items that are not available at any other stores. If you are ecologically minded, you will find that many of the items are made from re-purposed material or things that are environmentally friendly. Many pieces are one of a kind! Two Sisters is also available for private parties and space rental.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- A Clarksville mother accused of berating Transportation Security Administration officers trying to pat down her teenage daughter was found guilty of disorderly conduct.
Jurors started deliberations around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday and reached their verdict about four hours later. Forty-two-year-old Andrea Abbott faces up to 30 days in jail and a $50 fine.
Transportation Security Officer Karen King testified that before the pat-down, Abbott yelled in her face that she didn't want anyone "touching her daughter's crotch."
Abbott eventually allowed her then-14-year-old daughter to undergo the pat-down, but then she refused a pat-down for herself and was arrested.
Abbott took the stand during the trial and acknowledged that she did say a few curse words but said she wasn't in anyone's face and had a "normal conversation" about why she believed the pat-down to be inappropriate.
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Archive for February 2nd, 2013
Patchy Dense Fog Will Form
Skies have cleared quickly over the northern half of the area, and the clearing is progressing southward as our disturbance pulls away.
Areas that saw measurable rain today will be especially susceptible.
Be alert to the presence of the fog if you will be driving this evening or later tonight.
It should burn off quickly tomorrow morning, setting the stage for a mostly sunny day with just a few clouds developing. Highs will be in the lower 50s after lows near or just below freezing tonight.
Dense Fog Advisory Issued until 3 AM
The National Weather Service has issued a Dense Fog Advisory until 3 AM for all of Central Alabama. A dense fog advisory means that visibilities will frequently be reduced to one quarter of a mile or less. The showers that have moved through Alabama and subsequent cooling associated with them are making conditions favorable for the development of fog across the state this evening and into the overnight hours.
Dense fog has developed in many areas across Alabama and it will last for several hours. Expect the fog field to expand through the overnight hours, but should begin to mix out by about sunrise. Visibilities will be less than half a mile. Travel could become hazardous in some areas that have dense fog. Please slow down and use your low beams.
Clearing and Improving Conditions Overnight
As we head throughout the rest of the evening and into tonight we will see the rain diminishing and the skies clearing. If the clouds get out of here in time, temperatures may be a few degrees cooler than expected. Already seeing clear skies in in our northwestern counties. Expect some of our northern counties to settle into the upper 20s. Birmingham metro will be right around the freezing mark. The majority of the rain activity has finally shifted south of I-20, with the heaviest rain falling along Highway 280 around Alexander City over to Wedowee.
Additionally, we are seeing some fog developing this evening in areas that received rain from the showers that are continuing to push off to the southeast and into Georgia. The fog could become dense at times, but no advisories have been issued. Just use the low beams if you encounter any if you are out and about tonight. Tomorrow's weather will be much better than today, expect a cold start but skies will be sunny and temperatures will rise into the mid 50s by mid-afternoon. There will be a brisk north wind as well, so it may feel a little cooler than it actually is.
A Look at the Radar
Many areas across North Alabama continue to pick up some cold winter rain. May still have a few sleet pellets or even a snow flake mixing in over some areas. The precip is not falling as heavy as it appears it is on radar. This commonly happens in the winter time. High returns show up because the precip in the upper levels is all frozen and reflects the radar beam better, and if there is a thin liquid layer covering the ice pellets, it will even have higher reflectivity and that is what we are seeing today. With the lower few thousand feet of the atmosphere above freezing, most of the winter precip is melting before reaching the surface. We are seeing the best radar returns across the Tennessee River Valley and even down into Winston, Walker and Fayette Counties.
The rain continues to be along and north of Interstate 20 this afternoon. Movement continues to be more east than south. Most areas south of I-20 should remain relatively dry for the rest of today. Most of the rain is over Alabama, with the back edge near Tupelo, Mississippi. This will last for a few more hours as it will continue to move off into North Georgia. Surface temperatures are above the freezing mark so we are seeing no issue with icing on roads. Just look for some slick spots as roads will be wet. Temperatures will stay above freezing overnight and the rain will be out of here before we start our Sunday.
A Mix of Sun, Clouds and Showers
Early this afternoon we have a mix bag of weather across Alabama. Looking at the latest satellite image, the northern half of Alabama has mostly cloudy to overcast skies. The southern half of Alabama, is basking in the sun. These clouds across the north should continue to move east throughout the afternoon, and should still be around into the overnight hours. The clouds should actually help keep most of our temperatures above the freezing mark tonight. Underneath some of the thicker clouds we are seeing some very light showers.
A peek at the radar shows some of these showers. Nothing heavy, and most of the activity remains north of the Interstate 20 corridor. This activity will continue to slowly move to the east, still could see a mix of sleet and snow in some of our northeastern counties, but nothing too significant. The clouds and showers should be out of here by tomorrow.
Winter Weather Advisory Trimmed
The NWS in Huntsville has trimmed back the winter weather advisory. It remains in effect until 2 pm for just Dekalb and Jackson counties.
Temperatures across all of the Tennessee River Valley have risen above freezing. The atmosphere appears to have warmed enough that all of the precipitation has switched over to snow with the exception of the two northeastern counties of Alabama where a mixture of sleet and freezing rain is still possible.
The NWS in Atlanta has also issued a winter weather advisory for the northwest corner of Georgia for this afternoon until 7 pm.


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My best friends say I'm hilarious.
My ex says I'm too smart and generous for my own good.
My boss says I'm far too committed
My nieces say I'm too kind to people who wrong me
My employees say I'm fair
Little known facts:
Ronald Reagan once looked at me and said, "I can tell you are a good guy. You need a white hat." (totally true story)
I like to consider myself a surfer and haven't touched a board in 20 years
I was a feral child (raised myself from the age of 8)- sort of
I spent time in a Costa Rican detention facility (great story)
I saved someone's life
I've traveled 20 hours each way to see a friend for 2 hours when they needed it
There have been over 10 attempts on my life (natural and man made)
Fate hates me because I believe in her
I worked as a professional photographer for six months with absolutely no training. I sold one photo during that time to a top drawer magazine
The best compliment I ever received was that I was either on track to rule the world, lead a cult, or be a vagrant
2nd best compliment - "Dude, you ain't normal."
Someday I'll start an NGO that saves kids in Africa
Things you should know:
I'm in good shape but don't look it.
I'm short
I fall hard for causes and people I believe in
Unless I have kids, I will probably die broke because I gave all my money to great causes
I am a sucker for words, written or spoken
If we lived in ancient Greece I would be a weird combination of warrior and philosopher
Brains are the greatest turn on for me
I was named in a multi million dollar will, but only inherited $2
Into every life a little Neil Diamond must be played
Not into watching sports on TV (no football, live baseball, no basketball-Tennis Yes)
I love Hawaiian shirts
It has been said I'm 20% Boy Scout (I was tossed out of that particularly fascist organization) 20% James Bond, 20% improv comic, 20% lost and 20% found.
In a world of frogs....I'm just another frog but I can do a decent prince impersonation!
I'm short. I'm stocky. I can outwit most of my competition. I'm the underdog of the dating world but hell, even the underdog gets his day, right?
Well that's me in a few hundred words.
I just got back from a solo trip to Thailand (get your mind out of the gutter...no hangover 2 here) where I wrestled a tiger, rode an Elephant, snuck across the border into Laos, One of the first Americans to enter Myanmar in 30 years (Coincidentally, I was on a vip diplomatic visa great story), rode a sampan on a river, watched opium get loaded on a barge, picked and processed rice, I bought a village a festival and prayed at a temple that housed the 3rd most treasured relic of the Buddha, all while fending off attacks by ladyboys. All of this is true. I have pictures


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Be engaged, be guided, be heard
Genevieve Spittler '13 wanted three things in a college: a nursing program, to swim competitively, and to graduate in four years. At Saint Mary's College, 93 percent of our graduates earn a degree within four years, but we all hear about students who take five or six years to complete a bachelor's degree. Genevieve is the perfect example of a student who benefits from Saint Mary's four-year graduation promise. In just four short years, she achieved all her goals; she studied nursing and became a leader, a world traveler, and an agent of change.
