tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post7526163063141013849..comments2024-02-14T13:04:30.499-05:00Comments on Good To Begin Well, Better To End Well: Chronology and Historical Dating of MythAmalia Dillinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-76063246635608666852010-01-31T10:25:25.970-05:002010-01-31T10:25:25.970-05:00I'm glad you liked it, Diana! It never occurre...I'm glad you liked it, Diana! It never occurred to me, either, until I started doing the research. 1200 BCE does not seem like far enough back for this kind of stuff, to me.Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-68129150392597127172010-01-31T10:19:11.459-05:002010-01-31T10:19:11.459-05:00Wow, that is so freaking fascinating. I always tho...Wow, that is so freaking fascinating. I always thought of historical/mythological events as being so distinct from one another, that it never dawned on me that they could have happened so close together. Thanks (huge history lover here!)Diana Pazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04368186068872293410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-49414548663181904282010-01-30T00:03:45.818-05:002010-01-30T00:03:45.818-05:00Thanks Tricia!
I actually wasn't sure this wa...Thanks Tricia!<br /><br />I actually wasn't sure this was going to be that interesting to anyone but me. haha. But I'm glad you liked it!Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-41639220119251455082010-01-30T00:00:47.629-05:002010-01-30T00:00:47.629-05:00Wow, Amalia, you have done some fascinating resear...Wow, Amalia, you have done some fascinating research and sorting. This was quite interesting to read.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-78562224481891819282010-01-29T23:45:39.154-05:002010-01-29T23:45:39.154-05:00Gary--Yeah, my favorite Helen in Egypt story is th...Gary--Yeah, my favorite Helen in Egypt story is the one where they stop there and Pharaoh gives Paris a slap on the wrist, takes Helen and the treasure stolen from Sparta to return both to their rightful owner, and sends Paris back on his way to Troy empty handed. Of course it doesn't stop the international incident, but at least Helen is kept safe. Euripides' Helen places her safe in Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-15802152608837768932010-01-29T23:24:10.068-05:002010-01-29T23:24:10.068-05:00Christian Jacq who wrote the Ramses books has his ...Christian Jacq who wrote the Ramses books has his hero meeting Menelaos and Helen, plus being a buddy of Moses. <br /><br />Almost every legend of Helen btw has her visiting Egypt either before, after or during the Trojan War. Even Homer says it (Jacq used the Homer version).Gary Corbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759372069119740227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-21654499657896920942010-01-29T16:51:40.468-05:002010-01-29T16:51:40.468-05:00SQRT(D): it gives me a headache if I don't wri...SQRT(D): it gives me a headache if I don't write it down to organize it all. Otherwise the dates get confused in my brain. Something about counting backwards in BCE always messes with me. But you can see why it would be a problem for me if Exodus and the Trojan War happened at the same exact time...Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-80894315064792812272010-01-29T15:33:17.411-05:002010-01-29T15:33:17.411-05:00That is utterly fascinating. I'd not thought ...That is utterly fascinating. I'd not thought about those events in the context of other myths and their timelines.Sqrt(D)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16529024423641622930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-13862914847229027512010-01-29T13:55:56.713-05:002010-01-29T13:55:56.713-05:00Stephanie: I knew I could count on you for the Egy...Stephanie: I knew I could count on you for the Egyptian side of the historical record! That seems totally logical to me, to be honest-- Egyptians left us a pretty good record of things, such as it is, and if there's no mention of it, it seems unlikely that it happened.<br /><br />And I saw that post too! I have to admit though, that I write first for myself, and only second for the market. I Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-67467628714935653342010-01-29T13:49:56.365-05:002010-01-29T13:49:56.365-05:00BTW- I thought of you when I saw this today.
htt...BTW- I thought of you when I saw this today. <br /><br />http://bookendslitagency.blogspot.com/2010/01/writing-series-and-trilogies.htmlStephanie Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437077559099315853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-50121389401206124082010-01-29T13:46:48.642-05:002010-01-29T13:46:48.642-05:00I've seen references to the Exodus taking plac...I've seen references to the Exodus taking place during Hat's reign, or her family's. And yet, there's not any evidence on the Egyptian side, at least none I've come across. <br /><br />Also, (not to offend anyone), there's no evidence the Egyptians had slaves. There's plenty of evidence of them massacring their enemies, but as far as a class of slaves? Nada. That Stephanie Thorntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17437077559099315853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-19829472827544279602010-01-29T12:22:26.453-05:002010-01-29T12:22:26.453-05:00Kosmos-- me neither. For some reason, going in, I ...Kosmos-- me neither. For some reason, going in, I was SURE the Trojan War was older.Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-22683699269563743622010-01-29T11:57:53.291-05:002010-01-29T11:57:53.291-05:00Thanks for posting this, Very interesting :)
I ha...Thanks for posting this, Very interesting :)<br /><br />I had no idea the two events could have even come close historically speaking.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13468481168414119225noreply@blogger.com