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A disgraceful display from @dcsandbrook, as I attempt to make a serious point about Cybele on last week’s episode of ⁦@TheRestHistory⁩ on the #WorldCupOfGods
If you would like to hear the entire sorry episode, it was in the first of our two retrospectives on the #WorldCupOfGods: in-depth analysis of Moloch, Xipe Totoc, Brigit, Ishtar, Cybele, Augustus Caesar, Loki & Prince Philip
The second part of our retrospective on the #WorldCupOfGods: Zeus, Mithras, Apollo, Anubis, Isis, Dionysus, Odin, Athena
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Today's episode of @TheRestHistory is the first of our two part special looking back at the thrills & spills of the #WorldCupOfGods.

Today: from Moloch to Bridget, and from Xipe Totec to Prince Philip.

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TRIGGER WARNING: features child sacrifice, flaying and auto-castration.

Also: staff at King's College, London, should on no account listen to this episode. standard.co.uk/news/uk/king-s…
The episode also features a bit of an 'Oh do stop it, Aggers' moment.
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With only half an hour to go until @jonawils does the draw for the #WorldCupOfGods at 8 am, here is a short bonus episode of @TheRestHistory, in which @dcsandbrook & I cast our eyes over the qualifiers.

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And here he is - the one and only @jonawils, live from Wandsworth in south-west London, WITH THE DRAW FOR THE #WORLDCUPOFGODS!!!
Well, some thrilling matches to come!

@jonawils will be back with his analysis of the draw before the first four matches kick off at 10 am.

In the meanwhile, for those who may have missed it, here are @GaryLineker, @maxrushden & Top Sports Pundit @wmarybeard with their tips
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Only a day to go now until the biggest sporting event of the summer, folks - the @TheRestHistory World Cup Of Gods!!!

Here, to whet your appetites, is a promo video, in which various sports pundits reveal which god they're backing for the Cup.

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Seeds are:
Athena (1)
Loki (2)
Apollo (3)
Dionysus (4)
Isis (5)
Odin (6)
Zeus (7)
Mithras (8)

Also qualifying: Anubuis; Augustus Caesar; Bridget; Cybele; Ishtar; Moloch; Prince Philip; Xipe Totec

The draw will be tomorrow at 8 am, live with sport's @jonawils. ImageImageImageImage
The qualifying rules: only those gods who at some point in the course of history ceased to be worshipped are permitted to compete.

(Obviously, this has served to rule out a number of big number contenders. But we're staying a sports tournament, not a war of religion.)
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