Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is really beautiful. It makes me sad to think of the current situation in Greece. A civilization that produced such art 2500 years ago is now on the verge of collapse. Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Mar 6, 2012, at 1:26 AM, John Nebel wrote: > Pythagoras was conceived while his father, Mnesarchus, was visiting the > Delphic Oracle, the Pythia. According to the Oracle, Menesarchus's wife > would give birth to a remarkable son, she did and he was named Pythagoras > after the Pythia, and his father was presumed to be the god Apollo. > > Milo the wrestler was one of the most famous athletes of the ancient > world, a six time Olympic victor; his athletic and military feats were > compared to the god Herakles. Milo was a student of Pythagoras's and > thought to have married his daughter. > > http://photos.csd.net/kroton_nomos.html is a photo of a dime sized coin > issued by the city-state of Kroton about 294 BC, a century after > Pythagoras death; I think the city-state was commemorating its two most > famous sons. It's a masterpiece of engraving, and a wonder of > preservation. > > The obverse is Apollo, and the reverse is the infant Herakles, son of Zeus > and the mortal Alcmeme, strangling two snakes sent to kill him by Zeus's > perpetually jealous wife, Hera. > > Mouse over the image to see the reverse, click for a larger image. > > Best, > > John > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >