Homage
Bran Mac Mufin, a character in Dave Sim's graphic novel Cerebus, is an homage and parody of Bran Mak Morn. His name is a play on words, referring to the grain bran and the breakfast sandwich McMuffin.
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Famous quotes containing the word homage:
“By common consent of all the nations and all the ages the most valuable thing in this world is the homage of men, whether deserved or undeserved.”
—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)
“Your business is not to catch men with show,
With homage to the perishable clay,
But lift them over it, ignore it all,
Make them forget there’s such a thing as flesh.
Your business is to paint the souls of men—”
—Robert Browning (1812–1889)
“Do homage to thy King,
And highly praise His humble pomp
Which He from Heaven doth bring.”
—Robert Southwell (1561?–1595)