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Libraries - JSTOR Smaller museums - Culture 24. Volunteers At the moment we are concentrating effort on the small group big London museums which already have huge websites - which of course makes writing articles easier. As soon as you leave London, even to Edinburgh, Cardiff or Manchester, existing web coverage falls off a cliff, and presumably in the current climate expansion is likely to be slow. It was notable that few such museums were represented at GLAM-WIKI. They might be keener to use WP, and also small museums might be easier to deal with as they don't have the strong departmental boundaries of the BM or V&A. Culture24 seem keen & could be a good bridge to this group.
Theoxenia is the Ancient Greek word for giving hospitality to gods, usually in the form of food. Xenia is hospitality in general, an important obligation and source of prestige in Ancient Greece. When gods were involved, the risks and rewards of hospitality substantially increased. Ancient Greek mythology contains several stories of humans entertaining gods, some aware and some unaware of their guest's identity. Not all such occasions passed off well. There were also a number of rituals of theoxenia in Ancient Greek religion, where meals were served to gods, sometimes represented by statues, and sometimes with humans also partaking.