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Хоро́л — річка в Україні, у межах Сумської та Полтавської областей, права притока Псла (басейн Дніпра).

Загальні дані
Довжина 308 км (в межах Полтавщини — 241 км). Площа водозбірного басейну 3 870 км². Похил річки 0,3 м/км. Долина трапецієподібна, часто асиметрична, з підвищеними правими і пологими лівими схилами; завширшки 10—12 км. Заплава завширшки від 0,2—0,5 км до 1,5—2 км, заболочена, поросла чагарниками і лучною рослинністю. Річище на всій протяжності звивисте, завширшки 10—60 м і більше (на плесах). Живлення — дощове і снігове (весняний стік становить близько 85 % річного). Середня багаторічна витрата води Хоролу (м. Миргород) становить 3,8 м³/с. Мінералізація води змінюється протягом року: весняна повінь — 843 мг/дм³; літньо-осіння межень — 966 мг/дм³; зимова межень — 1053 мг/дм³. Замерзає Хорол наприкінці листопада — на початку грудня, скресає в березні.

Вода відповідає помірно забрудненим бета-мезосапробним водоймам, з третім класом якості води.

Географія протікання
Хорол бере початок з джерел на північ від села Червона Слобода. Тече Придніпровською низовиною територією Роменського району Сумської області, Кременчуцького, Миргородського, Лубенського районів Полтавської області. Тече переважно на південь, між містами Миргородом і Хоролом — на південний захід, далі — на південний схід. Впадає до Псла на північній околиці села Попівки.

Основні притоки
 Праві: Сакуниха, Рубанка,  Безіменна, Вільшана, Татарина, Озниця, Лихобабівка, Харпачка, Хомутець, Грем'яча, Кутуржиха, Аврамівка, Рудка, Голубиха, Єньківка, Крива Руда, Сага, Безіменна, Татарина (Ткаченково), Щербанька.
 Ліві: Березівка, Стара Сага,  Рудка, Буда, Холодна, Безіменна.

Населені пункти
Над річкою розташовані: смт Липова Долина, міста Хорол, а також відомий український курорт — Миргород.

Використання
Використовується задля водопостачання та зрошування, поширеним є також рибальство. На річці споруджено декілька шлюзів-регуляторів, є водосховища.

Хорол в історії та культурі
У долині річки виявлено поселення бронзової доби, а також ранньослов'янські поселення та могильник черняхівської культури.
В 1185 р. на берегах річки відбулася битва між руським та половецьким військами
Краєвиди Хоролу здавна притягували митців. Ось як про річку написав відомий український поет XX  століття Павло Тичина:

Див. також
 Гирло Хоролу
 Красний міст (Хорол)

Галерея

Посилання

 Хорол-Вишняки
 Сайт міста Хорола

Псел
Річки Сумської області
Річки Полтавської області
Річки Миргородського району
Миргород
Хорол (місто)
Річки Роменського району
Річки Кременчуцького району
Річки Лубенського району
Літописні топоніми Південної Русі

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Writing About Writing (And Occasionally Some Writing): Welcome Back!
Even though I only missed a couple of days that I wouldn't have missed anyway (since my staff demands to get three day weekend holidays off) I still feel like I've been phoning it in for about a week, and I need an "I'm Back!" post.
The con was wonderful, but I probably didn't play enough games to do a con report "as a writer." I will, however, be publishing my LARP over the next couple of weeks--which is good because even though I've been pretty cheesy about getting posts up, I've actually been writing like mad. (The LARP clocked in at 50 pages by the end.) It will be awesome to give you a look at what I've been up to.
It'll take me until tomorrow to get completely back on track. We come home from the convention, drop luggage and go and take naps, so today is my first actual day getting to sit down and write.
Plus, there's something called "con crud," which probably anyone who has been to a convention (or even spends a lot of time on airplanes) knows about. All that recycled air with people, who are prone to ignore the beginning symptoms of illness because they don't want to miss out on games (or whatever), leads to a sort of creeping crud of cold-like symptoms that hit most people to some degree or another. Mine isn't too bad this year, but I'm a little stopped up and I've been needing a bit more sleep. Regardless, today I have the time to write, so by tomorrow, the entries will be going up on schedule.


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Лудолф фон Верл или Луиполд () е до 1102 г. последният граф на Верл.

Биография
Той е син на граф Бернхард II фон Верл (1010– ок. 1070). Баща му е внук на Герберга Бургундска, дъщеря на бургундския крал Конрад III, роднина на императрица Гизела Швабска и на император Хайнрих III. Брат е на главния наследник Конрад II, граф на Верл-Арнсберг, и на Хайнрих II, епископ на Падерборн.

Лудолф е неженен. При конфликта за наследството с племенника му Фридрих той завещава през 1102 г. своята част от собствеността в и около Верл и Люрвалд на архиепископство Кьолн.

Литература
 Paul Leidinger: Die Grafen von Werl und Werl-Arnsberg (ca. 980 – 1124): Genealogie und Aspekte ihrer politischen Geschichte in ottonischer und salischer Zeit. Harm Klueting: Das Herzogtum Westfalen. Band 1: Das kurkölnische Herzogtum Westfalen von den Anfängen der kölnischen Herrschaft im südlichen Westfalen bis zur Säkularisation 1803. Aschendorff, Münster 2009, ISBN 978-3-402-12827-5, S. 151, 156.
 Johann Suibert Seibertz: Diplomatische Familiengeschichte der alten Grafen von Westfalen zu Werl und Arnsberg. Arnsberg, 1847 S.70 – 72 Digitalisat

Графове в Германия
Дом Верл


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The visual dictionary (officially known as the 'visual word form area') lies on the left side of the brain in the fusiform gyrus: the side normally involved in processing language. Interestingly, the fusiform gyrus on the right side of the brain is important in recognising faces.
via We recognise words like we do faces › News in Science (ABC Science).


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Semljicola angulatus is a spider species found in Scandinavia, Russia, Mongolia and Sakhalin.

See also
 List of Linyphiidae species (Q–Z)

References

Linyphiidae
Spiders of Europe
Spiders of Asia
Spiders described in 1963


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Die Lit è l'album in studio di debutto del rapper statunitense Playboi Carti, pubblicato l'11 maggio 2018 dalle etichette discografiche AWGE Label ed Interscope Records. L'album presenta le collaborazioni di Nicki Minaj, Young Thug, Skepta, Lil Uzi Vert, Bryson Tiller, Travis Scott, Chief Keef, Pi'erre Bourne ed altri. La produzione dell'album è stata invece gestita principalmente da Pi'erre Bourne.

Alla sua uscita l'album ha ricevuto recensioni generalmente positive da parte della critica specializzata.

Antefatti e pubblicazione
Nel dicembre 2017 venne pubblicato un video in cui si vedeva Playboi Carti intento ad ascoltare della musica, con la descrizione del video che recitava la scritta "Album Mode". Nel marzo 2018, invece, il produttore discografico Pi'erre Bourne affermò che il progetto era stato ultimato, tramite un post su Twitter. Il 10 maggio seguente Carti annunciò la data di pubblicazione dell'album via Twitter. Nello stesso giorno ASAP Rocky rivelò invece la copertina dell'album. Inizialmente l'album venne pubblicato in esclusiva per il servizio di streaming Tidal, mentre solo in seguito venne poi pubblicato sulle altre piattaforme digitali.

Performance commerciale
Die Lit ha debuttato alla posizione numero 3 della Billboard 200, vendendo 61.000 unità equivalenti ad album, di cui 5.000 in copia fisica.

Accoglienza

Alla sua uscita l'album ha ricevuto critiche prevalentemente positive da parte della critica di settore. il sito Metacritic, che assegna un punteggio standardizzato da 0 a 100, gli dà un punteggio di 71, basato su sette recensioni professionali.

Evan Rytlewski, per il webzine Pitchfork, circa l'album ha scritto:

Maxwell Cavaseno di HotNewHipHop, in una recensione più moderata, invece scrive:

Neil Z. Yeung per AllMusic scrive:

Die Lit è stato poi inserito in numerose classifiche di fine anno di varie riviste del settore, tra cui:

Tracce

Campionature
 R.I.P. contiene un campione di What About Us, scritta Donald DeGrate, Reginald Moore, Shirley Murdock, Larry Troutman, Roger Troutman ed seguita dai Jodeci.
 Fell in Luv contiene un campione di Grandlovers, scritta da Megan James, Corbin Roddick, Isaac Gerasimou ed eseguita dai Purity Ring.