So much to do, only four years to do it all
Genevieve swam on Saint Mary's varsity swim team all four years, swimming the 200-meter butterfly and becoming captain her senior year. She now serves on the Saint Mary's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and as a representative for the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
Genevieve's extracurricular activities are not just athletic. She traveled to China and Uganda. She's a peer mentor for the Uganda study abroad program and she created a study abroad manual for students. She's also a peer mentor for the nursing department, connecting with incoming nursing students during Welcome Weekend and providing advice and a friendly face throughout the year. "I feel a responsibility to them, as a role model and Saint Mary's citizen," says Genevieve.
In addition to her nursing major, she is also in the Intercultural Leadership Program through Saint Mary's Center for Women's Intercultural Leadership, which requires monthly and bi-monthly meetings, a minimum of 50 hours of community-based learning, and mentoring from a local community leader and an international leader for one year each. Through her travel experiences and her international studies, Genevieve realized that "We're all just people. We're all just humans. We all want the same things in life." The program equips students to become agents of change, to bring about equality and understanding.
A member of the Alumnae Engagement Committee and the Spirituality and Service Board, both subcommittees of the Alumnae Association Board of Directors, she is one of the voices for students. For Genevieve, it is an honor to sit alongside distinguished alumnae. "For them to ask my opinion about what's going on on campus is an even bigger honor," she says.
Above and beyond the Saint Mary's classroom
An education is more than just the courses you take or your GPA. In a place like Saint Mary's, you develop leadership skills, learn to speak your mind, and prepare yourself to move into the world after graduation. Genevieve credits Saint Mary's with shaping her into the woman she is today. "Looking back on my career here at Saint Mary's, I can't tell you when I found that voice, but I have it and I use it! I can bring new knowledge to the table and instigate change when needed. I speak up when things don't sit right with me and I try to inspire others to do the same," says Genevieve.
Genevieve leaves Saint Mary's a well-rounded, confident woman with a nursing degree, a certificate in cultural awareness, and experiences abroad, in the pool, and as a board member.
And she did all that in just four years.
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|King of the underworld
God of the Dead and Riches
Hades with Cerberus
|The Underworld
|Cerberus, cornucopia, sceptre, Cypress, Narcissus, key
|Cronus and Rhea
|Poseidon, Demeter, Hestia, Hera, Zeus, Chiron
|Macaria, Melinoe and Zagreus
|Roman equivalent
|Dis Pater, Orcus
Hades (/ˈheɪdiːz/; Ancient Greek: ᾍδης or Άͅδης, Háidēs) was the ancient Greek chthonic god of the underworld, which eventually took his name.[1]
In Greek mythology, Hades was regarded as the oldest son of Cronus and Rhea, although the last son regurgitated by his father.[n 1] He and his brothers Zeus and Poseidon defeated their father's generation of gods, the Titans, and claimed rulership over the cosmos. Hades received the underworld, Zeus the air, and Poseidon the sea, with the solid earth—long the province of Gaia—available to all three concurrently. Hades was often portrayed with his three-headed guard dog Cerberus and, in later mythological authors, associated with the Helm of Darkness and the bident.
The Etruscan god Aita and Roman gods Dis Pater and Orcus were eventually taken as equivalent to the Greek Hades and merged as Pluto, a latinization of his euphemistic Greek name Plouton.[3]
The origin of Hades's name is uncertain, but has been generally seen as meaning "The Unseen One" since antiquity. An extensive section of Plato's dialogue Cratylus is devoted to the etymology of the god's name, his Socrates arguing for a folk etymology not from "unseen" but from "his knowledge (eidenai) of all noble things". Modern linguists have proposed the Proto-Greek form *Awides ("unseen"),[n 2][n 3] The earliest attested form is Aḯdēs (Ἀΐδης), which lacks the proposed digamma. West argues instead for an original meaning of "the one who presides over meeting up" from the universality of death.[9]
In Ionic and epic Greek, he was known as Áïdēs.[10] Other poetic variations of the name include Aïdōneús (Ἀϊδωνεύς) and the inflected forms Áïdos (Ἄϊδος, gen.), Áïdi (Ἄϊδι, dat.), and Áïda (Ἄϊδα, acc.), whose reconstructed nominative case *Áïs (*Ἄϊς) is, however, not attested.[11] The name as it came to be known in classical times was Háidēs (Ἅιδης). Later the iota became silent, then a subscript marking (Άͅδης), and finally omitted entirely (Άδης).[12]
Perhaps from fear of pronouncing his name, around the 5th century BCE, the Greeks started referring to Hades as Pluto (Πλούτων, Ploútōn), with a root meaning "wealthy", considering that from the abode below (i.e., the soil) come riches (e.g., fertile crops, metals and so on).[13] More elaborated names of the same genre were Ploutodótēs (Πλουτοδότης) or Ploutodotḗr (Πλουτοδοτήρ) meaning "giver of wealth".[14]
Epithets of Hades include Agesander (Ἀγήσανδρος) and Agesilaos (Ἀγεσίλαος),[15] both from ágō (ἄγω, "lead", "carry" or "fetch") and anḗr (ἀνήρ, "man") or laos (λαός, "men" or "people"), describing Hades as the god who carries away all.[16][17][18][19] Nicander uses the form Hegesilaus (Ἡγεσίλαος).[20]
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In Greek mythology, Hades the god of the underworld, was a son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. He had three sisters, Demeter, Hestia, and Hera, as well as two brothers, Zeus, the youngest of the three, and Poseidon, collectively comprising the original six Olympian gods. Upon reaching adulthood, Zeus managed to force his father to disgorge his siblings. After their release the six younger gods, along with allies they managed to gather, challenged the elder gods for power in the Titanomachy, a divine war. The war lasted for ten years and ended with the victory of the younger gods. Following their victory, according to a single famous passage in the Iliad (xv.187–93), Hades and his two brothers, Poseidon and Zeus, drew lots[21] for realms to rule. Zeus got the sky, Poseidon got the seas, and Hades received the underworld,[22] the unseen realm to which the souls of the dead go upon leaving the world as well as any and all things beneath the earth.
Hades obtained his wife and queen, Persephone, through trickery and violent abduction. The myth, particularly as represented in the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, connected the Eleusinian Mysteries with the Olympian pantheon. Helios told the grieving Demeter that Hades was not unworthy as a consort for Persephone:
"Aidoneus, the Ruler of Many, is no unfitting husband among the deathless gods for your child, being your own brother and born of the same stock: also, for honor, he has that third share which he received when division was made at the first, and is appointed lord of those among whom he dwells."
- — Homeric Hymn to Demeter
Despite modern connotations of death as evil, Hades was actually more altruistically inclined in mythology. Hades was often portrayed as passive rather than evil; his role was often maintaining relative balance.
Hades ruled the dead, assisted by others over whom he had complete authority. He strictly forbade his subjects to leave his domain and would become quite enraged when anyone tried to leave, or if someone tried to steal the souls from his realm. His wrath was equally terrible for anyone who tried to cheat death or otherwise crossed him, as Sisyphus and Pirithous found out to their sorrow.
Besides Heracles, the only other living people who ventured to the Underworld were all heroes: Odysseus, Aeneas (accompanied by the Sibyl), Orpheus, Theseus with Pirithous, and, in a late romance, Psyche. None of them were pleased with what they witnessed in the realm of the dead. In particular, the Greek war hero Achilles, whom Odysseus conjured with a blood libation, said:
"O shining Odysseus, never try to console me for dying.
I would rather follow the plow as thrall to another
man, one with no land allotted to him and not much to live on,
than be a king over all the perished dead."
