olympian

• “Ten have been named, but no total number has been given, and in the Greek myth on which the series draws so heavily, there were 12 olympian gods.”

  A BSG Prediction

• “But this lofty, purportedly olympian perspective is nothing but the view of the Last Man.”

  Critique From HereNow

• “These affects would work on anyone, but of course the enhancements would be greater in an olympian than the average person.”

  Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Which Origin Stories are Plausible?

• “Still, it's doubtful that anything could compel the Lone Wolf's bicycle from changing direction, for it points forward as unerringly as the needle of the compass or the javelin of the olympian.”

  Weight of the World: Shouldering Burdens, Rationalizing Decisions

• “That said, attacking a special olympian, a wheel chair bound amputee is probably counterproductive.”

  Not All Protests Are Created Equal

• “When the natural and human resources of Nigeria are prudently harnessed, the result will be so tremendous that it will literally propel Africa to olympian height.”

  CORRUPTION ELIMINATION IN NIGERIA AND AFRICA

• “In tangentially related news, I hope this special olympian gets a chance to go one-on-one with President Obama on the bowling lanes.”

  aimee mullins, superhero

• “Smoking pot for some one the age of an olympian isn't surprising at all.”

  So, Phelps photographed with a bong? A problem for endorsements? I have an idea.

• “So much for the Court being an olympian body unaffected by politics and public pressure”

  The Volokh Conspiracy » A Constitutional History Danger:

• “It's a hydrological version of the Great Wall, an olympian infrastructural defensive against an impending civilization-ending crisis.”

  Dispatches from the Super-Versailles

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