Pontos reminds me of my own Homeland: being influenced by two (great) cultures / nations ... taking the best of both and mixing it with indigenous inputs, et voilà: you get Pontos (or my Homeland).
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Pontos reminds me of my own Homeland: being influenced by two (great) cultures / nations ... taking the best of both and mixing it with indigenous inputs, et voilà: you get Pontos (or my Homeland
Towards the end of the book, the Moties quote an old story from Herodotus:
"Once there was a thief who was to be executed. As he was taken away he made a bargain with the king: In one year he would teach the king's favorite horse to sing hymns."
"The other prisoners watched the thief singing to the horse and laughed. 'You will not succeed,' they told him. 'No one can.' To which the thief replied, 'I have a year, and who knows what will happen in that time. The king might die. The horse might die. I might die. And perhaps the horse will learn to sing.'"
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So you are descended from Pontos...a strong and noble people :)Originally Posted by Treverer
Pontos reminds me of my own Homeland: being influenced by two (great) cultures / nations ... taking the best of both and mixing it with indigenous inputs, et voilà: you get Pontos (or my Homeland
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Nay, not from Pontos / Pontic / or whatever the correct Pontxxx is. But take a look at my "aka": the "land of the Treveri", near Augusta Treverorum, a small, but independent country in Europe.
Towards the end of the book, the Moties quote an old story from Herodotus:
"Once there was a thief who was to be executed. As he was taken away he made a bargain with the king: In one year he would teach the king's favorite horse to sing hymns."
"The other prisoners watched the thief singing to the horse and laughed. 'You will not succeed,' they told him. 'No one can.' To which the thief replied, 'I have a year, and who knows what will happen in that time. The king might die. The horse might die. I might die. And perhaps the horse will learn to sing.'"
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