KASSANDROS

[HEPHAISTION]

WELL, WHEN KASSANDROS SAW ALEXANDER (WHO WAS NOT TALL) SITTING TO THE PERSIAN THRONE STARTED LAUGHING AND ALEXANDER HIT HIM. SO, WHEN KASSANDROS, AFTER ALEXANDER'S DEATH, SAW IN DELPHI AN ALEXANDER'S STATUE HE STARTED RUNNING AFRAID THAT HE SAW ALEXANDER!!!

[John]

I read that the statue made Cassander tremble and shake uncontrollably, and made his head swim. - Maybe it had something to do with him killing Alexander's mother (Olympias), wife (Roxanne) and son (Alexander IV).John

[Nick Christakes]

...or at least had them killed.
later Nicator

[John]

Hw WAS persistant, though. The first group he sent in to kill Olympias took one look at her, turned around, and walked out without doing anything. So Cassander thought up the bright idea of gathering relatives of those Olympias had killed, and sending THEM in to do the job - which, of couse, succeeded.John

[ruthaki]

And i have had the thrill of standing in the area where she was killed (stoned to death) and I imagined her, her eyes fixed on MT. Olympus as she died. (After all, she had named herself "Olympias" after the gods' place. Her real name was Myrto)Re Kassandros, yes it's said he got ill when he looked on Alexander's statue. Bad conscience no doubt.

[sandra]

Hey, where did You found such an information (I mean Olympias real name?)

[marcus]

A bit like Macbeth when he sees Banquo's ghost, I imagine...All the bestMarcus

[Tre]

I think it was Myrtale as I recall - one of the histories (Plutarch?) mentions this was her name before it was changed. It would have been Philip who would have renamed her, supposedly for his Olympic victory (and no doubt giving birth to a son). She also had another name - I'll have to look that one up, but I'm at the office and don't have the books with me.Tre

[marcus]

Hi Tre,I knew about Myrtale, but didn't know she had another name as well. Please look that one up when you're within reach of your books!All the bestMarcus

[HEPHAISTION]

NOT MYRTO, MYRTALY. THIS IS THE RIGHT. SUCH AS PLATO'S REAL NAME WAS ARISTOKLIES AND THEOFRASTOS'S REAL NAME WAS TYRTAMOS.

[John]

I can add TWO more names of Olympias besides Myrtale: Polyxena and Stratonice. Right Tre?John