(urth) Laundress and Star (AEG spoilers)

[John Watkins]

Phoenicia, Aethiopia--either way it's where Baal was worshipped,
right?  They had human sacrifices, at least according to the Bible.
Chesterton has a whole bit on it in The Everlasting Man, about how the
Phoenician civilization was just about the only thing the Romans and
the Jews hated equally.



On 10/20/08, brunians at brunians.org <brunians at brunians.org> wrote:
> Oopsies! I thought it was Phoenicia, but it was actually Ethiopia or one
> of them. I see that the other Cassiopeia is associated with Phoenix.
>
> Here is a very good summary of the myth:
> http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Cassiopeia-(mythology).
>
> It is interesting, and helpful, to have a star map handy when reading
> mythology generally and this myth in particular.
>
>
>
> .
>> Master the Ruler of the Seas writes:
>>
>>
>>> - In that strange conversation, the old ambassador comes out with
>>> "Cassiopeia weeps for her children". He seems to have jumped to the
>>> conclusion that Cassie was a clone of "Fiona", and I suppose he wants to
>>> disarm her and see what hre reaction is. But what an odd thing to say. I
>>> suppose it's a play on the Jewish "Rachel weeps for her children". As
>>> far
>>> as I know, Cassiopeia's only child was Andromeda, chained to a rock as
>>> an
>>> offering to the sea monster sent against Cassiopeia's country
>>
>> And where was that country?
>>
>>
>>
>> .
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