Difference between revisions of "Talk:Olympia's Confession"
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Chris:Man, I'm glad you're around Noah, cause I have no idea what your talking about half the time. All I know is that Olympia had sex with a cyclops, a snake, and an oak tree. And that's insane. | Chris:Man, I'm glad you're around Noah, cause I have no idea what your talking about half the time. All I know is that Olympia had sex with a cyclops, a snake, and an oak tree. And that's insane. | ||
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| + | Actually, Hal sent me some more info on Stratobia, apologizing for giving me so little on a successful legend lore roll. It is as follows: | ||
| + | "Strato-" is just a Greek root meaning "battle" the same as root as | ||
| + | in our word "strategy". "Bia" means "power" or "force," as is often | ||
| + | personified as a deity, the details of which I have cheerfully | ||
| + | copied from the wikipedia: | ||
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| + | In Greek mythology, Bia ("force") was the personification of force, | ||
| + | daughter of Pallas and Styx. She was the sister of Nike, Cratos, and | ||
| + | Zelus; she and her siblings were constant companions of Zeus. They | ||
| + | achieved this honour after supporting Zeus in the war against the | ||
| + | Titans along with their mother. Bia is one of the characters named | ||
| + | in the Greek tragedy Prometheus Bound, written by Aeschylus, where | ||
| + | Hephaestus is compelled by the gods to bind Prometheus after he was | ||
| + | caught stealing fire and offering the gift to mortals. | ||
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| + | Noah: Wait, there might be more significance to this. We have a [[Page from Plutarch's Life of Demetrius]] identifying Drelzna as also being called Stratonice, and now you say that Bia was sister to Nike. Stratonice + Stratobia = sisters? Now I'm almost sure of it. | ||
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| + | Perhaps Nectanebos and Ikulu were not quite interchangeable, but each had designs on the other. Perhaps it was Nectanebos who sired Drelzna and Aramin. That would answer that question. | ||
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| + | Chris: So, I have a few theories on that, differing from yours Noah, probably only because I don't know what you're talking about. Or really anything about Greek history. But as I recall, didn't Olympia dress Alexander up as a girl when he was a boy (much like Bruce Lee's parents did)? It could be that this is a nickname for Alexander; feminine but forceful. In anycase, it appears that Olympia cheated on Phillip with a snake provided by Nectanabos, and the offspring of this union killed Stratobia. | ||
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| + | What kind of confession is it, really, when you confessor doesn't know what you're talking about? | ||
Latest revision as of 08:36, 23 May 2006
Europa had sex with Zeus in the form of a bull. Pasiphae has less of an excuse; she had sex with a bull that was only a bull. She gave birth to the minotaur, as mentioned in the Cretan Text.
Olympia suggests that Nectanebos assumed disguises, not the least of which being "a crone." More likely the reverse is true, that the crone was Ikkulu, in the appearance of Nectanebos. Or perhaps each was disguised as the other at different times...
More evidence, though circumstantial, is discussed here: Talk:Inscription on the Monument to Philip II outside Thessaloniki.
Stratobia is a name unknown to Arben, but we do know two things: it means "The Power of Battle" and she (he?) was killed by a female demon.
My money is that Kukuth = Drelzna and Stratobia = Aramin. If so, why was Olympia's fate so closely entwined with Aramin's? What happened?
Of course, this is part of what the Danger Gang was sent to find out!
Chris:Man, I'm glad you're around Noah, cause I have no idea what your talking about half the time. All I know is that Olympia had sex with a cyclops, a snake, and an oak tree. And that's insane.
Actually, Hal sent me some more info on Stratobia, apologizing for giving me so little on a successful legend lore roll. It is as follows: "Strato-" is just a Greek root meaning "battle" the same as root as in our word "strategy". "Bia" means "power" or "force," as is often personified as a deity, the details of which I have cheerfully copied from the wikipedia:
In Greek mythology, Bia ("force") was the personification of force, daughter of Pallas and Styx. She was the sister of Nike, Cratos, and Zelus; she and her siblings were constant companions of Zeus. They achieved this honour after supporting Zeus in the war against the Titans along with their mother. Bia is one of the characters named in the Greek tragedy Prometheus Bound, written by Aeschylus, where Hephaestus is compelled by the gods to bind Prometheus after he was caught stealing fire and offering the gift to mortals.
Noah: Wait, there might be more significance to this. We have a Page from Plutarch's Life of Demetrius identifying Drelzna as also being called Stratonice, and now you say that Bia was sister to Nike. Stratonice + Stratobia = sisters? Now I'm almost sure of it.
Perhaps Nectanebos and Ikulu were not quite interchangeable, but each had designs on the other. Perhaps it was Nectanebos who sired Drelzna and Aramin. That would answer that question.
Chris: So, I have a few theories on that, differing from yours Noah, probably only because I don't know what you're talking about. Or really anything about Greek history. But as I recall, didn't Olympia dress Alexander up as a girl when he was a boy (much like Bruce Lee's parents did)? It could be that this is a nickname for Alexander; feminine but forceful. In anycase, it appears that Olympia cheated on Phillip with a snake provided by Nectanabos, and the offspring of this union killed Stratobia.
What kind of confession is it, really, when you confessor doesn't know what you're talking about?