Hades, as the god of the dead, was a fearsome figure to those still living; in no hurry to meet him, they were reluctant to swear oaths in his name, and averted their faces when sacrificing to him. Since to many, simply to say the word "Hades" was frightening, euphemisms were pressed into use. Since precious minerals come from under the earth (i.e., the "underworld" ruled by Hades), he was considered to have control of these as well, and was referred to as Πλούτων (Plouton, related to the word for "wealth"), Latinized as Pluto. Sophocles explained referring to Hades as "the rich one" with these words: "the gloomy Hades enriches himself with our sighs and our tears." In addition, he was called Clymenus ("notorious"), Polydegmon ("who receives many"), and perhaps Eubuleus ("good counsel" or "well-intentioned"),[23] all of them euphemisms for a name that was unsafe to pronounce, which evolved into epithets.
He spent most of the time in his dark realm. Formidable in battle, he proved his ferocity in the famous Titanomachy, the battle of the Olympians versus the Titans, which established the rule of Zeus.
Feared and loathed, Hades embodied the inexorable finality of death: "Why do we loathe Hades more than any god, if not because he is so adamantine and unyielding?" The rhetorical question is Agamemnon's.[24] He was not, however, an evil god, for although he was stern, cruel, and unpitying, he was still just. Hades ruled the Underworld and was therefore most often associated with death and feared by men, but he was not Death itself — the actual embodiment of Death was Thanatos.
When the Greeks propitiated Hades, they banged their hands on the ground to be sure he would hear them.[25] Black animals, such as sheep, were sacrificed to him, and the very vehemence of the rejection of human sacrifice expressed in myth suggests an unspoken memory of some distant past.[citation needed] The blood from all chthonic sacrifices including those to propitiate Hades dripped into a pit or cleft in the ground. The person who offered the sacrifice had to avert his face.[26]
One ancient source says that he possessed the Cap of invisibility. His chariot, drawn by four black horses, made for a fearsome and impressive sight. His other ordinary attributes were the narcissus and cypress plants, the Key of Hades and Cerberus, the three-headed dog.[citation needed]
The philosopher Heraclitus, unifying opposites, declared that Hades and Dionysus, the very essence of indestructible life (zoë), are the same god.[27] Among other evidence Karl Kerenyi notes that the grieving goddess Demeter refused to drink wine, which is the gift of Dionysus, after Persephone's abduction, because of this association, and suggests that Hades may in fact have been a "cover name" for the underworld Dionysus.[28] He suggests that this dual identity may have been familiar to those who came into contact with the Mysteries.[29] One of the epithets of Dionysus was "Chthonios", meaning "the subterranean".[30]
Artistic representations
Hades is rarely represented in classical arts,[citation needed] save in depictions of the Rape of Persephone.[31]
The consort of Hades was Persephone, represented by the Greeks as the beautiful daughter of Demeter.[32]
Persephone did not submit to Hades willingly, but was abducted by him while picking flowers in the fields of Nysa. In protest of his act, Demeter cast a curse on the land and there was a great famine; though, one by one, the gods came to request she lift it, lest mankind perish, she asserted that the earth would remain barren until she saw her daughter again. Finally, Zeus intervened; via Hermes, he requested that Hades return Persephone. Hades complied,
"But he on his part secretly gave her sweet pomegranate seed to eat, taking care for himself that she might not remain continually with grave, dark-robed Demeter."[33]
Demeter questioned Persephone on her return to light and air:
"...but if you have tasted food, you must go back
again beneath the secret places of the earth, there to dwell a third part of the seasons every year: yet for the two parts youshall be with me and the other deathless gods."[33]
This bound her to Hades and the Underworld, much to the dismay of Demeter. It is not clear whether Persephone was accomplice to the ploy. Zeus proposed a compromise, to which all parties agreed: of the year, Persephone would spend one third with her husband.[34]
It is during this time that winter casts on the earth "an aspect of sadness and mourning."[35]
Theseus and Pirithous
Theseus and Pirithous pledged to kidnap and marry daughters of Zeus. Theseus chose Helen and together they kidnapped her and decided to hold onto her until she was old enough to marry. Pirithous chose Persephone. They left Helen with Theseus' mother, Aethra and traveled to the Underworld. Hades knew of their plan to capture his wife, so he pretended to offer them hospitality and set a feast; as soon as the pair sat down, snakes coiled around their feet and held them there. Theseus was eventually rescued by Heracles but Pirithous remained trapped as punishment for daring to seek the wife of a god for his own.
Heracles' final labour was to capture Cerberus. First, Heracles went to Eleusis to be initiated into the Eleusinian Mysteries. He did this to absolve himself of guilt for killing the centaurs and to learn how to enter and exit the underworld alive. He found the entrance to the underworld at Taenarum. Athena and Hermes helped him through and back from Hades. Heracles asked Hades for permission to take Cerberus. Hades agreed as long as Heracles didn't harm Cerberus. When Heracles dragged the dog out of Hades, he passed through the cavern Acherusia.
According to Ovid,[citation needed] Hades pursued and would have won the nymph Minthe, associated with the river Cocytus, had not Persephone turned Minthe into the plant called mint.
Realm of Hades
In older Greek myths, the realm of Hades is the misty and gloomy[36] abode of the dead (also called Erebus[citation needed]), where all mortals go. Very few mortals could leave Hades once they entered. The exceptions, Heracles and Theseus, are heroic.[citation needed] Even Odysseus in his Nekyia (Odyssey, xi) calls up the spirits of the departed, rather than descend to them. Later Greek philosophy introduced the idea that all mortals are judged after death and are either rewarded or cursed.[citation needed]
There were several sections of the realm of Hades, including Elysium, the Asphodel Meadows, and Tartarus. Greek mythographers were not perfectly consistent about the geography of the afterlife. A contrasting myth of the afterlife concerns the Garden of the Hesperides, often identified with the Isles of the Blessed, where the blessed heroes may dwell.
In Roman mythology, the entrance to the Underworld located at Avernus, a crater near Cumae, was the route Aeneas used to descend to the realm of the dead.[37] By synecdoche, "Avernus" could be substituted for the underworld as a whole. The di inferi were a collective of underworld divinities.
For Hellenes, the deceased entered the underworld by crossing the Acheron, ferried across by Charon (kair'-on), who charged an obolus, a small coin for passage placed in the mouth of the deceased by pious relatives. Paupers and the friendless gathered for a hundred years on the near shore according to Book VI of Vergil's Aeneid. Greeks offered propitiatory libations to prevent the deceased from returning to the upper world to "haunt" those who had not given them a proper burial. The far side of the river was guarded by Cerberus, the three-headed dog defeated by Heracles (Roman Hercules). Passing beyond Cerberus, the shades of the departed entered the land of the dead to be judged.
The five rivers of the realm of Hades, and their symbolic meanings, are Acheron (the river of sorrow, or woe), Cocytus (lamentation), Phlegethon (fire), Lethe (oblivion), and Styx (hate), the river upon which even the gods swore and in which Achilles was dipped to render him invincible. The Styx forms the boundary between the upper and lower worlds. See also Eridanos.
The first region of Hades comprises the Fields of Asphodel, described in Odyssey xi, where the shades of heroes wander despondently among lesser spirits, who twitter around them like bats. Only libations of blood offered to them in the world of the living can reawaken in them for a time the sensations of humanity.
Beyond lay Erebus, which could be taken for a euphonym of Hades, whose own name was dread. There were two pools, that of Lethe, where the common souls flocked to erase all memory, and the pool of Mnemosyne ("memory"), where the initiates of the Mysteries drank instead. In the forecourt of the palace of Hades and Persephone sit the three judges of the Underworld: Minos, Rhadamanthus, and Aeacus. There at the trivium sacred to Hecate, where three roads meet, souls are judged, returned to the Fields of Asphodel if they are neither virtuous nor evil, sent by the road to Tartarus if they are impious or evil, or sent to Elysium (Islands of the Blessed) with the "blameless" heroes.
In the Sibylline oracles, a curious hodgepodge of Greco-Roman and Judaeo-Christian elements, Hades again appears as the abode of the dead, and by way of folk etymology, it even derives Hades from the name Adam (the first man), saying it is because he was the first to enter there.[38] Owing to its appearance in the New Testament of the Bible, Hades also has a distinct meaning in Christianity.
