'Argead' in Greek

susa · Post by **susa** » Thu Jan 30, 2003 5:45 am

HiHow's the Greek word for 'Argead'?I can't find it anywhere....susa

yiannis · Post by **yiannis** » Thu Jan 30, 2003 8:26 am

Argaeads in Greek are called "Agreades" (not much of a difference!)
http://www.macedonia.com/english/history/royal/
This is a link on the origins of the Macedonian royal house. Somehow myth and reality seem to mix.regards,
Yiannis

susa · Post by **susa** » Tue Feb 04, 2003 7:15 am

Yiannis!Thanks! I thought it was Argeados

before.And does 'Argeades' really come from 'Argos' - the ship?i

yiannis · Post by **yiannis** » Tue Feb 04, 2003 9:11 am

The city is called 'Argos. - -ó+¦+ú+»+¦
The ship is called Arg'o. (The tonic accent is on "o") - +ü+¦+ú++

susa · Post by **susa** » Tue Feb 04, 2003 11:36 am

Ooops! Argo....

marcus · Post by **marcus** » Tue Feb 04, 2003 11:39 am

The point being, of course, that they were Argeads because they reckoned they came from Argos originally.Of course, Herakles was one of the crew on the Argo... (which is irrelevant, but if you were determined to find a link...)All the bestMarcus

John · Post by **John** » Wed Feb 05, 2003 2:42 pm

Somewhere I heard that Herakles (Hercules) didn't go with Jason and the Argonauts in search of the golden fleece, because he would have sunk the boat, since he was so heavy.Of course, Alexander's link to Hercules from Argos was he claimed to be descended from Hercules on Philip's side.John

marcus · Post by **marcus** » Thu Feb 06, 2003 5:56 am

John,I've never heard that one about Herakles before - what a hoot! I mean, poor chap was muscular, sure, but too heavy to travel on the Argo? Per-lease! :-)All the bestMarcus

John · Post by **John** » Thu Feb 06, 2003 7:10 am

Maybe it was because he had the weight of the world on his shoulders. Didn't Atlas trick him into carrying it for him?John

marcus · Post by **marcus** » Thu Feb 06, 2003 7:54 am

Boom tish!

yiannis · Post by **yiannis** » Fri Feb 07, 2003 5:14 am

Well yes, Atlas tricked Heracles but then he tricked him back. You see when Atlas announced Heracles that he wouldn't take the world back the Heracles told him: "no problem, I'll carry it for you from now on! Just hold it back for a second until I put a pillow on my shoulder and then you give it back to me!" Atlas was fool enough to believe it and I guess that he's still carrying the world as we speak

marcus · Post by **marcus** » Fri Feb 07, 2003 8:31 am

I suppose Atlas didn't have much opportunity to get out, so he won't have had much experience of real world shysters...I remember that, when I was very (and I mean very - this will have been in around 1973/4) young, I had a copy of the "Play School Annual", which had a marvellous strip cartoon retelling of the story of Herakles and the Apples of the Hesperides. It was one of the things that made me so interested in Greek history and mythology. (For those not in the UK and, I suppose, not of a certain age, Play School was a children's TV programme, aimed very much at 3-5 year olds.)All the bestMarcus

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