Just as long as there are no statues of Opophis.
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| Statues weirding out travellers at Denver Airport | |
| 2010-06-04 | |
| As if a 30-foot tall blue horse with glowing red eyes wasn't startling enough, travelers at Denver International Airport are now being greeted by a new Behemoth. On Wednesday, workers erected a 26-foot tall, seven-ton replica of Anubis, the Egyptian god of the dead, adjacent to the main terminal. The statue is here to promote the upcoming King Tut exhibit at the Denver Art Museum. According to one web site, Anubis is the "jackal-god of mummification," and "assisted in the rites by which a dead man was admitted to the underworld." While art enthusiasts are excited about the statue, some air travelers aren't sure if they feel more or less secure with Anubis looking in. "If it's the god of death, I wouldn't exactly be putting it in front of the airport," said passenger Keith Mears. Next up, statues of Hades, Santa Muerte, Thanatos, Mictlantecuhtli, and the Grim Reaper
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| #10 This isn't the first time the Denver Airport has been in the news for really strange stuff. The site Anomalies Unlimited is a good starting point for conspiratorial takes on the base. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-06-04 21:39 |
| #9 Isn't this a violation of the separation of church and state? If they show one god, shouldn't they show them all, since all religions are equally valid? What would happen if someone wanted to mount a crucifix - a cross with a figure of Christ on it? (That's a rhetorical question.) |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2010-06-04 21:28 |
| #8 The Horse From Hell must go. There's been a Facebook group dedicated to getting rid of it for quite a while now. I guess he needed some company. What else can you expect from a Dem and liberal dominated Mayor and City Government? |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2010-06-04 21:21 |
| #7 Just as long as there are no statues of Opophis. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2010-06-04 20:44 |
| #6 What, no statue's of Dago or Baal? Rip-off. |
| Posted by: Charles 2010-06-04 20:41 |
| #5 I've had airline food that seemed mummified... |
| Posted by: James 2010-06-04 19:21 |
| #4 Baal, complete with working furnace. Might come in handy for the passengers next time some wannabe jihadi tries to blow up a plane. |
| Posted by: lotp 2010-06-04 19:20 |
| #3 Next up, statues of Hades, Santa Muerte, Thanatos, Mictlantecuhtli, and the Grim Reaper. And of course Cthulhu. |
| Posted by: AzCat 2010-06-04 19:19 |
| #2 wouldn't be that high, even counting the tapered end |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-06-04 18:45 |
| #1 Why limit it to with Egyptian mythology? How 'bout a 26 foot statue of Mohammad? |
| Posted by: DMFD 2010-06-04 17:53 |