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Re: possible translations (was "Re: New pictures of my Black Falcons")
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lugnet.castle
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Wed, 5 Apr 2000 20:56:22 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Shiri Dori writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Jeff Johnston writes:
> > On the other hand, "-mancy" comes from the Greek "mantis" or prophet*, • <snip>
> > * - which, interestingly enough, is also related to "mania" or madness.
> > Tells you something about what the Greeks thought of prophets...
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> LOL... I love the Greek mythologies but the one thing I don't get is:
> The citizens all believed in the prophets, so why the heck did they think they
> could change what the prophets said would happen?! (e.g. Titan and Zues,
> Oedipus and his Father, and zillions of others :-)
Hubris? 8)
The belief that by knowing the future they will be able to change it?
Actually, it's kind of interesting to think that, for example, the whole
Oedipus thing happened *because* his father knew of the prophecy and
reacted the way he did. If he hadn't gotten rid of Oedipus in the way he
did then the whole mess never would have happened...so maybe the real
message is "Don't Ask!"
J
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