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Nope. It's (B) and it's such a tragic story behind it...

When Theseus (Aegeus's son) set out to defeat the Minotaur on Crete, Aegeus made him promise to set white sails on the way back, so that he would understand if the mission had been successful. Theseus, however, forgot to do so, and when Aegeas saw the ship return with black sails, he committed suicide by throwing himself off a cliff into the sea. From that day, the sea was named after him: the Aegean Sea.

The reason why Theseus forgot about his promise, is another tragic story in itself...

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           Next Q.

           What was the Golden fleece?

A. A piece of golden fabric owned by Athina ?

B. The name of an ancient ship?

C. A sacret sheep-skin?

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isnt it (a) AND (c)? i think it had something to do with hurculese or homer or something

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GC, if you haven't seen the 1963 film "Jason and the Argonauts", rush down to Blockbuster and rent it TODAY!



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C) and there even is a quasi-scientific explanation for it.

Georgia (not the US one, the one at the shores of the Black Sea) is a country with some gold washing in its streams. It's said that one method to get it was to literally "fleece" it out of the streams, with the help of sheep skins.

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And here is the story!...

In very ancient times there lived in Thessaly a king and queen named Athamas and Nephele (Nebula). They had two children, a boy and a girl. After a time Athamas grew indifferent to his wife, put her away, and took another. Nephele suspected danger to her children from the influence of the step-mother, and took measures to send them out of her reach. The god Hermes assisted her, and gave her a ram with a golden fleece, on which she set the two children, trusting that the ram would convey them to a place of safety.

The ram vaulted into the air with the children on his back, taking his course to the East, till when crossing the strait that divides Europe and Asia, the girl, whose name was Helle, fell from his back into the sea, which was then named after her and was since called the Hellespont - (now the Dardanelles) .

The ram continued his flight till he reached the kingdom of Colchis, on the eastern shore of the Black Sea, where he safely landed the boy Phryxus, who was hospitably received by AEetes, king of the country. Phryxus sacrificed the ram to Zeus, and gave the Golden Fleece to AEetes, who placed it in a consecrated grove, under the care of a sleepless dragon.



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           Next Q

What was the name of the ancient Greek god who -according to legend- introduced the fire to the people?

A. Demosthenes?

B. Prometheus?

C. Theseus

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Promethius, if I'm remembering correctly.
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Prometheus, yes. He did pay a high price, though.

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Correct ! Any volunteers to tell the story? emoticon

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C Berenice wrote:
...the name of the ancient Greek god...

To the best of my knowledge, Prometheus was NOT god; he was of the Titans, instead...

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Yes, AC, I stand corrected... He was son of the Titan Iapetos and brother to Atlas, Menitios and Epimetheus. Sorry!... I guess I should not rely on memory alone anymore! emoticon emoticon

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           NEXT Q

"...An object immersed in a fluid experiences a buoyant force that is equal in magnitude to the force of gravity on the displaced fluid." Said...

A. Eukledes

B. Archimedes

C. Asklepios






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im guessing B, since he was the one who is said to have worked out how it all worked and all, and running down the street naked yelling 'EURIKA!' BUT like so many other inventions he could be a glory hog (e.g. telephone etc) and it might not be him, but i will go with (B)

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LOL, GCool I like the way you described it all....Yes; it was B. Archimedes. emoticon

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to above: didnt promethius get strapped to a rock and have his liver pecked out by ravonouse vultures every morning, just to have it grow back painfully again in the evning?

also soz for being away ive not been feeling too good latly, but luckily i got through my first drama exam-peice without feeling too bad or messing up :)

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Yes, that's right, he had his liver eaten every day, until Herakles freed him.

Congrats on passing that exam! Yay!

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Happy for you on passing those exams GC emoticon ...
Hope your mood has improved; if not, you know what the cure is... get on this board and solve another riddle! emoticon emoticon

 

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           NEXT Q

Who/What was the Colossos of Rhodes?

A. A famous Greek actor.
B. A very big statue.
C. An ancient Greek semi-god!


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That would be B I believe

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Right you are, ottawan!... Here's some info on this:

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To you, O Sun, the people of Dorian Rhodes set up this bronze statue reaching to Olympus when they had pacified the waves of war and crowned their city with the spoils taken from the enemy. Not only over the seas but also on land did they kindle the lovely torch of freedom.

