tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post4848403956897954162..comments2024-02-13T01:25:33.947-05:00Comments on The Gods Are Bored: Interview with the Goddess of SewersAnne Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478513906953607043noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-42330295241352207262007-06-06T23:10:00.000-04:002007-06-06T23:10:00.000-04:00I, too, am a fan of Cloacina the Purifier. I thin...I, too, am a fan of <A HREF="http://www.thaliatook.com/OGOD/cloacina.html" REL="nofollow">Cloacina</A> the Purifier. I think that a sprig of myrtle, if you can find it, would be a historically proper offering to Her, since a myrtle tree was said to have grown on the site where Her little shrine in the Forum was built.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-71902086347802494012007-06-05T18:36:00.000-04:002007-06-05T18:36:00.000-04:00I just have to add--and pass it on, Anne, would yo...I just have to add--and pass it on, Anne, would you?--that one of the great joys of teaching freshman English classes is the chance to teach Classical mythology.<BR/><BR/>And YES, I make sure my little dears know about Cloacina--proof positive that Romans knew how to be civilized worshippers, once upon a time...Cat C-B (and/or Peter B)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10002916434676859262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-35099113223127930232007-06-05T18:34:00.000-04:002007-06-05T18:34:00.000-04:00Oh, Cloacina, one of my very, very favorite goddes...Oh, Cloacina, one of my very, very favorite goddesses. A matron deity to waterways threatened by environmental contamination? Why, o why had this never occurred to me before? Let's spread the word!<BR/><BR/>And if, perchance, the Lady in Question should have a few hints as to her preferred forms of offering--I, for one, would be quite interested to hear!<BR/><BR/>Congratulations on the new gig, Cloacina... and on the new goddess, Terrapin Run. Hooray!Cat C-B (and/or Peter B)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10002916434676859262noreply@blogger.com