1.   Mythology portrays ancient gods feasting upon ambrosia and nectar.

2.   This was Rome, where legends of ancient gods persisted.

3.   Alpert said an old chief of the Modang clan thought it represented an ancient god of his tribe.

4.   Ancient gods and Disney animators happen to share a taste for such miracles, as the latest Disney effort demonstrates with such delight.

5.   And he seems honestly to believe that the ancient gods would have been set aquiver by the events described here.

6.   But Toutatis, named for an ancient Celtic god, also illustrates a continuing problem with comet and asteroid tracking.

7.   Inside, the soaring walls of rock dance with swirls of color, with the first tantalizing hints of ancient gods and men somewhere farther in.

8.   Medina then found a rock carving of Lono, the ancient Hawaiian god of agriculture and rain.

9.   Milford Graves epitomized this, invoking ancient gods from behind his huge drum kit as he led a set that amounted to a religious ritual.

10.   Much knowledge was lost during the Dark Ages, but the Renaissance revived the art of gem carving and interest in the ancient gods and their mythologies.