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Friday, December 13, 2013

Beginnings

All comments regarding the life and work of Lawrence Durrell are welcome.  Say whatever you like, however you like.  Comments are not censored, but they reflect the views of the commentator and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the administrator or anyone else on this blog.  All comments are copyrighted and belong to the blog.  Fair use of the blog's material requires proper attribution both to the blog and to the commentator.

11 comments:

  1. Testing the Larry blog space

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  2. Agape!!!
    Thanks to you and your niece for providing a transpacific forum for us islomaniacs to share our mentalisations regarding Lord Larry.
    DrD

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  3. It works! See what smart women can do!

    Bruce

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  4. Dear AALDers,

    May I offer a heraldic and symbolic suggestion that the AADL society consider adopting Secculus and his Olla as motifs for this collectivity of islomaniacs?

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  5. Sucellus may be a better spelling?

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  6. Just a thought at the outset in terms of gaining divine guidance. I was thinking the AALDS may look to choose a Deity patron? I came across the Gaul God of alcoholic beverages, Sucellus. I'm sure there are many other candidates and offer Sucellus and his olla as a starting point.

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  7. Re a motif or mascot for the AALDS, I suggest the Egyptian dwarf god Bes, for obvious reasons. Here's a description of him in Toby Wilkinson's Thames & Hudson Dictionary of Ancient Egypt (2008): "a dwarf-like figure with a mane, large staring eyes and a protruding tongue. The image was perhaps derived from a lion rearing up on its hind legs. Bes was often shown with a large belly and breasts, emphasizing his role in fertility; carrying knives or the hieroglyph for protection, signifying his protective role; or dancing with musical instruments, in his role as a god of popular celebration" (p. 42). Could be old LD in a previous incarnation, no? Violence, sex, and fun. Maybe I can post a photo of Bes.

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  8. For an image of Bes, see

    http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/26.7.878

    What you see dangling between Bes's legs is not what you think (or Durrell may have thought). It's a lion's tail.

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