A Classical Education: The Stuff You Wish You'd Been Taught At School
Says a number of things that made me think twice. She says the phrase 'a parting shot' actually comes from the skill demonstrated by Parthian warriors who can swivel in the saddle and shoot an arrow backwards. see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthian_shot
What about the origin of the Persian Empire? Anything to go with the Greek Pericles? I don't think so. Our friends Ali and Neda called their daughter Diana, which they say is a Persian name.
Another interesting bit of trivia the book points out is that the statue of Eros, on the top of the Shaftesbury memorial in the centre of Piccadilly Circus, is in fact Anteros, his brother, and god of avenging unrequited love. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaftesbury_Memorial_Fountain
Another interesting bit of trivia the book points out is that the statue of Eros, on the top of the Shaftesbury memorial in the centre of Piccadilly Circus, is in fact Anteros, his brother, and god of avenging unrequited love. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaftesbury_Memorial_Fountain
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| Anteros- not Eros. |
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