I came across a reference to the "Pillars of Hercules" and a notion that the old European pagan gods had never intended their followers to live beyond the Pillars of Hercules (so roughly, nowhere west of Spain, south of North Africa, and I am unclear on other boundaries). Does anyone know a source which expands on this notion? [more inside]
posted on Dec 5, 2007 - 4 answers

Is Science Fiction primarily an American genre of literature? [more inside]
posted on Nov 4, 2006 - 35 answers