03-09-2009, 04:08 PM
Quote:Sophocles calls it Libyan: A Libyan spolas, a leopardskin
This is an interesting bit that I had not seen before. I don't have an image of this, but I have seen Libyans carved in relief with leopard skins tied on like capes- like Hercules lion skin. I imagine this s what Sophocles had in mind and it makes me think of the connection that Christian pointed out earlier.
Paul M. Bardunias
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
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A Spartan, being asked a question, answered "No." And when the questioner said, "You lie," the Spartan said, "You see, then, that it is stupid of you to ask questions to which you already know the answer!"
