In the mid-fifth century B.C. Herodotus (1:131; 3.8) mentioned the importance of the cult of Al-Ilât, i.e. Allat, in ancient Arabia. Her sanctuary at Palmyra (Pl. XVII), excavated in the 1970s by the Polish mission, is in the neighborhood of the temple of Baal Shamin and lends a special character to the city's western quarter, in which Arab tribes settled during the second century B.C.

I was provided with a receipt and duly and officially accepted as an excursionist.

Meetings of the model train club always begin with the song Wabash Cannonball.

“One of those what?” “You know, ambisextrous.” “Let's just say Faith loves beauty, whatever its form.”