03-16-2008, 08:13 PM | #1 |
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Δῶς μοι πᾶ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινάσω
Give me a place to stand and I will move the earth. What do you believe he meant?
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03-16-2008, 08:34 PM | #2 |
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Whether he knew it or not, he sounds like a Gallant Gallstone.
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I don't read Greek. But with a long enough lever, a single person could move the earth.
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Okay, that's where the reference comes from. It sounds cool, and is something I actually kinda understood.
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I'm familiar with a different version: Πᾷ βῶ καὶ χαριστίωνι τὰν γᾶν κινήσω πᾶσαν "Say where and with a lever I will move the entire world." (Doric is a tough dialect) [Diodorus Siculus 26.18.34.]
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03-31-2008, 05:27 PM | #6 |
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It was in a piece I found, but Doric is kicking my butt. I better stick to Attic, Koine and a bit of Ionic.
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