The god entered some women so completely that they became immortal, or very close to it. Bacchus was the god of the grape, of course, so bars are very interesting to maenads. In fact, so interesting that they don't like other creatures of darkness becoming involved. Maenads consider that the violence sparked by the consumption of alcohol belongs to them; that's what they feed off, now that no one formally worships their god. And they are attracted to pride.
Charlaine HarrisThough I was standing in front of a mirror, I wasn't really seeing my reflection. I was seeing, very clearly, thatโat the momentโI was all in the world that Eric could think of as his own. I had better not fail him.
Charlaine HarrisI abjure you,โ Alcide said. Colonel Flood winced, and young Sid, Amanda, and Culpepper looked both astonished and impressed, as if this were a ceremony they'd never thought to witness. โI see you no longer. I hunt with you no longer. I share flesh with you no longer.
Charlaine HarrisThe fundamentalists were equally stymied. โWe were worried about Adam and Steve,โ a Baptist minister said. โShould we have been more worried about Rover and Fluffy?
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