Talk:Stratoniche's Map

Kerry: Looks like a map of the Mediterranian with psuedo-roman numerals. (I=I, 7=V, triangle=X). That gives 18, or perhaps two sets of nine, given how many things appear in sets of nine these days.

As for geography, I'm betting that 1-5 are Greek islands, 12 is Crete, and 13 is Cyprus. 11 is in the Euxine, and 9 and 10 are on the Caspian. I can't figure out 6 and 8, though they are probably Greek lakes or bays. 7 may be Rome, or at least in Italy. 18 looks to be in Persia or maybe India. This is obviously a sea-farer's map, since there are very few inland sites or details.

Hal: The symbols (anyone with ancient Greek knows) are Greek numbers. Kerry is correct: gamma is five, delta is ten. http://mkatz.web.wesleyan.edu/grk202/vocabulary/greek_numerals.html

Noah: I basically concur with Kerry's estimation, except that that's the worst looking Crete and Cyprus I've ever seen. 11 would be consistent with Old Man Morkoth's position in the Euxine, based on where the mermen directed us. This makes sense, as Alexander (possibly with Ikkulu) are said to have descended there in a bathysphere.

Scott: Any idea what the numbers mean, besides enumerating the locations? Are there enough numbers for all of the items in some list? The number of fragments of some item to build?

Kerry: Any idea of who Stratoniche is, or when this riddle and map where made? Pre-Alexander, post-Alexander? Also, there are three known sets of nine (worthy swords, city of _____'s, and items on Ikkulu's List. However, I'd bet that 18 sounds more like a number of teeth to me.

Noah: We are all, however, wrong. As determined by Danble after much analysis, it is the moon:

http://www.grendel.org/hunter/share/stratoniche_map.png

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/73/Moon_PIA00302.jpg/600px-Moon_PIA00302.jpg

Stratoniche, it should at this point come as no surprise, is known to us as Drelzna.