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See also
- ^ Reckoning by this reverse order is preferred by Poseidon in his speech in the 15th book of Homer's Iliad.[2]
- ^ Dixon-Kennedy, following Kerenyi:[4] "...his name means 'the unseen', a direct contrast to his brother Zeus, who was originally seen to represent the brightness of day".[5]
- ^ Ivanov, citing Beekes:[6] "Old Novgorodian Nevide, Russian nevidal': Greek ἀίδηλος".[7] Beekes has since shown that Thieme's[who?] derivation from a proposed *som wid- is semantically untenable.[8]
- ^ Cartwright, Mark, "Hades", Ancient History Encyclopedia, retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ Iliad, 15.187
- ^ Tripp, Edward (1970), "Hades", Crowell's Handbook of Classical Mythology, Ty Crowell Co., p. 256, ISBN 069022608X
- ^ Kerenyi, Karl (1951), The Gods of the Greeks, p. 230.
- ^ Dixon-Kennedy, Mark (1998), Encyclopedia of Greco-Roman Mythology, p. 143.
- ^ Beekes, Robert S.P., Hades and Elysion.
- ^ Ivanov, Vyacheslav V. (1998), Mír Curad: Studies in Honor of Calvert Watkins.
- ^ Beekes, Robert S.P. (2009), Etymological Dictionary of Greek, Leiden: E.J. Brill, p. 34.
- ^ West, Martin Litchfield (2007), Indo-European Poetry and Myth, p. 394.
- ^ Bailly, Anatole (1963), "Ἅιδης", Dictionnaire Grec–Français [Greek–French Dictionary], 26th ed.. (French)
- ^ Bailly, Anatole; Dictionnaire Grec Français, 26th ed. (1963) (entry: "*Ἄϊς")
- ^ See Ancient Greek phonology and modern Greek.
- ^ Bailly, Anatole; Dictionnaire Grec Français, 26th ed. (1963) (entry: "Πλούτων")
- ^ Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound, 806, note. Translated by Smyth, Herbert Weir (1922) in Loeb Classical Library, Volume 145.
- ^ Schmitz, Leonhard (1867). "Agesander (1)". In Smith, William. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. p. 68.
- ^ Liddell, Henry; Robert Scott (1996). A Greek-English Lexicon. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. s.v. ISBN 0-19-864226-1.
- ^ Callimachus, Hymn. in Pallad. 130, with Friedrich Spanheim's note
- ^ Hesychius of Alexandria s.v.
- ^ Aeschyl. ap. Athen. iii. p. 99
- ^ Nicander, ap. Athen. xv. p. 684
- ^ Walter Burkert, in The Orientalizing Revolution: Near Eastern Influence on Greek Culture in the Early Archaic Age, 1992, (pp 90ff) compares this single reference with the Mesopotamian Atra-Hasis: "the basic structure of both texts is astonishingly similar." The drawing of lots is not the usual account; Hesiod (Theogony, 883) declares that Zeus overthrew his father and was acclaimed king by the other gods. "There is hardly another passage in Homer which comes so close to being a translation of an Akkadian epic," Burkert concludes (p. 91).
- ^ Poseidon speaks: "For when we threw the lots I received the grey sea as my abode, Hades drew the murky darkness, Zeus, however, drew the wide sky of brightness and clouds; the earth is common to all, and spacious Olympus." Iliad 15.187
- ^ The name Eubouleos is more often seen as an epithet for Dionysus or Zeus.
- ^ Iliad, ix
- ^ "Hades never knows what is happening in the world above, or in Olympus, except for fragmentary information which comes to him when mortals strike their hands upon the earth and invoke him with oaths and curses" (Robert Graves, The Greek Myths 1960: §31.e).
- ^ Kerenyi, Gods of the Greeks 1951:231.
- ^ Heraclitus, encountering the festival of the Phallophoria, in which phalli were paraded about, remarked in a surviving fragment: "If they did not order the procession in honor of the god and address the phallus song to him, this would be the most shameless behavior. But Hades is the same as Dionysos, for whom they rave and act like bacchantes" (quoted in Karl Kerenyi, Dionysos: Archetypal Image of Indestructible Life [Princeton University Press, 1976] pp239f.).
- ^ Kerenyi 1967, p. 40.
- ^ Kerenyi 1976, p. 240
- ^ Kerenyi, C. (1967). Eleusis: Archetypal Image of Mother and Daughter. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-01915-0; Kerenyi 1976). Dionysos: Archetypal Image of Indestructible Life. Princeton University Press.
- ^ The Rape of Persephone Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, Naples, Italy
- ^ Guirand, Felix, Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, (Batchworth Press Limited) 1959: 190.
- ^ a b Homeric Hymn to Demeter, 370ff.
- ^ Guirand, Felix, Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology', (Batchworth Press Limited), 1959: 175.
- ^ Guirand, Felix, Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology, Batchworth Press Limited, 1959: 176.
- ^ Homeric Hymn to Demeter
- ^ Aeneid, book 6.
- ^ Sibylline Oracles I, 101–3
External links
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hades.
- Maps of the Underworld (Greek mythology)
- The God Hades
- Discourse to the Greeks Concerning Hades by Flavius Josephus
- Theoi Project, Hades references in classical literature and ancient art
- Greek Mythology Link, Hades


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2008-06-26 by David von Schlichten
I feel the strong, ancient pull of Psalm 13. The Israelites were geniuses at lament, and what a magnificent and cathartic preaching text this psalm is.
Perhaps one could do something quasi-chiastic by starting with the psalm, going to Matthew, concluding with the psalm:
A. The psalm's lament
B. Matthew's mix of caution and hope
C. The psalm's praise
I don't know. I'm actually preaching on Psalm 87 this Sunday. In the ELCA, for this Sunday we are using the lessons for the commemoration of Peter and Paul. The psalm is 87, which speaks of even Israel's enemies one day calling Jerusalem home.
Just as God transforms Peter from bumbling to brilliant and Paul from enemy to evangelist, so also will God transform enemies into neighbors.
Friend and foe will have the same address: 777 Jerusalem Way.
Thank you to our guest blogger, Gary Charles. I hope others will join the conversation here in the tub.
Yours in Christ,
David von Schlichten, Lectionary Blog Moderator
Preaching Matthew 10:40-42
2008-06-24 by Gary Charles
The lectionary is not always a friend to the preacher. There are some texts that lose their full force when stripped of their context and I would suggest that the Gospel text for June 29 is just such an example. Taken by itself, this text seems to be a lovely account of the importance of good manners and genuine hospitality. As a child of the South, I have been taught these lessons all my life. Based on 10:42-44, we can then conclude that Jesus was a Southerner by philosophy, if not by birth.
As I said, the lectionary is not always the preacher's friend. We will return to the theme of hospitality, but not until we consider what Jesus says prior to these three closing verses of Matthew 10. The chapter opens with Jesus choosing twelve disciples and giving them authority to do what he has been doing, healing to the ill and bringing sanity to the demonic and preaching good news to the lost sheep of Israel. Next, we hear Jesus deliver missionary instructions with the heart of the instructions calling the disciples to rely on the good manners and genuine hospitality of those in the towns that they will visit. There is also a severe warning from the Lord about those who practice poor hospitality and about their undesirable state affairs in the coming reign of God.
Jesus sends out the twelve not with the naïve idea that people are basically good and all you need to do is treat others well and they will do so to you in return. In verse 16, he cautions his disciples: "See, I am sending you out like sheep into the midst of wolves; so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves." He goes on to warn his twelve chosen ones that the mission field is likely to be anything but hospitable; it may well be deadly. He tells them that faith will pit family member against family member and will often be the source of anything but peace and yet there is no truer path to life that to leave everything and everyone in pursuit of the ways of Jesus.