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Ryan Retelle
Many of our daily activities are aided by the coverage of GPS satellites providing many of our devices with a precise location. It is really convenient when traveling in an unfamiliar city to quickly locate a coffee shop for that morning cup of joe. The inconvenience quickly becomes edgy when...
Electronic Reporting Of Workplace Injuries And Illnesses To OSHA Required For Certain Aviation Companies
OSHA issued a final rule that will require employers to electronically submit worker injury and illness data, which then will be made public. The original compliance date of July 1, 2016 was delayed until December 15, 2017 to allow affected employers additional time to become familiar with the electronic reporting system....
When To Start Descent After Getting Cleared For The Visual
I recently went to recurrent simulator training and the instructor had a different scenario planned for one of the practice sessions. Apparently, there have been some recent GPWS "saves" of aircraft going into KLAS (Las Vegas, NV - USA) after being cleared for a visual approach to runway 26L. The...
Arctic Airmass Issues
The freezing temperatures that are sweeping across the Northern parts of the country have captured the attention of the nightly news. The sub-zero temperatures are causing many to rethink how and what can be accomplished outdoors. Some may be fortunate to travel South to warmer locations while others are dealing...
Radio Communication Techniques: ICAO Phraseology
There are many factors involved in the communication process. Of all the factors, the most important may be Phraseology as it equips us to communicate rapidly, with desired results, and reduces circumstances for misunderstanding, all without being affected by differences in language. As indicated in SKYbrary, standard phraseology reduces the...
If There's Not A FICON NOTAM, It Doesn't Mean The Runway Is Dry
Number 2 on our Top 10 list to prevent runway excursions is knowing the actual runway conditions. In runway excursions on a contaminated runway, we often find that the runway conditions were worse than anticipated or reported. I suspect this was the case when a Citation Mustang touched down earlier...
Iridium Ban by Oceanic ATC
The Iridium satellite communications network provides global coverage, including over the polar regions. Through inter-satellite cross links, which allow voice calls to be relayed from one satellite to the next until ground-based Gateway is reached, Iridium Satellite network enables data connectivity, allowing for CPDLC communication in remote coverage areas. Recent...
Time to Update your Operations Manual for DOT Chart 16
All operators take notice. It's time to update our manuals to replace DOT Chart 15 with the updated DOT Chart 16. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has published the latest version of the Hazardous Materials Markings, Labeling, and Placarding Guide as DOT Chart 16. The hot button...
TSA Twelve Five Standard Security Program (TFSSP) Changes
Did you know that the TSA recently released some updated guidance to the Twelve Five Standard Security Program (TFSSP) regarding the Ground Security Coordinator duties and training? As the Security Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Advanced Aircrew Academy, I've reviewed the new changes and have incorporated the new information and...
Use Of Rudder During A Wake Turbulence Event
A few days ago, I was climbing out behind an airliner that had departed about a minute before us. I was the pilot monitoring for a relatively new copilot and, during departure, I told him, "If we get rocked, stay off the rudders." The airplane I fly these days has...
A Valley So Low, A Mountain So High
It's highly possible that I'm one of those pilots that actually enjoys flying in the Colorado mountain airports of Aspen, Eagle/Vail, Rifle, Telluride, and Hayden. Each offers its own challenges of surrounding terrain, runway limitations, instrument approaches, unique weather patterns, and arrival/departure paths. And each offers little, if any, room...
Empty Cockpits: On Demand, In Demand – Part II
Editor's Note: Advanced Aircrew Academy (AAA) and the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) are collaborating on how best to gather the needs of business aviation, address the pilot shortage, and find innovative ways to provide solutions. Since each category of operations impacts the other, we will analyze the challenges of...
Empty Cockpits: Corporate Flight Departments – Part I
Editor's Note: Advanced Aircrew Academy (AAA) and the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) are collaborating on how best to gather the needs of business aviation, address the pilot shortage, and find innovative ways to provide solutions. Since each category of operations impacts the other, we will analyze the challenges of...
RIP FA
Marve Ellis
No – your Flight Attendant has not gone to another dimension or life or where ever you believe good flight attendants go at the end of their lives. Our beloved FA (which somehow stands for area forecast) will soon be (mostly) just a fond memory. Soon you'll be telling the...
CPDLC – Europe-Specific Procedures
There are some differences between CPDLC that is used in oceanic airspace and other regions of the world as part of FANS 1/A and the ATN-B1 type of CPDLC being implemented in Europe, which the Europeans have branded Link 2000+. It is possible for an airplane to be equipped with...
Aviation Mountain Gods: Enter the Mosh Pit
Aviation Gods thrive on watching pilots learn. They are proud of us as we muddle our way through our ratings while they throw a variety of weather and mechanical challenges at us. They giggle as we bounce a few landings, panic when we realize we're lost, and they hold their...
Feeling Groovy?
The concept that a grooved runway surface, when wet, can be considered "effectively dry" was washed away for me one rainy day at South Bend, IN (KSBN). I had enough experience in my aircraft to know that a certain amount of brake pressure would yield a certain amount of deceleration...
Too High To Fly?
On July 10, 2017, former Anheuser-Busch CEO August Adolphus Busch IV was arrested after police say he tried to fly a helicopter while allegedly intoxicated. Officers reported Busch had "mumbled and slurred" speech to the point "it was difficult to understand" and that he was unable to follow some directions....
Descend To What Altitude?
During a recent descent, I was faced with a difficult decision about what altitude I was supposed to descend to. I had been cleared to "DESCEND VIA" the ANTHM3 RNAV into KBWI. As you can see from the image, the lowest altitude listed for landing to the east is 4000'...
Ready For A Break From The Summer Heat?
This past winter, general aviation pilots around the Northeast had the opportunity to purposely land on an icy runway. The snow was plowed to create a 2300' x 100' runway for about a two-week window in February. This provided recreational pilots a destination in Alton Bay, NH to land their...
Out And About Personal Security
Something I've been thinking about lately regarding security has nothing to do with the airplane. I'm pretty adventurous on layovers and like to explore different cities. It's one of the perks of the job, right? I often go out alone because it's usually daytime and I'm a fast walker. I'm...
TALPA Update Meeting 2017
The summer season is a great time to enjoy some refreshing lemonade, get your list of house projects completed, and attend the Takeoff and Landing Performance Assessment (TALPA) Update Meeting hosted by the FAA. On July 11-12, 2017, stakeholders who are involved in the TALPA process will attend a working...
LAMP – Another Acronym To Remember
InFO 17006, Use of the Localized Aviation Model-Output-Statistics (MOS) Program (LAMP), Weather Product. The FAA doesn't even keep you in suspense. They give it away in the short title they give to their InFO products. Don't worry, there won't be a quiz at the end and it is not likely...
Regulatory reform. The phrase alone generally tends to make one cringe. Why? Because when we hear it, we expect more regulation, and regulation by its very nature creates limits, prohibitions, and/or requirements on how we conduct ourselves and our businesses in the course of operating aircraft for a living. I'll...
TCAS Resolution Advisory in IMC
Tony Wallace
We were in Morristown, NJ (MMU) for a trip to Bedford, MA (BED). It was a relatively short flight and our last leg of the day. We would be at the hotel before dark and would be the end of a great day of flying. The weather at Morristown was...
Medical Divert Procedures
Mayday, Mayday, Mayday!! You are cruising along at FL410, and you have just crossed 30 West eastbound to Dublin, Ireland. So far, everything has been uneventful and you have about three hours remaining in your flight. You are actually becoming bored and ready to get to your destination, when suddenly...
Dry Ice Dangers
I was doing some research for a Part 135 Operator regarding dry ice. In the process, I discovered that there have been very few reported incidents involving carbon dioxide incapacitation aboard aircraft resulting from the sublimation of dry ice. In the incidents that have been reported, the aircrew recognized symptoms...
Human Factors and ADS-B
Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) is fundamental to the foundation in the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). The FAA mandate is to install ADS-B Out equipment for aircraft flying in US airspace by January 1, 2020 (above 10,000 feet or in Class B or C airspace); however, aircraft...
It's All Greek To Me – Multiple Language Users on the Same Frequency
Until January 2008, ICAO's standards and recommended procedures (SARPs) required only that aviation personnel in contact with international flight operations master a set of words and phrases known as "ICAO Radio Telephony Phraseology." As you might imagine, there is a significant difference between a relatively limited set of technical aviation...
New OSHA Fall Protection Rule – Are You Compliant?
In January 2017, new OSHA rules tightened the requirements to help prevent falls from ladders and raised work platforms. The new rules are primarily focused on the construction industry, but also apply to aviation maintenance technicians workers in hangars. Incorporated in the new rule are advances in technology, industry best...
Big Sky, Little Airplane
We were enroute from Guadalajara, Mexico (MMGL) to Laredo, TX (KLRD). Laredo was a Customs stop. We only had one short leg after Laredo and we would be done for the day. It was early afternoon; the weather was beautiful. The Big Sky, Little Airplane theory is wide open spaces,...
Loss of Control Leads to CFIT – Part 2
Remember our initial discussion on the Hawker 700 crash in Akron, OH? If not, review that blog post. Many people wonder "why didn't the Captain take over"? In this situation, I actually agree with the PIC's decision to let the SIC fly the leg. I've come to the conclusion that...
"Maintain Vertical Speed, Maintain"
We departed Punta Gorda, FL (KPGD) enroute to Houston Hobby (KHOU) and were cleared to climb to 11,000 feet. The weather was typical for southern Florida in the spring time—2000 Broken and 10 miles. A couple of minutes after takeoff, while climbing above the broken layer, we received a TA...
The NTSB released their factual report of a Hawker 700 crash in Akron, OH (KAKR) a few months ago, and the facts are a little disturbing. As usual, it's never the one event that causes an accident, but a combination of factors. As a CFI-I with 20 years of experience, type...
"Traffic, Traffic"
You are rapidly climbing to FL370. Your requested flight level is 390, but ATC has restricted you to FL370 due to an Airbus 319 flying in the opposite direction and maintaining FL380. You are climbing very well today and your rate of climb is 3000 feet/min. When you pass FL361...
What Do We Really Know About the NTSB?
On March 31, 2017, President Donald Trump reappointed Robert Sumwalt to a two-year term as vice chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and announced his intention to renominate Sumwalt to another five-year term on the board. Vice Chairman Sumwalt is a pilot's pilot serving on the board, not...
The FAA recently released an updated version of the Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge (PHAK) and there have been some changes that are worth noting. What was formerly an entire 24-page PHAK Appendix devoted to Runway Incursion Avoidance in the last issue has been compressed to 6 pages in Chapter...
When Was The Last Time You Gave Your Passport A Checkup?
You have been examined and issued a medical by the AME, the mechanics have completed the aircraft inspections, your international paperwork has been checked and double checked, and your preflight checks are all done. Are you ready for your international flight? You may be, but is your passport? The condition...
Canadian Climb and Descend Via Phraseology
With a new year comes new challenges, but Father Time is poised to deliver flight crews operating in North America a belated holiday gift. New regulations, guidance, policies, and procedures are commonplace for pilots, so we will gladly welcome changes that simplify our lives. In 2016, ICAO recommended that member...
Flying High . . . Almost
Every now and then, the aviation gods drop a gem in your lap such as this—a lawyer attempting to drop the charges against his client. His client is a pilot who, fortunately, was stopped before (allegedly) flying intoxicated. The facts at hand are this: Blood alcohol content 0.343 (8 times...
Let The Buyer Beware
ADS-B surveillance technology allows aircraft to use GPS to share accurate position data with ATC and other aircraft. Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is the standard generic term for satellite navigation systems with global coverage. GPS is specific to the United States' GNSS system. This allows continuous and automatic broadcasts...
Taking A Closer Look At Applying Temp Comp
Within the Notice to Airman Publication (NTAP) Part 4, Graphic Notices Section 1, General – Cold Temperature Restricted Airports, is a list of updated airports that are affected when cold temperatures influence the terrain clearance for instrument approach procedures. Pilots are instructed to apply a cold temperature error correction (Temp...
Part 135 Operators SMS in Europe Requirement
John Frazier
Overview The FAA is advising U.S. Part 135 operators that they soon will need a "State recognized" (FAA) Safety Management System (SMS) to fly throughout Europe under Europe's Third Country Operators (TCO) regulation. Part 135 operators based outside of Europe will be required to obtain a TCO authorization from the...
It's Not Snowing Yet, But . . .
"N91AA braking action is reported as medium by a Gulfstream and the RCC is 3/3/3." Are you ready to hear that from ATC? On approach is not the time to look at the pilot next to you and ask "What does RCC of 3 mean?" The FAA will begin using...
What You Need to Know About the Updated FAA AC 120-95A on Portable Oxygen Concentrators
I have the opportunity to view many operations manuals. One of the places where operators differ related to Dangerous Goods is the acceptance, or not, of Portable Oxygen Concentrators (POCs). The revision to FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 120-95A, Portable Oxygen Concentrators is an excellent opportunity for operators to adapt their...
Training to Obtain LOA C063
The only constant in business aviation is change. When operating Part 91 within the United States, there is no requirement for a Letter or Authorization (LOA) to fly RNAV SIDs and STARs. If your aircraft is properly equipped, the pilots have been trained, and you file the correct equipment codes...
33 Years In The Making: The Pilot's Role In Collision Avoidance, Part 2
The first post in this series introduced the recently published Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Advisory Circular (AC) 90-48D Pilots' Role in Collision Avoidance. In this second post, we'll look at best practices identified in AC 90-48D for avoiding midair collisions (MAC) and near midair collisions (NMAC). Statistics indicate that the...
Advisory Circular (AC) 90-48D Pilots' Role in Collision Avoidance was published on 19 April 2016 for the purpose of alerting all pilots to the potential hazards of midair collisions (MAC) and near midair collisions (NMAC). The AC also emphasizes problem areas related to human causal factors where improvements in pilot...
Are You Ready For OSHA's June 1, 2016 Hazard Communication Deadline?
June 1, 2016 is OSHA's final deadline for implementing requirements within the new Hazard Communication Standard. The changes are bringing the United States into alignment with the Globally Harmonized System Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS), ever improving workers' safety and health protections. The new system is being implemented throughout...
Did You Know MNPS Is Over?
Nat Iyengar
As of February 4, 2016, MNPS (Minimum Navigation Performance Specifications) Airspace is being dumped as a term and replaced by the much more user friendly NAT High Level Airspace or NAT HLA. MNPS first came into being in 1977, and this change is significant in that the requirements for approval...
CPDLC-DCL in the NY Metropolitan Airspace
Approximately 75% of all delays in the National Airspace System occur due to delays in the NY Metropolitan Area airspace. As we have experienced, these delays determine the course of the aviation industry on a daily basis. The ability to transport passengers and goods in a timely and cost-effective manner...
OSHA'S Hazard Communication Standard Deadlines
In 1983, OSHA promulgated the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), (CFR 29 1910.1200) to establish uniform requirements for the evaluation of chemical hazards by the manufacturer. It is referred to as the "Worker Right to Know" standard. The standard's purpose ensured that the hazards of all chemicals produced or imported are...
CPDLC – DCL Coming to an Airport Near You in 2016
Controller Pilot Data Link Communications (CPDLC), also known as Data Comm within United States Airspace, links pilots and ground controllers to communicate information regarding current or future flight of the aircraft. Available since the 1990s, this capacity has been used for Oceanic communications. Since 2009, the FAA has worked with...
ADS-B OUT Exemptions for 2020 Deadline
The FAA mandate to install Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) Out equipment for aircraft flying in U.S. airspace by January 1, 2020 (above 10,000 feet or in Class B or C airspace) is in the not-so-distant future. Aircraft operating in some countries' airspace must already be compliant. Now, there's...
NAT RLatSM Briefing 2
Last month in our newsletter, we posted an article on the implementation of Reduced Lateral Separation Minimum (RLatSM) in the North Atlantic. This briefing summarizes the changes. Advanced Aircrew Academy has an eLearning module available to cover the changes. The changes are detailed in NAT OPS Bulletin 2015 - 003....
Cuba Update
Many countries require advance passenger information system (APIS) filing requirements for general aviation (GA). Cuba recently initiated such an APIS requirement for inbound flights. It is important that operators understand Cuba is in a very fluid situation with regards to access for GA flights. How do you file your Cuba...
Flight Standards Inspector Resource Program
Part 135 operators who depend on FAA inspectors rather than their own check airman for testing and checking of pilots should note that the NBAA and FAA have worked together to update the Flight Standards Inspector Resource Program (FSIRP) policy to ensure better access to National Resource Inspectors (NRIs). According...
Did you know that Loss of Control – Inflight (LOC-I) has now overtaken CFIT as the leading cause of aircraft accidents worldwide? The FAA, EASA, and ICAO have made LOC-I / Upset training one of their "hot button" issues in an effort to reduce the number of fatalities. Inadvertent stalls...
Let the Winter Games Begin!
September 17, 2015 is the magical day. Applying cold temperature corrections to certain instrument approaches goes from being recommended to being mandatory. Pilots without temperature compensating aircraft must calculate and make a manual cold temperature altitude correction for cold temperature restricted airports to the designated segment(s) of the approach using...
Book Review – Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior
The book Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior reminds me of the writing style of Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner in their books Freakonomics, Surperfreakonomics, and Think Like a Freak. Similar to Levitt and Dubner, Ori Brafman and Rom Brafman use behavioral economics as a lens to explain what...
Book Review The Glass Cage: Automation and Us by Nicholas Carr
The book The Glass Cage: Automation and Us by Nicholas Carr goes beyond the scope of aviation and reviews automation in cars, manufacturing, and the medical field. The book provided a good review of general automation philosophy principles along with some operational takeaways that can immediately be implemented in the...
Human Intervention Motivation Study (HIMS) Interview
My previous flying job was at a large fractional operator. When flying with a large pilot group, you will come across pilots with varied backgrounds, different personalities, and quirks. One of those interesting quirks I found was those pilots that want to spend more time in the bar than the...
Transponders ON
We are not all in the habit of using transponders on the ground since we do not want to "set off" a TCAS TA or RA for a landing aircraft; however, TCAS units inhibit TCAS TAs and RAs when we are within 500 (+/- 100) feet of the ground. Our...
Here is a sample of so-called Safety Performance Goals that show up in the plain brown wrapper that we get from the doc store. As most of us are buying from the same three or four document providers, we see the same ones often: Encouraging all employees to participate by...
A Potential Killer Waiting to Strike
When we layer on a non-precision approach coupled to our FMS ability to VNAV down a VDP from the FAF to the runway, the plot really thickens. If you have been flying lots of VNAV VDPs down to near the pavement without any problem, you are definitely in the danger...
2015 IS-BAO Revisions Affecting Training
Third and last on our list, Cabin crew safety training has been rolled into IS-BAO 5.3.1 to provide the same emergency procedures and equipment training to anybody who has duties on the airplane ("all aircraft crewmembers"). The separate section on cabin crew safety training, with its list of specific...
Grace Provisions
If a crewmember who is required to take a test or a flight check under this part, completes the test or flight check in the calendar month before or after the calendar month in which it is required, that crewmember is considered to have completed the test or check...
FMS Approaches
The two most frequently cited sources are AC 90-108, Use of Suitable Area Navigation (RNAV) Systems on Conventional Routes and Procedures, and the AIM, in Paragraph 1-2-3. As the current AIM language is basically a repeat of portions of AC 90-108, let's focus on the AC. As it turns...
Keeping Up: 2015 IS-BAO Revisions Are Issued
This year and every year, IS-BAO registered operators need to review, interpret, document, and then implement the changes that are applicable to their operation. As an example, Advanced Aircrew Academy has completed the review and assessment for applicability of the entirety of the 2015 revisions for a client. This...
Book Review: Pilots In Command Your Best Trip, Every Trip
After seeing an advertisement by Aviation Supplies & Academics (ASA) for the book Pilots In Command: Your Best Trip, Every Trip I preordered a copy weeks before the release. The description of the book was it offered "solid advice from real pilot to student and professional aviators alike about how to...
The economics of a go-around
OK, but what's the cost of NOT going around? What is the damage to your and your company's reputation when you go sliding off the end into the EMAS with the buckets fully deployed? When was the last time you heard about a plane on social media doing a...
Book Review – Blue Water Ditching: Training Professional Crewmembers for the Unthinkable Disaster
The crew was able to get one engine restarted at 10,000 feet and landed safety in Sarasota, FL. The incident was a wakeup call to prepare for what I previously thought was an impossibility. In Captain Dave Montgomery's book Blue Water Ditching: Training Professional Crewmembers for the Unthinkable Disaster, he...
NTSB Recommendations Drive Revision to Advisory Circular
One change to discuss with your Part 142 training provider is incorporating hands-on training on use of the oxygen mask, mask settings, communicating with masks donned, and venting of smoke goggles. From a policy perspective, a review of your smoke, fire, or fumes checklists and SOP guidance is recommended. The...
Happy New Year in 2015! Are you preparing for 2020?
