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Intriguing suggestion here of a story to include:
http://blogs.reuters.com/global/tag/bailout/
The legend is that
Kallimachos before fighting the Persians, pledged a young goat sacrifice to the Gods for every enemy slain.
But his troops killed 6,400 invaders, and the Athenians didn't have so many young goats. So they spread the repayment and took a century to honour the pledge.
Apparently, Zeus and the other Gods were unwilling to take a 74 percent cut in goats. ...
So what happened then? Will a historian explain, source, and include?
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Intriguing suggestion here of a story to include:
http://blogs.reuters.com/global/tag/bailout/
The legend is that
Kallimachos before fighting the Persians, pledged a young goat sacrifice to the Gods for every enemy slain.
But his troops killed 6,400 invaders, and the Athenians didn't have so many young goats. So they spread the repayment and took a century to honour the pledge.
Apparently, Zeus and the other Gods were unwilling to take a 74 percent cut in goats. ...
So what happened then? Will a historian explain, source, and include?