Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John the subjects are always most interesting but the way that you are now documenting them ought to be seen for best practice for every curator and collector around. Technically superb work. By the way are you sure about that story or is it only a theorem? Cheers, Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 6 March 2012 10:26, John Nebel <john.nebel at csdco.com> 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<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<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information >