Relatively new regulations require aircraft operating in designated classes of airspace (about anywhere a transponder is required) to be equipped with ADS-B Out beginning January 1, 2020. The FAA has issued a new Advisory Circular (AC), 90-114A to facilitate operations, including general operating procedures and performance and training requirements, when...
What do Sussex, NJ and Deadhorse, AK have in common?
When required to make this altitude correction, pilots must also inform ATC so that the controller can ensure appropriate vertical separation is applied between known traffic. Be sure to announce where and how much you will be applying the correction factor. These corrections should not be applied while being radar...
Drug and Alcohol Testing Rates for 2015
Quest Diagnostics, a large independent testing lab, reported that in 2013, after 10 years of decline, drug test positivity is on the rise fueled primarily from the use of marijuana and amphetamines. Even though the aviation workforce has a very low positive drug and alcohol test rate compared to...
OSHA vs FAA: Who Sets the Standards for Aircraft Cabin Crew and Flight Deck Crew?
Given the FAA's stated exercise of its legislative authority, OSHA historically has not attempted to enforce the provisions of the OSH Act with respect to flight deck crew on an aircraft in operation. Where the FAA has not preempted OSHA from enforcing its standards and regulations, OSHA generally has exercised...
"A Life in Error: From Little Slips to Big Disasters" Book Review
Since Dr. Reason has been researching and publishing for the better part of 40 years, I recommend this book, "A Life in Error," as the first book of his that you read. The book does not go into the level of detail to learn the intricacies of each of...
NextGen: On A Roll
TO: Manager of External Change Your Operation FROM: AAA SUBJECT: Upcoming Airspace and IFR Procedural Changes The rolling stone that constitutes NextGen is picking up additional momentum following the North Texas airspace redo in November. We would have expected a pause to regroup and refresh, but this performer is going...
NextGen: Backing Out Voice Comm
Data Comm is an important component of the total NextGen system. Elements of it have been in live operational trials at Memphis and Newark since 2011, with the general rollout commencing in June, 2015 at SLC, IAH, and HOU. Another 56 airports are planned to be online by the end...
Keeping Up – Part 2: IS-BAO Revisions
Here is AAA's thinking on just this one revision item: Fatigue Risk Management Program Affected Sections: 4 – Organization and Personnel Requirements, 6 – Flight Operations, Appendix B – Implementation Guidance. Section 4.8 has been added to the Standard and to the Protocols, and Recommended Practices have been added to...
Crowdsourcing the answer to a Puzzler
This particular conundrum has compliance consequences for you Part 135 and 121 operators out there, but the lines are open and opinions welcome from anyone who wants to chime in. Here is the set up: The Instrument Procedures Handbook (IPH), in Chapter 1, Departure Procedures, states the following: The FAA...
Landing Performance is in the FAA's Crosshairs
When I downloaded the AC, the first thing I noticed was it did not grow in length. Identical to the original publication, AC 91-79A is still 39 pages long. My assumption based on the same page count was the changes were going to be minimal. A closer attention to detail...
North Texas Metroplex – "We're Number 2!!"
With apologies to all of you who operate out of airports in the North Texas Metroplex, the fact is that your airspace and procedures rollover, scheduled for September 18, will be the second in the series, following Houston's launch on May 28. Hopefully you can find some comfort in the...
Alphabet Soup Recipe; Still in the Mix and a Staple in Aviation
The Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS-B) technology is often a topic in most recent aviation headlines. Just in the last few weeks, ADS-B has been a recurring theme in the AIN publication. See the links below for more information on these updates to ADS-B. Aircraft Tail Blocking Complicated by...
Bringing Your "A" Game
When was the last time you let perfectly good runway slip by as you searched for that sweet touchdown? Did it occur to you that if you are still flying, then you are not stopping? Consider the certification parameters. The test pilot, in order to produce the data in...
Part 3 – The NTSB Missed a Critical Safety Recommendation in a Runway Excursion Accident Report: Landing Performance Data
When Raytheon first published wet and contaminated runway performance data for the Beechjet, it was included in an AFM supplement with the subtitle "non-FAA approved." The data was added to the AFM for operators in other countries that required wet and contaminated to be published for the equivalent of a...
It's Raiming, but Not Where It Used To
At the moment the new site is in test mode, so if you are a user (heh heh), the existing www.raimprediction.net is still where you need to go for the prediction service. While you are there, you can also read all about the migration to the new site and...
Part 2 – The NTSB Missed a Critical Safety Recommendation in a Runway Excursion Accident Report: Is the Runway Contaminated?
Would you apply wet runway landing performance numbers in that instance? That is one of the key challenges in determining accurate landing distance data. At 200 knots 10 miles from the airport, how can you accurately assess runway condition at an uncontrolled airport? Sure you could always be conservative and...
Scratching a 7 Year Itch
One of my own epiphany moments in the world of instrument procedures occurred when I first understood that individual procedures, as published on the chart I was staring at, have to be devised so that they can be safely flown by everything from a Cessna 150 to a G...
Part 1 – The NTSB Missed a Critical Safety Recommendation in a Runway Excursion Accident Report: Real-Time Weather and Runway Condition Reports
The NTSB's probable cause of the accident points the responsibility squarely on the pilots. "The pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed, which resulted in the airplane touching down too fast on the wet runway with inadequate runway remaining to stop and a subsequent runway overrun. Contributing to the landing overrun...
Is Radio Phraseology the same everywhere? "When ready" vs. "At Pilots Discretion"
Are you used to flying mostly within US airspace? Watch out for the meaning of ATC instructions outside of the US. They may not be the same. EuroControl recently issued a safety briefing aimed at US pilots concerning the use of 'AT PILOTS DISCRETION' and 'WHEN READY' climb and descent clearances....
Does $295,750.00 Sound Like A Lot Of Money?
What does that mean for the rest of us? Learn from the mistakes of others. Know if your employees are actually in safety sensitive positions. Ensure ALL of your safety-sensitive employees are in the random drug testing pool. Receive verified negative test results for all employees hired or transferred...
What we too often do not know these days is that Climb Via was rolled out on April 3 and what it's procedures are, that the Houston Metroplex converted over to an all new airspace management plan on May 29 and all the old STARs and SIDs went bye-bye, that...
NextGen, NextGen, NextGen
Early estimates show about a 7 - 15% increase in traffic flow, and that will probably get better as controllers and pilots become more comfortable with the new separation. It takes a little getting used to seeing another airplane clear the runway when you're on short final, but when the...
Have You Ever Heard of KCM?
Have you ever heard of KCM? If you're not a Part 121 pilot you probably haven't. Known Crewmember (KCM) is a risk-based initiative used by Part 121 airlines and the TSA that allows vetted crewmembers to bypass security screening at certain airports. If your company frequently moves you around on...
Do You Know What The "GOTA" Is? Changes For You North Atlantic Ducks
New Oceanic Entry Points With the removal of the Fish Points and other long-known waypoints, Gander has created a completely new list of Oceanic Entry Points (OEPs). They start at AVPUT in the far north and run down to SUPRY. The image below shows some the OEPs highlighted in yellow....
"Hello Houston, this is Oh Op Em"
Consistent with the April rollout of Climb Via Procedures, you should be prepared to get these when departing a Houston area airport, including especially IAH and HOU; most likely in the form of an initial clearance to an intermediate altitude. Traffic conditions will determine this. If you are not yet...
