Moloch is said to have been an early semitic god who feasted on the flesh of his worshippers’ own children. [This webpage no longer exists. Click the link for the Wayback Machine archive of the page.]
We would be wrong to think that he had vanished into antiquity:
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For Moloch lives. Still today, he lives.
Hat tip to Sandmonkey (Oct 31, 2005 entry). [egyptiansandmonkey.blogspot.com no longer exists. Click the link for the Wayback Machine archive of the page.]