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This was part of the plot of the animated film Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003). Can it be included in the "Works based on" section?
Late in the first section of this article, the article states that both versions of the legend are "legitimate"--maybe this term could be clarified? (e.g., they both come from legitimate sources? They're both true? They're both from ancient texts?) I'm not sure what it would mean for a version of a Greek legend to be "illegitimate". -- Khazar ( talk) 14:27, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
I've deleted the retelling of the story, which added nothing and was poorly written, to boot. Mrrhum ( talk) 02:56, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
This is clearer than we are, and includes the classical testimonia. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 00:49, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
In the Cicero, reference, 10, somehow became the gibberish io. I put the reference in more modern form in the article, along with the Diodorus. If anyone knows the Aristoxus, they should add that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.116.134.235 ( talk) 16:51, 20 September 2010 (UTC)
For anyone who wants to add it -- In the second season of "Leave It to Beaver" (on the 3rd DVD) Ward used the story when Beaver and his friend, Larry, fought. Gloryroad ( talk) 14:44, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
What's that mean? And if that's the truth, then what's the legend? 84.0.117.145 ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 17:26, 13 July 2009 (UTC).
Normally information that can be found in thousands, perhaps millions, of published sources, such as the tale of Damon and Pythias, does not have to be attributed. Anyone with a computer can bring up millions of hits on the legend with Google, including dozens of books in any half-decent public library in the world.
The complaint regarding sources reflects only on the amateurism and poor preparation of Wikipedia's editors and not on their authors, for the rule regarding sourcing is taught to every 7th grader.
Better to just cite a few standard anthologies of Greek myths than to complain about sourcing. --Rbbloom ( talk)
This story is also used in the Wire in Season 4.
> Pythias requests of Dionysius to be allowed to settle his affairs on the condition that his friend, Damon, be held hostage and, should he, Pythias, not return, be executed in his stead
This sentence is unclear, removing too much agency from Damon - Damon volunteers, and is not volunteered. Would someone with a broader grasp of the tale be able to clarify this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.76.8.92 ( talk) 13:38, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
I didn’t see Calanthe noted? She was one of the wives? It appears her name is used for plants ( Calanthe) and for a social beneficial order of African American women in the United States. I came here to find out about her and her role in the story but didn’t see anything. FloridaArmy ( talk) 12:36, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
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This was part of the plot of the animated film Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003). Can it be included in the "Works based on" section?
Late in the first section of this article, the article states that both versions of the legend are "legitimate"--maybe this term could be clarified? (e.g., they both come from legitimate sources? They're both true? They're both from ancient texts?) I'm not sure what it would mean for a version of a Greek legend to be "illegitimate". -- Khazar ( talk) 14:27, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
I've deleted the retelling of the story, which added nothing and was poorly written, to boot. Mrrhum ( talk) 02:56, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
This is clearer than we are, and includes the classical testimonia. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 00:49, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
In the Cicero, reference, 10, somehow became the gibberish io. I put the reference in more modern form in the article, along with the Diodorus. If anyone knows the Aristoxus, they should add that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.116.134.235 ( talk) 16:51, 20 September 2010 (UTC)
For anyone who wants to add it -- In the second season of "Leave It to Beaver" (on the 3rd DVD) Ward used the story when Beaver and his friend, Larry, fought. Gloryroad ( talk) 14:44, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
What's that mean? And if that's the truth, then what's the legend? 84.0.117.145 ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 17:26, 13 July 2009 (UTC).
Normally information that can be found in thousands, perhaps millions, of published sources, such as the tale of Damon and Pythias, does not have to be attributed. Anyone with a computer can bring up millions of hits on the legend with Google, including dozens of books in any half-decent public library in the world.
The complaint regarding sources reflects only on the amateurism and poor preparation of Wikipedia's editors and not on their authors, for the rule regarding sourcing is taught to every 7th grader.
Better to just cite a few standard anthologies of Greek myths than to complain about sourcing. --Rbbloom ( talk)
This story is also used in the Wire in Season 4.
> Pythias requests of Dionysius to be allowed to settle his affairs on the condition that his friend, Damon, be held hostage and, should he, Pythias, not return, be executed in his stead
This sentence is unclear, removing too much agency from Damon - Damon volunteers, and is not volunteered. Would someone with a broader grasp of the tale be able to clarify this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.76.8.92 ( talk) 13:38, 24 February 2021 (UTC)
I didn’t see Calanthe noted? She was one of the wives? It appears her name is used for plants ( Calanthe) and for a social beneficial order of African American women in the United States. I came here to find out about her and her role in the story but didn’t see anything. FloridaArmy ( talk) 12:36, 21 June 2022 (UTC)