Discworld gods appears in "", where he is inadvertently responsible for a lot of confusion. The Goddess of Shoes. She has a small following that gathers in the Temple of Small Gods and worships the Sacred Lace of Hyperopia. Mentioned in "Reaper Man" and "Discworld Noir". Hyperopia is the defect of vision commonly called farsightedness (American English) or longsightedness (British English). The Goddess of Interminable Opera. She is one of the many gods and goddesses recognised in the Temple of Small Gods. Mentioned in "Discworld Noir". Nuggan is the locally worshipped monotheistic and omnipotent God of Borogravia, but elsewhere he is known
What Is a Nation? What Is a Nation? "What is a Nation?" ("Qu'est-ce qu'une nation?") is an 1882 lecture by French historian Ernest Renan (1823–1892), known for the statements that a nation is "a daily referendum", and that nations are based as much on what the people jointly forget, as what they remember. It is frequently quoted or anthologized in works of history or political science pertaining to nationalism and national identity. Renan wrote "What is a Nation" in order to symbolize the nationalism which was born in France as a result of the French Revolution of 1789. Renan begins his essay by noting