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'Argead' in Greek
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2003 5:45 am
by susa
HiHow's the Greek word for 'Argead'?I can't find it anywhere....susa
Re: 'Argead' in Greek
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2003 8:26 am
by yiannis
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
Re: 'Argead' in Greek
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2003 7:15 am
by susa
Yiannis!Thanks! I thought it was Argeados
before.And does 'Argeades' really come from 'Argos' - the ship?i
Re: 'Argead' in Greek
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2003 9:11 am
by yiannis
The city is called 'Argos. - -ó+¦+ú+»+¦
The ship is called Arg'o. (The tonic accent is on "o") - +ü+¦+ú++
Re: 'Argead' in Greek
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2003 11:36 am
by susa
Ooops! Argo....
Re: 'Argead' in Greek
Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2003 11:39 am
by marcus
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
Re: 'Argead' in Greek
Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2003 2:42 pm
by John
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
Re: 'Argead' in Greek
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2003 5:56 am
by marcus
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
Re: 'Argead' in Greek
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2003 7:10 am
by John
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
Re: 'Argead' in Greek
Posted: Thu Feb 06, 2003 7:54 am
by marcus
Boom tish!
Re: 'Argead' in Greek
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 5:14 am
by yiannis
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
Re: 'Argead' in Greek
Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 8:31 am
by marcus
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