Only after this long and difficult preamble can we hear the seemingly serene words: "Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me" (vs. 40). Hospitality is more than a matter of good manners or cultural customs, it is a sign that the reign of God is near. Read throughout the Hebrew canon and you discover a recurring theme of providing for the needs of the stranger, the alien, and the outcast. One of the most memorable examples of such hospitality is not offered to a stranger but by one. Sarah dies and Abraham is in need of a burial plot. Finally, Abraham buries his beloved in Hittite country because a Hittite showed him hospitality.
At the other end of the spectrum, the biblical story often paints the "wicked" as those who are too self-absorbed to provide hospitality to the stranger. Early in Matthew, Joseph and Mary and the baby, Jesus, flee Bethlehem due to the inhospitable terror of Herod and they travel to Egypt where they will rely on the hospitality of strangers. Fred Craddock tells the story of comforting a lost young one in the store only to be accosted by an angry mother who says, "You can never be too careful" to which Craddock responds, "Oh, yes you can."
Later in Matthew 25, Jesus will define those who live in the reign of God as those who by nature provide hospitality to the hungry, the thirsty, those in prison, the stranger. As chapter 10 comes to a close, it does so under the promise of the reward of a life lived shaped by the same hospitality that has claimed us all by God's grace.
What would it mean in this day in which we cannot build enough fences to keep strangers out for the church to claim these three verses as a mission statement? What if a warm welcome into our sanctuaries and a loving hand in our ministries were less a strategy to grow or to make us feel less guilty about our privilege and more the basic instincts of our faith and life together?
Preach on Matthew 10:40-42, but do not let the lectionary keep you from listening carefully to the rest of the story.
Preaching Romans 6:12-23
2008-06-24 by Gary Charles
My daughter and I have been engaged in a family genealogy project this summer. The attic and the basement clutter is now spread haphazardly across our rather large dining room table – old photos, coins, certificates, newspaper articles, and an occasional letter that has yellowed over time. I love to travel back in time through the random collection of photos, but the random letters are the most fascinating. Many of the letters are written in response to an initial letter that has not survived and the challenge is to solve the puzzle of what was written in the first letter.
Reading the Apostle Paul's correspondence often involves similar detective work. Just what were the Galatians doing that provoked Paul to omit all the social greetings and begin his letter in such loud, theological outrage? Had the Corinthians really abandoned the doctrine of the resurrection? What made the church in Philippi so special to Paul?
In the long and often complex letter to the church in Rome, the reader is almost always challenged to determine the question/situation to which Paul is addressing, but not in Romans 6. The basic puzzle does not seem too puzzling. In this text, Paul is obviously concerned that some have understood the doctrine of grace as an excuse to define "freedom" as a wild, selfish, and irresponsible life. The logic to which Paul's response seems to be: If God claims us by grace regardless of how we live, then what does it matter to God how we live?
As David Bartlett writes in the Westminster Bible Companion, this truncated understanding of grace has survived long beyond Corinth. Bartlett writes: "The notion that the goodness of grace frees us from responsible obedience is still with us. We ignore questions of economic and social justice because 'the gospel is not really about that'. We excuse our own tendency to spend our time and energy on people just like ourselves because, after all, the attempt to be more inclusive is just a kind of works righteousness. We think that because our hearts belong to Jesus, our bodies, our checkbooks, our votes, and our property belongs to us. Paul does not think that grace frees us from responsible obedience. Grace shapes us into responsible, obedient people" (pp. 60-61).
Throughout the winding theological argument in Romans 6 Paul never minimizes the reality of sin, but instead emphasizes that God has established a more powerful reality – grace. Grace is a constant reminder that the grip of sin is fierce, but not nearly as fierce as the grip of grace that God has exercised in Christ. Grace does not lead us to revel in sin, but to respond in thankful gratitude. The slave-master metaphor that Paul uses in this text may ring harsh in the 21st century, but Paul would have no one miss that the grip of sin is harsh and yet the grip of grace is remarkably light.
It is always a considerable homiletical challenge to preach just a piece of a letter, especially one as theologically dense as Romans. So, if you choose to preach from Romans 6, I pray that you will celebrate, as does Paul, the free gift of God's redemptive grace. Celebrate what God makes possible in us despite the sharp talons of sin. Again, David Bartlett says it well to those who would preach from this text: "We could spend more time reminding people how much goodness is given us in the grace of God. We are citizens of no mean country --- God's realm. We belong to no mean family – the family of God. We are graced with no mean gifts – the gifts that God has given us in Jesus Christ. We can be the kind of people we are and stop pretending to be the backbiting grouches we acted like when we got up this morning" (p. 66).
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So I found out that Margherita designed her own dress. She confirmed this on twitter.
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|Reviews for Destiny
| Brooke ORiley chapter 1 . 11/26/2004
...i fail to see how the end of the world will bring about an embrace of destiny, unless this is some sort of very angsty despairing thing... but once again, it's well written, so the fact that i don't understand it doesn't matter much, now does it?
| My-BleedingPen98 chapter 1 . 11/24/2004


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Stories : Life of Chaos
Chapter 1
Life of Chaos.
Remember where you came from
Sisters who told you on a rainy day
They said that Heaven holds a place
For all of those who prey
And if you don't believe in my dream
Then you don't care anyway
Nobody or nothings ever getting in your way
Ian Brown: Keep what you got.
Origin of Chaos
The sky was full of smoke, screams and wails filled the air as the village of Nebo burned. The village was all but destroyed; the Charr had been destroyed by the remnants of the Lionguard who had assisted the White Mantle in the task. The remaining villagers were attacking the fallen corpses of the fur clad beasts. In anger and fury, they kicked and ripped fur from the carcasses now enraged to do what fear had prevented them from doing when they had been attacked. Most of the houses had been destroyed the corpses of dead villagers lay in state underneath the statue of Dwayna.
Searchers where still checking the rubble for the dead and dying, Lionguard Sergio, looked grimly upon the seen, he watched the commander of the White Mantle with bitterness, he didn't trust the White Mantle, their "Unseen Gods" made him nervous, he still held true to code and sense of duty of the Lionguard. Their creed was one of unquestionable defence of the people of Kryta whilst the Mantle seemed consumed with personal glory and gain, and anybody who got in their way was likely to be crushed beneath the heel of the Mantle. Sergio was no politician so he played the game the only way he knew how as far as the Mantle was concerned with patience and with tolerance. Persuading the rest of the Lionguard that the best course of action was to present the White Mantle with an unerring façade of cooperation whilst in the back ground finding as much information as he could about their activities and passing on to a friend of his that was forming a resistance, once a mighty guild in its own right the Lionguard had become unstable since the advent of the Charr and the rise of Saul DaLessio.
He watched miserably as the corpse of a young girl was laid by the side of the other cadavers while the light from Dwaynas' statue cast them all with a blue glow, the child was no more than 6 yrs old. Something drew him towards her, with a heavy heart Sergio advanced on the corpses his face set in grim determination. He needed to see for himself the atrocity so it could burn upon his mind forever and reinforce his hatred for the Charr. During the long bloody 50 years of the Guild Wars the Lionguard had been the only Guild who had respect from the other guilds they manned the borders keeping the Charr at bay and making the borders safe as far as the Orrian capital. They were defenders not aggressors and the guild had brokered peace between guilds if it had threatened to spill into civilian areas of Kryta, but it was all gone now. All that remained of the Lionguard where a few zealots who had remained loyal to the guild, scattered remnants of a once formidable force now patrolled the scattered fishing and farming areas maintaining peace when and where needed. He watched with fascination as the White Mantle trooped away from Nebo leaving what was left to Sergio's 6 man team to finish clearing up.
As he approached his eyes filled with tears as they fell on the small girl lying under the statue, white and pale in death she had a small smile at the corners of her mouth, pale yet beautiful in death she seemed asleep almost peaceful, in her hand she clutched a small straw doll, her pallid face accentuated by the cascade of auburn hair that framed her face. A lump rose in the throat of the Lionguard, he choked back the tears and knelt in front of the statue of Dwayna and prayed that they would all find peace among the mists.
