Re: The God(s) of Steam?
| September 20, 2019 05:52PM |
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Brian Norden Wrote:
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> I would have thought of Thor and the Norse gods.
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Thor (with his hammer) is the Great God of Roundhouses and Backshops, Brian -
The Roman god Vulcan is the patron saint of steam locomotives. After all, they are nothing if not "portable volcanoes" . . .
(See the first photo at [ngdiscussion.net] and the last one on [ngdiscussion.net].)
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/20/2019 05:56PM by Russo Loco.
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> I would have thought of Thor and the Norse gods.
>
Thor (with his hammer) is the Great God of Roundhouses and Backshops, Brian -
The Roman god Vulcan is the patron saint of steam locomotives. After all, they are nothing if not "portable volcanoes" . . .
(See the first photo at [ngdiscussion.net] and the last one on [ngdiscussion.net].)
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/20/2019 05:56PM by Russo Loco.
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