Time to Revise your Operations Manual and Training Program for Use of EFBs
Battery Life A new section has been added to the AC on useful battery life. Useful battery life must be established and documented for your battery-powered EFBs. You must have either (1) an established procedure to recharge the battery from aircraft power during flight operations, (2) useful battery life for...
What is that smell? AAA knows!
Advanced Aircrew Academy offers a full complement of OSHA courses, including Hazardous Materials and the new Hazard Communication Standard, CFR 29 1910.1200, which now provides workers with the right to understand information they are provided in the workplace. The next New Hazard Communication Standard mandatory compliance date is June 1,...
Finally! Predeparture Clearance Standardization
For those of you capable of receiving a Predeparture Clearance (PDC), have you noticed a change since the first week of April? The FAA changed the way it issues PDCs. Gone are the days of trying to decide if you got a reroute in the PDC. The FAA recognized there...
A funny thing happened on the way to Rome…Georgia
When Center controllers serve as Approach controllers, they usually have much less capability to see other traffic down low because their antenna site is just too far away from the airport they are controlling. I was the pilot flying and my partner had been making all the required calls on...
April Showers Bring an AIM Revision
Instrument Departure Procedures -– Paragraphs 5-2-8. The revisions start on page 5-2-9 and these are important. They include the AIM version of the new Climb Via procedures plus some much needed clarification of what's going on when ATC vectors us off of a published DP/SID. Based on reviews of...
Keith Richards Hangover Recipe
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ARGUS Highlights Safety Training Deficiencies
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Heeeeer's ClIMB VIA!!
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The slow death of Safety Management Systems
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Last Call for OSHA Training
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Going, Going…
In our courses and conversations, we've been observing that LORAN is gone, NDBs are headed out the door, and VORs are next. A presentation at the most recent Aeronautical Charting Forum described the VOR shutdown program in more detail. The name of the formal plan to reduce the number of operational...
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GHS Workplace Label Requirements Deadline The deadline for employers to train employees on the concepts of the Globally Harmonized Standard of Chemical classification is December 1, 2013. This training requirement applies to all employees that use, handle, or store hazardous chemicals. Chemicals that may seem benign to us, such as...
Wake Turbulence Updated SAFO 12007
In October 2012, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO) 12007 on Categorization (RECAT) of Wake Turbulence Separation Categories at Memphis International Airport (MEM). The RECAT was based on research by the FAA, Eurocontrol, scientific experts in wake, and experts in safety and risk analysis. Fast...
IS-BAO Training White Paper
Have you ever wondered what the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) training requirements actually are? Figuring out what training is required according to the IS-BAO is not simple or straightforward. The Standards are lengthy and complex, largely due to the range of operations that they cover. Veterans of...
Less than 30 days to comply…are you ready?
New GHS Standard Compliance Deadline Less Than One Month Away Less than one month remains for employers to train employees on the Globally Harmonized System of Chemical Classification (GHS). The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) mandated the training of thousands of flight department employees by December 1, 2013 to...
FileSmart: Not Just for Bug Smashers
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Changing Separation Minima in Oceanic Airspace
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This is a funny looking Holdover Time Table
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New OSHA Standards for Aircraft Cabin Crewmembers
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ATC: "do you have the departing aircraft in sight?"
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Hazard Communication and Injury and Illness Protection Program Training
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Nemesis of the Roman Empire (PC)
Developer: Haemimont Games AD
Publisher: Enlight
Release Date: March 17, 2004 (US)
E for Everyone: Violence
Nemesis of the Roman Empire
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Inspired by the history of The Punic Wars, this real-time strategy game invites players to experience the brutal warfare between the Romans and Gauls -- Carthaginians and Iberians during this turning point in the demise of Rome. The two new nations in this next installment in the Celtic Kings series are accompanied with their own units and historical buildings. The game also contains two unique single-player campaigns, new terrain types, custom maps and special enhancements to the Celtic Kings engine. While remaining true to the game's original concept, Nemesis of the Roman Empire incorporates real-time strategy and role-playing elements, offering players a distinctive experience in discovering a conflict that occurred over 2000 years ago.
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PC Reviews | Apr 15, 2004
Nemesis of the Roman Empire is more of a mini-sequel than it is a full-blown second installment to the critically acclaimed Celtic Kings. You get two new factions, the Carthaginians and the Iberians, more unit upgrades, and a few gameplay enhancements. However, it's priced right at $29.99, and most important, it's a blast to play. Read More »
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PC Previews | Mar 18, 2004
Celtic Kings: Rage of War, a late 2002 release from Strategy First and developer Haemimont Games, flew under the radar of most gamers. That's a shame, as it was one of the better strategy titles of that year. With a new publisher in Enlight Software, Haemimont is back with a sequel, of sorts, dubbed Nemesis of the Roman Empire. Read More »
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Also known as: Celtic Kings 2, Celtic Kings: The Punic Wars, The Punic Wars: A Clash of Two Empires
Release Region: United States
E for Everyone Violence
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Large maps complete with neutral settlements and camps that present a threat to all players.
Player controlled heroes that command armies of up to 50 units on their own, providing them with an additional bonus in battle.
Settlements have their own resources they can spend locally or transport elsewhere.
Rituals performed in places of ancient worship that effect the entire world.
Military units have the ability to capture resource caravans, outposts and even entire cities and settlements.
Ships and shipyards providing for sea battles or transport of armies and resources from one shore to another.
Upgrades that increase the might of your armies and the power of your settlements.
A vast array of items that bring specific bonuses to the unit carrying them.
A number of special abilities that give different advantages to the various units.
Integration of character development and major battles.
A single-player campaign featuring the campaign of Hannibal Barca (Sagunto battle, the crossing of the Alps, Cannas battle).
A single-player campaign featuring the development of the Roman Republic during the Punic wars (the invasion of Sicily, the conquest of Hispania, the destruction of Carthage).
Multiplayer: Four sides to play with - Roman, Gaul, Carthaginian and Iberians, complete with their own historical buildings and units.
LAN and Internet games with up to 8 players.
GameSpy Arcade support.
Random map generation.
In-game scenario/adventure editor.
Off-line ranking system.
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Tag Archives: greek literature
The Aesthetics of Greek and Latin
Chancellor Gorkon