A roar and howl of bestial defiance came back to him from the pile of Charr corpses that were being prepared for burning; drawing his blade he crouched down into a defensive stance and spun around to face the sound. He saw a wounded Charr shaman Rise from the pile discarding the corpses that had covered him, they rolled pathetically across the ground the surviving villagers fled in terror, he saw Figo, a new recruit to the Lionguard, let fly with an arrow, it struck the shaman in the upper arm he howled in fury and anger and rounded on Figo. The young main seemed to quail under the Charrs' gaze and turned to flee. Another of the Lionguard set fire to the remaining corpses by throwing the torch onto a carcass doused in oil. The flames made an almighty whoosh as they caught, the Shaman circled now in fire and carrion, went berserk casting spells left and right, the smell of fur and cooked meat filled the air and the shamans gaze fell upon Sergio. He raised his sword vertical to his face, he bowed his head in grim determination, he would either kill or be killed, either way was the will of the gods.
Sergio opened his eyes with a start as a small hand gripped his wrist, he stared down in disbelief, the young girl he thought was dead was holding onto his wrist and she smiled at him, it was a smile that was breathtaking yet strangely unnerving, the child's eyes shone bright but something seemed to be at work behind them. The Charr bellowed bringing Sergio back to the present, he reached down to push the child behind him, she avoided his arms and walked forward still smiling, the Charr spotted the child and focused his stare upon her. The young girl stretched out her arms and rose into the air, a green fire erupted around her, Sergio stared in disbelief, and was struck with horror as the sound of ripping flesh and bone sounded from behind him a gurgling moan emitted from the back of him, he dared not to look he knew what they were, he had seen the work of the necromancers during the Guild wars. He shut his eyes tight as the minions sped past him they stopped on either side of the girl and she turned to smile at them, "Hello Mummy, Daddy." She said sadly, the minions made a long groan, their breathing was audible rasping and gurgling, for the first time the girls smile became a mask of fury her eyes flashed white as she uttered the words "Bad Kitty" and pointed at the shaman. The minions rushed forward and began to ripped the beast to pieces its agonising howls of pain as it was ripped apart reinforced Sergios' determination not to witness the event, he almost pitied the Charr. The child smiling again watched as the shaman died, the minions turned to look at her and waved and then melted into the ground leaving no trace. Sergio opened his eyes, looking at the child in disbelief, she walked slowly and with purpose towards the fallen shaman a green flame seemed to burst from her head mingling with the red of her hair, bizarrely Sergio gulped down breath and thought of a jester ribbons of green and red thrown about by an invisible wind, the girl placed her hand upon the Charrs' mangled head and the Charr, was absorbed, its carcass becoming nothing more than a dried out husk. She turned to look at Sergio and smiled once more her colour was back, shining peaches and cream with rosy cheeks and the soft glow of life. Sergio horror struck gazed a the child's eyes before the Charr they had been a bright water blue, now they had the aspect of a cats, slit pupiled with an orange tint. Clutching her doll she sat on the ground and began to sing a song. Unnerved by what he had witnessed Sergio battled with himself he could not walk away and leave the child to her fate but after what he witnessed he was reluctant to do anything to assist her, he hated necromancers he feared them, in his view the dead should stay dead , but she was still just a child. And he had a plan of what to do with her, she had power, a great deal of it from what he had witnessed. He still had friends across the border in Ascalon maybe they could help. "Come little one" he said walking forward with his hand outstretched the girl looked up at him smiling, squinting into the sunlight she took his hand and slowly Sergio walked towards lions arch, he gave an involuntary shudder as they girl came to halt and looked behind, then looked up at him and said "Don't be scared, nothing will harm you again." She patted his hand with the one holding the doll. He looked down at her with a crease furrowing his brow, this one scared him, of that he had no doubt.
Sergio battled with himself, he must not let the horror of the child's power overcome his sense of duty, he had to prepare the arrangements to get the girl to the Ascalon, but had no other choice than to keep her with him until things had been arranged, she was a delightful girl on the whole, pleasant, well mannered and always cheery, at times he forgot what he had witnessed at Nebo, then he would look into her eyes and see the cats slits.
The child made the other men in the barracks laugh with her antics, they seemed to adore the child and Sergio never told them what he had witnessed. Sometimes rowdy and cause of much chaos when she brought back wounded creatures she found in the fields surrounding the barracks.
One afternoon she brought an injured Mergoyle into the camp, the chaos ensued had made Sergio laugh heartily as he watched the remainder of the Lionguard trying to chase the beast out, as the girl laughed and chuckled the other men ran around the courtyard of the barracks chasing the creature. "You're a veritable Jester of Chaos little one" He said smiling down at the girl, she chuckled back and smiled up at him.
Three months passed and Sergio had the preparations complete, the men in the camp Sergio included, had given her the nickname of Jester Chaos, she seemed to like the name and responded to it when called for by the members of the Lionguard. Her lack of communication skills in terms of speech was a mystery to Sergio, he didn't know much about children but he knew enough to know that a child her age should be a lot more chatty than she was, maybe the trauma she had suffered at the hands of the Charr and made her regress back a few years to a place and time before the events took place and she had only just begun to learn to speak again. He wasn't sure but he had tried in vain on several occasions to ask her, her real name but her eyes had glazed over and her face had taken on a confused expression. Sometimes her eyes had appeared dead like there was no sentience behind them. In the end he had given her the nickname and she seemed happy with it. Despite his misgivings he had become fond of the child, since that awful day she had shown no signs of the awful power within and sometimes Sergio had to ask himself if perhaps he had imagined it.
The day came at last when the merchant caravan arrived at Lions Arch to take the girl across the borders into Ascalon where the child would begin her new life. She would be raised and tutored within Ascalons' prestigious academy in the capital itself.
Sergio smiled down at the child, "Its time to go little one", Jester looked up at him with a curious expression on her face, sadness combined with a look that said 'we will meet again', she held the doll up to Sergio, who suddenly felt a lump in his throat, now the time had come o part he wasn't sure he wanted to. He took the doll and smiled down at the child who beamed back. He led the way to the caravan where he placed her on the back and stuffed a bag of gold into the merchants' hand. He then crouched low so only the child could here him and whispered, "We shall meet again little Jester of that I have no doubt." He placed a bag of gold into her hand and a note that he placed inside the inside pocket of the fur coat he had wrapped her in. "Now don't watch me leave" he whispered "If you watch someone until they vanish you shall never see them again, look away and we have unfinished business which means we shall see each other again." She nodded.
The caravan began to pull out
And Sergio watched as they began to slowly leave the barracks, with a heavy heart he watched the child smiling and waving to him, he waved back. Smiling sadly he watched the caravan approach the gate. She turned her back on him and began conversing with a chicken in a cage; chuckling to himself he turned away.
He wouldn't see the child again for 12 years.
Chapter 2
Academy Days.
Ascalon Pre-Searing.
Tall and elegant, long limbed with a carved waistline, Jester Chaos, resting her chin on her hands gazing wistfully out of the window into the main street of Ascalon, her lips curved slightly into a small dreamy smile. She turned her cat's eyes skyward.
The days where still warm and pleasant, summer was quickly fading but the sky indicated a few more good weeks of warmth and light before the greys and brown of autumn took a firm hold. Children played in the courtyard of Ascalon and the guards smiled and passed the time with the locals and villagers.
From her vantage point in the academy lecture room, Jester Chaos could see Prince Rurik walking with Althea both of them locked by their arms, both smiling and chatting happily too each other, she nudged her friend Trine Blackdragon and motioned that she look out of the window. Trine checked what the teacher was doing before risking a peek out of the window. The romance was a very popular topic of conversation among most of the students and the locals alike.
Cynn and Brother Mhenlo was another popular topic of gossip mainly because of the incredible public arguments, Cynn could often be heard giving Mhenlo a piece of her mind. Cynn was a great hero to Jester, her skills as an elementalist where recognised throughout Ascalon as one of the best new students of the age. She had been awarded by the academy on several occasions.
