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Article #1477Re: Who is Croesus? ( *spoiler* )
From: phoenix
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1986 22:12
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 1986 22:12
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In article <2027@hao.UUCP> woods@hao.UUCP (Greg Woods) writes:
>> The name you should give to the Vault Guardian is: Croesus. (
>> (get the joke?)
>
> I must be really dumb, because everyone is acting like this is so obvious,
>but no, I don't get the joke.
>
>--Greg
Croesus (or Kroisos) was the last King of Lydia around 550 BC. His wealth
was proverbial. He was a client of the Oracle at Delphi, where a number of
his gifts to the Oracle were seen by Herodotus. Fragments of columns from
the temple of Artemis at Ephesus have upon them a dedication by Croesus in
Greek. He is a historical personage, not a mythic one, so digging out a
Greek mythology book will not help you much. It is thought that Aesop (as
in Aesop's Fables) worked for Croesus, as well.
--
The Phoenix
(Neither Bright, Dark, nor Young)
---"A man should live forever...or die trying."
---"There is no substitute for good manners...except fast reflexes."
---"Never appeal to a man's "better nature". He may not have one.
Invoking his self-interest gives you more leverage."
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site genat.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utcs!mnetor!genat!phoenix From: phoenix@genat.UUCP (phoenix) Newsgroups: net.games.hack Subject: Re: Who is Croesus? ( *spoiler* ) Message-ID: <2621@genat.UUCP> Date: Sat, 29-Mar-86 17:12:34 EST Article-I.D.: genat.2621 Posted: Sat Mar 29 17:12:34 1986 Date-Received: Sun, 30-Mar-86 06:10:13 EST References: <3060@ut-ngp.UUCP> <2609@genat.UUCP> <2027@hao.UUCP> Reply-To: phoenix@genat.UUCP () Followup-To: net.games.hack Distribution: net Organization: Phoenix Temporal Restorations, Ultd. Lines: 25 Keywords: Greek history Summary: last King of Lydia (c560-540 BC)