Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/03/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Umm, my last remark was just to be silly (a small pun on Pythagoras theorem)! Cheers, Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman NO ARCHIVE On 6 March 2012 14:29, John Nebel <john.nebel at csdco.com> wrote: > Geoff, > > Thanks for looking and your kind post! Iamblichus from the 4th cent AD is > the source for the Pythia story. A more reliable source is Aristotle, 4th > cent BC, who documented that the Pythagoreans had a special affinity for > Apollo, but did not drift beyond that into sensationalism. The > Pythagoreans were secretive and I recall that Plutarch wrote that he > changed the subject when he saw one of his Pythagorean friends become > uneasy when the discussion turned to Pythagoras. Plutarch was a priest of > Delphi in the 1st and 2nd cent AD and perhaps the most prolific ancient > Greek author. > > The coin probably does represent Pythagoras and Milo. > > Best, > > John > > > On 3/5/12 6:34 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > >> 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> >>> <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> >>> <http://**leica-users.org/mailman/**listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>>for >>> more information >>> >>> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> more information >> > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information >