The descendant of King Doric, King Adelbehn had filled the academy with would be heroes, financed the whole operation in a hope to help him defeat the Charr once and for all, whilst publicly maintaining that the people of Ascalon where quite safe from the Charr which in fact wasn't the case.
For over two years the Charr had slowly but steadily encroached upon the lands of the Ascalonians setting up camps and making certain areas off limits to all but the best warriors and soldiers.
It was Ruriks' view and many of his followers view also that the king was grossly underestimating this threat, dismissing the Charr as mindless beasts and as nothing more than animals for the hunt. Luckily for Rurik, his friends were loyal. Aidan, a ranger of great skill had scouted the Charr encampments and reported back to the prince his findings, the news had been grave to say the least, Devona a warrior of some courage and ability had been watching over the Lakeside County region of Ascalon on the request of the prince, she had reported Charr activity on this side of the great northern wall which had been built with the express purpose of keeping the Charr at bay.
Out in Regents Valley the threat of bandits and thieves was keeping Lord Darin busy, large numbers had been seen congregating in the area for some time, this made the Lord uneasy, he could sense something brewing and had requested that the great Ranger Nente keep watch over the borders of Regents Valley, as far west as the river tributaries of Wizards Folly.
The labyrinthine passages of the catacombs had been watched and patrolled by the great necromancers Munne and Oberon both taking position at the main entrances and exits to the underground system of passages. Activity of the catacombs denizens had become erratic. The Gargoyles had been attacking, normally placid and harmless; they seemed agitated, activity of the undead of late had also increased. Sacrifices were taking place and Munne had been convinced something was badly wrong. She had told the king her fears but he had dismissed them his obsession with the Charr was all consuming. The prince however had paid a great deal of interest.
Professor Munne noticed Jester staring out of the window and cleared her throat; Jester quickly stopped her snooping and sat down. "Please try to keep up Miss Chaos we have a lot to get through." As soon as she turned her back Jester pulled a face at her teacher then started daydreaming again.
Three Hours Later.
"Look, I can only say I'm sorry so many times." said jester angrily
Trine just glared at her friend and said nothing.
"I didn't mean to get you in trouble as well." said Jester pouting.
"Well, doesn't matter does it hun, I always end up in the same trouble as you, I'm guilty by association."
"Hey that's not fair, it's not my fault you got caught."
"No that's true but it was your idea to dump the Skale spawn in Munnes' bag."
"It was you that did it." Said jester laughing, despite her bad mood Trine smiled also.
"So where do you think this dark shadow thing is then?" asked chaos using her fire wand as a torch.
"I haven't got a clue hun" said Trine peeking around a wall.
"Being a necromancer is amazing the powers are cool, there again we don't have a good reputation with the rest of the academy." Whispered Chaos
"Only because the warriors think they have the right to kill everything on the field and the Mesmer plebs, think they are better than everyone else." Trine stopped to listen to the area, Jester walked straight into her.
"Shhhhhhhhh, listen"
"What?" Mouthed Chaos
Trine gave Jester a dig in the ribs and gave her a warning look then cocked her head to the right.
Then Jester heard it, a low moaning growl, its was the sound of the wind blowing through a crack in the door, low and hissing.
"My scars twitching, Trine." said Jester grinning.
"No!" shouted Trine "We are supposed to catch it alive Jest!"
"We could always say it attacked and we killed it defending ourselves."
"Jest she knows you would have done it on purpose."
Jester started picking her finger nails, looking mutinous, she scowled at her friend she was always the sensible one, but as far as Jester was concerned sense was boredom, it was the danger that made life fun for her.
"We use the snare skill we were given ok?" said Trine correctly gauging Jesters mood.
"S'pose." said jester sulkily, and then added "Can we get on with it its boring, I'm tired and it's late."
Trine ignored her friend and started to inch forward to wards the location of the sound.
"NOW!" shouted Jester and dove forward starting to turn on a skill.
"Jest, NO!" shouted Trine miserably.
Jester let out a loud cackle and hit the Nightmare hard with a hex, the beast yelped and collapsed.
"I didn't kill it just knocked it out." Jester said as she poked the monster with her toe.
"Look its still breathing." she said smirking.
"Will it stay down while we get back to the academy?" Trine asked looking unsure.
"Put the binding spell on it that Munne gave you." said Jester smiling
"Hmm, what did you hit it with?" asked Trine, to which Jester just tapped the side of her nose with a finger and smiled.
"Gah!" said Trine, "I hope this thing makes it back alive." she said giving Jester a glare.
Chaos looked slightly nervous but smiled at her friend with a wide grin. "It's all good Trine." Chaos said cheerfully, pulling a face behind her friends back. She had killed it, she knew that already, but she didn't want to listen to her friend bemoaning her actions all the way back to the academy.
Chaos had always acted first considered the consequences later, her friend the opposite, this seemed to be a good balance between the two, Trine pulled Chaos into check while Chaos actions seemed to spur Trine into action sometimes.
Trine considered her friend carefully and smiled gently to her self. They had become friends more by force than actual attraction, Chaos lived up to her name a great deal within the academy, it was usual to find her in the middle of trouble, and a lot of the time she always dragged someone into the mess with her, usually Trine. They had met under extremely unfortunate circumstances, which had involved Captain Osiric, a rogue bull and two dozen warthogs. Trine had been at the wrong place at the wrong time and Chaos had revelled in the mayhem she had caused. Osiric was never the same afterwards. Trine covered in mud and drenched through to the skin had been punished along with Chaos. During their detention together they had got to know one another and despite Trines black mood they had found a common ground together and despite the wildness of her ways, Blackdragon couldn't help but like the impish necromancer.
Trine knew there was a very serious side to Jester but she showed it rarely one thing she knew though was that she was fiercely loyal to friends, but equally as vicious to her enemies. Chaos despised the warrior class with venom, she called them meatheads or sword waving morons, Trine found this amusing. The warriors didn't though, but they knew better than to take Jester on in a fight.
She watched her friend swagger with her usual callous gait towards the entrance and felt a deep rush of affection, she was proud to have chaos as a friend and knew that she was inherently a good person, she just had a very hyperactive sense of fun. Trine had watched her friend from time to time and had seen a veil come down over her eyes and there was a darkness there that made Trine shiver, but she never asked Chaos were she went when the shadow fell. If Trine was honest she didn't feel at all comfortable with her use of the necromancers arts, but her parents had insisted she enrol in the academy it was something of a family tradition, all her ancestors had been great necromancers but Trine always found herself leaning to wards the teachings of the monks, which was unfortunate considering she had been born a necromancer. She tried hard to test her mettle against the beasts and fauna out in the hills and fields, but the only school of the necrotic magic she was comfortable with was blood magic, which she bolstered by using healing prayers of the divine arts. If she was honest she felt weak compared to her friend, but Chaos would hear none of it. "We all have a role to play Triney, you are as skilled as I am just in a different way." She knew Chaos was being kind; Chaos was a force to be reckoned with even now at the age of 16. Trine remembered a time they were sent to deliver a message to Lord Darin at
Trine had been thinking hard about what second profession to follow, she had tried all schools of magic and felt that the way for her was Monk skills, she found no use in any of the others, Chaos had already said she wanted to be an elementalist like her hero Cynn, Trine was doubtful that her friend had though this through carefully, and they had been warned they wouldn't be able to change this once the process had been completed, Chaos had the air of someone who didn't care she seemed resolute on choosing the elementalist school of magic. 'Minions and meteor,' thought Trine amused at her friends blasé attitude.
Chaos Turned and looked at her friend smiling, "Almost there hun", Chaos beamed and Trine returned the smile. Yes, despite her friends aptitude for creating Mayhem wherever she went Trine couldn't help but be fond of her.


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Playmon Park B
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Apartment / 1 bedrooms / sleeps 4 Home 204597
Availability Your dates are available
Apartment / 1 bedrooms / sleeps 4
|Key Info
This is Probably one of the nicest small apartments in Benidorm after a complete refurbishment.
