tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post1792929545831200997..comments2023-07-08T09:00:54.916-07:00Comments on A Common Reader: There’s a wave of molasses coming down Commercial Street!Dwighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post-48236057334153285612009-06-04T22:03:12.702-07:002009-06-04T22:03:12.702-07:00My guess would be the offspring of Hephaestus and ...My guess would be the offspring of Hephaestus and Demeter. The more mature, and hence unsulphured children, tend more toward their mother to closer reflect the connection to the sugar beet plant. <br /><br />Of course, maybe the sugar/sulphur combination reflects the natural offspring of Hephaestus and Aphrodite (a sugar substitute?). Although Book 8 of The Odyssey shows what happens when Ares intrudes on the vulcan's turf.<br /><br />Then again, maybe I'm overthinking this and the answer is really Brer Rabbit.Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post-55169721791830586292009-06-04T18:54:29.079-07:002009-06-04T18:54:29.079-07:00Great! The question is, who is the god of molasses...Great! The question is, who is the god of molasses?William Michaelianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05945815778010124287noreply@blogger.com