There, the immense temple of the Greek goddess Artemis (twin sister of the super-god Apollo) was said to soar "as high as the clouds".
"Between Aphrodite (or Venus, as the Romans called her), her boyfriends (including the Greek hunk Adonis), her son (Eros, called Cupid by the Romans) and her father (the super-god Zeus), there's something here for everyone," a local saying goes.
We had the musical super-god Pharrell on stage, then Coldplay who scooped the "Best Band" prize for me to Kasabian, Kings of Leon, Jake Bugg, Rita Ora, Tinie Tempah, Lorde and One Direction.
In his painting Superman and the Super Dogs Find God in the Asteroid Belt (2016), the shiny blue suits of Superman and his dogs glow against a bright orange space while God is a bright green cyclops on a cross.
Of course, you have to wonder why we snicker about boys being boys when we learn of young males being treated by Wall Street firms or public companies to nights at strip clubs, all-expenses-paid trips to Las Vegas, weekends at the Super Bowl or God knows what else.
Madonna is still doing the Super Bowl for God's sake! (laughs) These are artists that have been doing this year after year, and many of them were under that old five year system that a record company used to develop their talent.
Radio commentators ritually celebrate another victory and look forward to more triumphs: play-offs are foreordained, the Super Bowl will see God's purpose revealed in the majesty of a Patriots victory.
When the St . Louis Ramswon the Super Bowl two years ago, Warner thanked God for allowing him to be in that place in time.
Two weeks later, following the Seahawks' stunning loss to the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, Wilson said that God had spoken to him in the moment after he threw the interception that lost his team the game, and explained that he had ordered the misfortune as a test.
-- Business Insider writes that Sports Illustrated apparently is a big fan of religion-themed covers (Its latest cover is about God and the Super Bowl).
She's "frantic to launch into something meaningful," but it seems as if God is "perennially watching the Super Bowl".
