RIVERS OF LONDON SERIES by Ben Aaronovitch
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Father Thames | Genius Loci / Old Man Of The River
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Father Thames aka Baba Thames rules the Thames inland of Teddington Lock, and inhabits the Thames Valley. He is sometimes also referred to as the Old Man of the River. Like Mama Thames, many of his tributary rivers have Genius loci that manifest as his 'Sons'. He has the gift of prophecy because of his immense age, however Oxley warns Peter not to ask Father Thames questions directly as his insight often comes with a price.
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Father Thames appears as a vigorous seventy year old man of short stature with a pinched face, Roman nose, and heavy brow. He dresses like a traveling showman and--like Mama Thames--has an extremely alluring glamour. Peter describes his vestigium as being redolent with beer, skittles, horse manure and walking home from the pub by moonlight. His power comes from the earth and weather in contrast to Mama Thames who draws her power from the ports and ocean. Before becoming Father Thames he was a Pre-Roman priest living in Londinium with the name Tiberius Claudius Verica. Peter encountered this version of Father Thames briefly during the final events of the Rivers of London. According to Mama Thames, when he was a young man he to stood on London Bridge and made a promise to the river much like herself.
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JEREMY IRONS ( 74 years old ) TIMOTHY SPALL ( 66 years old ) JOHN RHYS-DAVIES ( 79 years old ) BILL PATERSON ( 78 years old ) BILL NIGHY ( 73 years old ) CIARÁN HINDS ( 70 years old )