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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Pythagoras / Milo
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 14:45:46 +1000
References: <4F5559CD.4060008@csdco.com> <CAE3QcF6QbHLTzAD1cdqQL+nUs0sEKByMj3mrGfju0ixK+6psuw@mail.gmail.com> <4F5592BF.9060302@csdco.com>

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
>>>
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