Dedicatory inscription of the Colossus


From its building to its destruction lies a time span of merely 56 years. Yet the colossus earned a place in the famous list of Wonders. "But even lying on the ground, it is a marvel", said Pliny the Elder. The Colossus of Rhodes was not only a gigantic statue. It was rather a symbol of unity of the people who inhabited that beautiful Greek Mediterranean island -- Rhodes.

It was located at the entrance of the harbor of the Mediterranean island of Rhodes in Greece.

Throughout most of its history, ancient Greece was comprised of city-states which had limited power beyond their boundary. On the small island of Rhodes were three of these: Ialysos, Kamiros, and Lindos. In 408 BC, the cities united to form one territory, with a unified capital, Rhodes. The city thrived commercially and had strong economic ties with their main ally, Ptolemy I Soter of Egypt. In 305 BC, the Antigonids of Macedonia who were also rivals of the Ptolemies, besieged Rhodes in an attempt to break the Rhodo-Egyptian alliance. They could never penetrate the city. When a peace agreement was reached in 304 BC, the Antagonids lifted the siege, leaving a wealth of military equipment behind. To celebrate their unity, the Rhodians sold the equipment and used the money to erect an enormous statue of their sun god, Helios.

The construction of the Colossus took 12 years and was finished in 282 BC. For years, the statue stood at the harbor entrance, until a strong earthquake hit Rhodes about 226 BC. The city was badly damaged, and the Colossus was broken at its weakest point -- the knee. The Rhodians received an immediate offer from Ptolemy III Eurgetes of Egypt to cover all restoration costs for the toppled monument. However, an oracle was consulted and forbade the re-erection. Ptolemy's offer was declined.

For almost a millennium, the statue lay broken in ruins. In AD 654, the Arabs invaded Rhodes. They disassembled the remains of the broken Colossus and sold them to a Jew from Syria. It is said that the fragments had to be transported to Syria on the backs of 900 camels(!!!)...

Talk about greek wonders!...

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emoticon Yeap!... And...there is no need to tell you how good an article this is.... Is there AC? emoticon

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What did the guy do with these 900 camel loads of fragments? Is there a market stall somewhere in Syria selling genuine colossus relics? Are they kept in a big warehouse, individually numbered in case someobdy wants to put the colossus together again? Are there Syrian houses made of colossus-bricks? Inquiring minds want to know!

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These questions are too suspicious, David. If you are a secret agent/reporter of "The Inquirer", the time to admit it is: NOW!!! emoticon

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           ANNOUNCEMENT
Due to the holiday preparations and general running around like a chicken-with-its-head-cut-off, this topic will take a brake for a few days but I shall terurn.
Don't miss the next exciting episodes, ya all!!!
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i did ALL my chrimbo shoppin today, talk about last minuet eh? then again theres only 10 people i haveta buy for.

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Ok. This topic is back in operation as of today! Sooo...
here we go people:
           Name the 12 Labors of Hercules.



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Cleaning the Augean stables
Killing the hydra (but I think was discounted because he got his sidekick Iolaus to help him)
Stealing the apples of the Hesperides
Travelling to the underworld to... do something, I forget what, probably stealing something because he did a lot of that

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Hmmm. Let me think.... I might be able to add some.


- Getting rid of the Stymphalian Birds

- Capturing the Man-eating horses of somebody...

- Killing the Nemean Lion

- Something about a hind (a deer), either capturing or killing it.


Hmm. This is all for now, and this is truly from my brain and not via the net.

Just remembered!

Hah! David, I think it was taming Cerberus, the three-headed dog guarding the underworld.


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David Meadows wrote:Killing the hydra (but I think was discounted because he got his sidekick Iolaus to help him)

No, it wasn't discounted. emoticon


Travelling to the underworld to... do something, I forget what, probably stealing something because he did a lot of that

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Tsk, tsk, tsk... David! You are always so quick to accuse poor Herc for stealling! He, only, went down there to bring back the Underworld's, three headed watchdog, Cerberus!!!... The poor dear! emoticon

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