This document contains excerpts from various sources related to the works of William Blake. It includes lines from Blake's poem "Jerusalem" along with references to his paintings such as Nebuchadnezzar, Hecate, and the Red Dragon. It also mentions connections between Blake's works and other creative works such as the comic book character Spawn and albums by Bruce Dickinson and Iced Earth that were influenced by or featured elements of Blake's works.
3. Lines from a poem “And did those feet in
ancient time” which later came to be known
as the hymn “Jerusalem”:
And did the Countenance Divine,
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here,
Among these dark Satanic Mills?
Bring me my Bow of burning gold;
Bring me my Arrows of desire:
Bring me my Spear: O clouds unfold:
Bring me my _____ __ ____!
6. Nebuchadnezzar
a bottle that holds 15 litres of
wine, the name of Morpheus'
vessel in The Matrix and the
remains of the Hanging Gardens
of Babylon, built by
Nebuchadnezzar II.
7. Hecate- a Greek goddess
who has been associated
with childbirth, nurturing the
young, gates and walls,
doorways, crossroads,
magic, lunar lore, torches
and dogs. Also thought by
some to be associated with
ghosts, witchcraft, and
curses.
Who’s her equivalent in
roman mythology?
9. During the making of the album, record producer
Martin Birch had been in an accident and crashed
his car into one driven by a "religious nutter" on a
rainy Sunday evening. When he got his car back
from the mechanic Birch, "terrified", demanded
the bill be rounded up.
The title track also reached number 18 in the UK
charts.
Other stories about various strange occurrences
at the recording studio have circulated, such as
equipment randomly breaking down and lights
turning off and on by themselves .
Which album?
10. The bill had come to £666. And 18=6+6+6.
(Pretty conclusive, eh?)
11. •The Dark Saga is the fourth album by the American heavy
metal band Iced Earth.
•It tells the story of a man who sells his soul to the devil in
order to return to his true love on Earth ("Dark Saga")
• but he soon discovers that she is married to his own best
friend ("I Died for You").
•He is left completely alone in the world, and although he
has good inside, he is influenced by dark forces ("Depths
of Hell").
•Everything that he desires is denied, even his own death
("Slave to the Dark," "A Question of Heaven").
•Along the way he is faced by such opposition as his
demonic liason Clown ("Violate"), child murderer Billy
Kincaid ("Vengeance is Mine"), heavenly bounty hunter
Angela ("The Hunter"), and Malebolgia, the king of hell
who owns his soul ("The Last Laugh").
•Whom is this story based on?
14. The Divine Comedy
Rodin’s The Gates of Hell draws heavily on Inferno
Neil Gaiman's Sandman comic series features a heavily
Dante-inspired Hell, including the woods of Suicide, the
Malebolge, and the City of Dis.
Milla Jovovich's 1994 debut album was called The
Divine Comedy.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow translated The Divine
Comedy into english.
16. Roles of Isaac Newton in Star Trek.
•In 1993, John Neville played Newton in
an episode of Star Trek: The Next
Generation, Descent
•In 1996 and 1997, Peter Dennis played
Newton in Star Trek: Voyager in the
episodes Death Wish and Darkling
17. The Chinese character "zhong" seen in the
film doesn't actually mean “X". It means
"center" or "middle". X is an odd translation
used just in Mah Jong when played in
English; in Chinese the tile is called the
"center tile“.
21. Wrote “And did those feet in ancient
time”.
Nebuchadnezzar, Hecate, Newton,
Red Dragon – all paintings by Blake.
Urizen who features in the Spawn
series is a creation of Blake’s.
The Chemical Wedding- an album by
Bruce Dickinson, depicts Blake's
painting The Ghost of a Flea on the
cover.