This property is on the thirteenth floor, with sea view and within easy walking distance of all amenities, supermarkets, beach, shops, pubs, clubs, bars and theme parks.
Benidorm boasts a wonderful climate both winter and summer, lovely sandy beaches and many places of interest within easy reach. Benidorm provides every form of entertainment to suit every taste.
If you want a quiet, relaxing holiday - no problem here. Inland there are many villages where you can experience and taste real Spain.
All in all the perfect destination for the perfect holiday.
|Sleeps up to 4, 1 bedrooms
|1 bedroom, 1 bathrooms of which 1 Family bathrooms
|Nearest beach
|Levante 800 m
|Will consider
|Long term lets (over 1 month)
|Car not necessary
|Nearest travel links
|Nearest airport: Alicante 60 km
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages
|No pets allowed, No smoking at this property
Features and Facilities
|Internet access, Sea view
|Shared outdoor pool (unheated), Children's pool
|Central heating, Satellite TV, Wi-Fi available
|Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer
|Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Washing machine
|1 Sofa beds, Double beds (1), Dining seats for 4, Lounge seats for 4
|Linen provided, Towels provided
|Shared outdoor pool (unheated), Shared garden, Climbing frame, Swing set
|Secure parking, Lift access, Suitable for people with restricted mobility, Not suitable for wheelchair users
|Further details indoors
The property is beautifully furnished and has central heating The apartment is all electric, so no need for gas bottles. The apartment overlooks magnificent gardens.The Apartment benefits from Satellite Television - English channels and numerous film channels.Please note the swimming pool is closed from Mid September until Mid June.The apartment is LUXURY FOR TWO PEOPLE and possibly 1 or 2 children but for 4 adults a little cosy.
NOW WITH INTERNET (Free of Charge)
|Further details outdoors
The apartment stands in magnificent, well tended gardens with tennis courts and swimming pool on site. A short walk through the gardens puts you in amongst the bars, shops and famous indoor market. The beach (Levante) is less than ten minutes walk. The local bus stop is outside the apartment. For those with a car the apartment has secure parking at no extra charge.
|Further details
A 25% non-refundable deposit will be required to secure a booking.Balance payable six weeks before date of arrival.A 150 pound deposit (Payable with final balance) is required against loss/damage which is refundable within two weeks after departure.Payment accepted by Bank Transfer, Cheque or Pay Pal in pounds or Euros.
The Valenciana region
Alicante has just about everything anyone could want from a holiday destination.
Sleepy villages, bustling towns, cosy cafes, bubbling bars, clubs of every discription, sailing, swimming and much much more.
The climate is probably the best in Europe. Wonderful winters and warm summers.
Aqualandia (Water Park), Mundomar (Wildlife Park) are within walking distance from the property.
Terra Mitica (Theme Park) and Terra Natura (Animal Park/Water Park) are a local bus ride away.
Local bars and nightlife within walking distance.
Many other places of Interest are within easy reach of the Apartment.
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13 Jul 2013
I have just returned home to Ireland after having 3 great weeks in Playmon Park B apartments. I will start off by saying a big thank you to Mike and Clive for being so helpful with everything as I have always booked package holidays before and never booked flights and accommodation separate.. I was nervous because my flight didn't arrive in Benidorm till midnight, and travelling with my daughter who is 14 all i was hoping for was that it would all go smoothly and the person would be there to meet me with the key for the apartment and that I would not be waiting around in the dark not knowing were to go. There was no need for me to worry as I was told to ring the rep when my plane arrived in Benidorm and that would give the rep time to get to the agreed meeting point to collect the key. I got a bus to the apartment from the airport, the bus company i used was called resorted hopper and it left me right outside the apartment block.The rep was there waiting on us to arrive and I have to say he was very plasant. He took us up to the apartment and explained everything to us, he also made sure we had the right phone number for the company just incase we needed to be in touch with them for anything whilst we were in Benidorm. The apartment is exactly the way you see it in the photos. It was very comfortable and the sun is on the apartment all day. I found it great for the two of us, but two of my family members came over for six days and it was a bit tight with four. Saying that my sister and neice said the pull out bed in the living room was more comfortable than there own beds at home. The views from the apartment are great and the garden and pool areas are kept immaculate and all the staff around are very friendly and as helpful as possible. I found the location just great. The apartment is less than 5 minutes walk down to the main road and 10 minutes walk to the main strip with all the pubs and clubs the beach is also about 10 minutes walk away There are plenty of places to eat and i found it great value for money. The magic roundabout was one of our favourite places to eat out. I arrived in Benidorm on the 6th of June and returned home on the 27th of June. The pool in the apartment block didn't open until the 15th of June due to new life guard rules. There is a hotel 2-3 minutes walk away which you can actually see from the apartment and there was no problem using there pool I would recommend the Playmon Park B apartments, and I would have no hesitation in staying there again .
Thank you for your comments and we are pleased you enjoyed your stay here at our apartment in Benidorm. All our staff do try to go the extra mile when looking after our clients. We look forward to seeing you again in the not too distant future. Best wishes from all the team.
17 Feb 2013
"Neat, modern apartment ideal for two people"
We previously stayed in one of the owners other properties for the last two years and thought we would give this apartment a try. We were very pleased with the accommodation as it was newly refurbished and very modern. The apartment is small and cosy but we think it is ideal for two people. The views are excellent and the apartment is in the sun all day. We stayed there for three weeks and everything we needed was supplied, particularly fresh bedding and towels weekly. Well done to Alan and Andrew
Thanks for you comments. Look forward to your next visit with us!
10 Jan 2013
"Compact apartment with stunning views close to facilities"
This apartment was a little on the snug side but nicely decorated and furnished and ideal for two people. The kitchen was a little small so not really suitable for cooking meals but with plenty of places to eat this isn't really an issue. The bathroom was a nice size and the lounge was warm and sunny as it was south facing (though might get a little too hot during the summer months as there is no air conditioning). Set on the 13th floor there are stunning views over Benidorm and the sea and down to the gardens which are spacious and well maintained with a cute little river (despite the noisy ducks which did however add character). The pool was closed as it was a winter visit but seemed large enough to accommodate summer visitors. The walls are a little thin as is normal in these blocks so there was noise from the neighbours and parking is limited. Unfortunately they were doing renovation work during the stay which did result in a lot of drilling and banging. During the time we were there it appeared that most of the residents were Spanish which was nice though the occupancy dynamics probably change during the summer months. For people with mobility issues a car is advisable as it is very hilly and although it's a downhill walk to all the shops/bars etc. there's a steep walk back up to the apartment which elderly / mobility impaired would struggle with. The contact with both the owner and the key-holder was excellent and they were more than helpful in answering pre- visit questions and the instructions and directions were clear and easy to follow. The range of English television channels offered was beyond expectation and was in fact more comprehensive than I get at home, the one thing I would have liked was wi-fi access but for those desperate to get online there are plenty of bars on the beach front offering this service. This isn't a place for a luxury stay, for larger parties or for those wanting to be front line but I would definitely recommend and will definitely return in the near future.
Thanks for your comments. The work being done during your stay was the whole building being re-wired - something that has been in the pipeline for a few years and has finally been done, bring the building's electrical installation from the 70s up to modern standards. With reference to the lack of Air conditioning, we've found it not to be required (the opinion of our guests) during the summer months - as the apartment is on the 13th floor, slightly opening a window at either end of the apartment creates a breeze which is enough to keep the apartment cool. The apartment shares parking with the Block C (further up the road) besides the few spaces located directly outside the main entrance. This car park has enough spaces to cater for all 3 blocks, but can be an issue in July & August - as 99% of our guests fly and don't hire a car whilst on their stay, the parking doesn't really cause any issues. Again, thank you for your honest opinions, they are appreciated. We hope to hear from you again in the near future when looking for an apartment in Benidorm or Benalmadena.
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Clive L.
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Calendar last updated:21 Nov 2015
Based in Spain
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