Chancellor Gorkon famously said, "You have not experienced Shakespeare until you have read him in the original Klingon," in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. It is a trope that is expressed about basically all literature — you cannot appreciate something in a translation. Something is always lost in translation, even if a translator is capable of conveying the same, precise meaning as the original text.
One of the elements lost is the original aesthetic of the text. The sheer pleasure of reading well-wrought verbal artistry is entirely untranslatable. Anaphora, anacolouthon, assonance, alliteration, not to mention other devices that don't begin with A are rarely, if ever, capable of reproduction in a translation. Puns are well-nigh impossible. Poetic meter and prose rhythm are almost inevitably sacrificed.
I was reminded of this recently while teaching Theocritus. It has been a few years since I last read Theocritus in the original Greek, and I find myself enjoying him much more in Greek than I had in my more recent reading of him in English translation. The aesthetic pleasures of Theocritus are in some ways, of course, those of any poet. Reading dactylic hexameters aloud, for example, has an aural significance that nothing else provides (even things equally pleasant are simply different). And then you meet his use of literary devices — playing with words, repeating various sounds across several lines of poetry as a means of tying together the concepts in a poem in a way that English, with a different vocabulary, cannot do with the same meanings.
There is also the pleasure of reading Doric Greek. Ancient Greek, if you were not aware, exists in multiple dialects. The dialect of Theocritus is primarily Doric. This means that he has certain versions of common words that different from other dialects — poti for pros, for instance. He also frequently uses long alpha where the Greek you learn in class uses eta. Some of his pronouns are different, etc. This use of a different dialect provides both an aesthetic and philological pleasure. His Greek 'sounds' different from Homer's, although he does use some Homeric vocabulary and forms; it sounds different from Plato's, as well.
Finally, part of the pleasure of reading verse written in inflected languages is the fact that word order matters a lot less than in English. As one of my students calls it, every once in a while Theocritus gives us a 'Happy Grammar Fun Time' — he will delay a crucial word in a sentence through enjambment so that it is both the final word of the sentence and the first word of a line of poetry. Not only this, in one of the occasions he does this, that final word of the sentence is separated from the rest of the sentence by a refrain. Without the word, as you would read the sentence naturally, it has one meaning. Suddenly, a new meaning appears after the refrain.
You cannot do this in English.
It is hard to explain the sheer pleasure that comes from reading literature in its original language, but it is a truly pleasurable aesthetic experience to read Theocritus in Greek, or Virgil in Latin, or any author in the language he or she originally used.
This entry was posted in Ancient World, Books, Classics, Grammar, Literature, Other Poetry and tagged ancient greek dialects, doric dialect, gorkon, greek language, greek literature, star trek vi, theocritus, translation on February 27, 2019 by MJH.
Mythology through (ancient) literature
Mythology through art – Theseus vs the Minotaur, National Archaeological Museum, Naples
I have stolen the title 'Mythology Through Literature' from an undergraduate course my wife had the good fortune of taking — I did not have enough room for that particular course due to an overload of Latin and Greek. However, as an undergraduate I had the opportunity not only to take 'Greek Mythology', but 'Homer and Virgil' and 'Greek Tragedy' besides courses on Virgil's Aeneid and Homer's Iliad in the original languages. When I reflect on this, as well as my graduate education, the reality comes home to me time and again that our knowledge of Greek mythology comes to us through literature, and not simply compendia such as the Library of 'Apollodorus' — itself the greatest compendium of Greek myths. (I'd link to it, but WordPress has lost its mind.)
Of course, epic in the tradition of Hesiod can feel like a compendium, whether Hesiod's Theogony or Ovid's Metamorphoses. Such epics, however, are more than compendia (one might argue, in fact, that compendia are not 'mere' compendia, either). They, themselves, have all the artistry of more extended literary tellings of the ancient stories, whether Homer's Odyssey or Virgil's Aeneid. They are, themselves, literature, written in dactylic hexameters with their own beauty and structure and use of metaphor, simile, allusion.
I love Hesiod and Ovid. Nonetheless, there is a different kind of pleasure that comes from discovering myths in other poets. When I was studying Greek and Latin poetry, mythology felt as if it were hiding behind every corner. For example, reading The Iliad you encounter not even the whole tale of Troy (or Ilium), but along the way (in Book 6) you encounter the tale of Bellerophon, as recounted by characters on the battlefield. In Virgil's Aeneid book 8, we meet what may be an Italic folktale in the story of Cacus vs Hercules. Or you sit down to read a victory ode written by Pindar for Arcesilas, King of Cyrene, for the victory of Arcesilas' chariot in the Pythian Games (Fourth Pythian Ode), and find yourself reading about Jason and the Argonauts and the founding of Cyrene.
Another lyric poet who wrote mythological victory odes was Simonides of Ceos, who was once refused half of his pay on the grounds that Castor and Pollux should pay the other half, given how much they featured in the poem!
The most famous mythological literature of the ancients is, of course, the epics — Homer, Hesiod, and Apollonius in Greek, then Virgil, Ovid, and Statius in Latin (but also Claudian) — and the tragedies. Indeed, who can not be moved by the power and force of Aeschylus Oresteia? It is Sophocles' telling of Oedipus that we all know, and the finish to the tale of Jason comes through Euripides' Medea. Yet alongside the poetry, we meet mythology in an unlikely place — Plato, who barred poets from his Republic, is our main source for the myth of Atlantis in the Critias.
Ancient Greek and Latin literature is vast, spanning many centuries, from Homer in the 700s BC to Claudian in AD 400. The result of learning mythology through literature is that your Greek mythology storybook from when you were a kid is sometimes at variance with what you find. I remember one of my professors in university having given a particular version of a myth (really sorry, I forget which!!), and a friend was bent out of shape that he had 'got it wrong.' However, later on I discovered that he had, in fact, 'got it right' — there was more than one telling.
For example, how was Aphrodite born? Hesiod tells us that she was born from the foam that built up in the sea around Ouranos' castrated genitals (Theogony 188). Homer refers to Dione as her mother (Iliad 5.370). Who is 'right'? Hesiod even gives us conflicting accounts of Athena — daughter of Zeus and Metis, although born out of Zeus' belly (line 887), or self-generated from Zeus' head (line 924)?
According to 'Apollodorus', Athena blinded Teiresias for seeing her naked while bathing (Library 3.6.7). But another version (I forget the source!) says that Teiresias was blinded because he revealed that women enjoy sex more than men (having spent part of his life as a woman, part as a man), and Hera was angry with him for giving away her secret. Which is 'right'?
Did Aphrodite offer Paris the most beautiful woman on earth or irresistible sexiness?
Such a list could go on.
There is much appeal to reading mythology through ancient literature — the literature itself is pleasant to enjoy. The drama of a tragedy, the glory of an epic, the terseness of a lyric poem. The beauty of it all. And, alongside it, there comes the pleasure of encountering new versions of old stories, revealing a textual and narrative playfulness with the 'canon' that we have difficulty grasping ourselves. Once you've read a book about Greek myths, there's no better place to turn next than the ancient literature itself.
This entry was posted in Ancient World, Books, Classics, Literature, Mythology and tagged different versions of greek myths, epic, greek literature, greek mythology, latin literature, lyric poetry, tragedy on July 28, 2016 by MJH.


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