hmmm
I think an old Greek one would be good...Bacchus? Or is that Roman?
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 24 Feb 2010, 16:33, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Bacchus is the Romanised version of Dionysus.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 24 Feb 2010, 16:33, Reply)

I think he was the romanised version of Bowie

(Bazongaloid, Wed 24 Feb 2010, 16:35, Reply)

Bacchus was not a bonk-eyed effeminate shirter.
He was the spirit of drinking, procreation and party time - not the spirit of 'noncing around Berlin tryling be 'interesting' whilst making Iggy Pop release shit records'.

You've got him mixed up with Ganymede.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 24 Feb 2010, 16:37, Reply)

Ganymede?
Is that Brian Eno?
(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Wed 24 Feb 2010, 16:40, Reply)

Ghastly little catamite.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 24 Feb 2010, 16:42, Reply)

Two deities, one cup bearer.

(Tugnut Ex of this parish, Wed 24 Feb 2010, 16:45, Reply)

You are great.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 24 Feb 2010, 16:58, Reply)

are great have african bum disease
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 24 Feb 2010, 17:27, Reply)

He's Greek
he probably had gout, all that wine!

EDIT: COCK- greek is Dionysus
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 24 Feb 2010, 16:34, Reply)

No he's not.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 24 Feb 2010, 16:35, Reply)

Your skills are strong,

but your typing is slow.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 24 Feb 2010, 16:37, Reply)

I'm a Classicist, not a fucking secretary.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 24 Feb 2010, 16:39, Reply)

I was going to offer you a job as well, although it would have involved us havinga torrid affair
so it's probably for the best
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 24 Feb 2010, 16:40, Reply)

Ah well. Never mind.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 24 Feb 2010, 16:44, Reply)

that reminds me
would you recommend reading some for enjoyment?

The Iliad or something?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 24 Feb 2010, 17:24, Reply)

If you get a decent translation Homer is excellent.
Some of the Roman stuff like Tacitus is also great - Julius Caesar's Britannia & Germania is interesting too, containing as it does first-hand (albeit massively biased) descriptions of the Brits and Germans.

It's where the wicker man sacrifice account comes from - possibly bullshit, mind.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 24 Feb 2010, 17:47, Reply)

can you recommend a decent translation?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 24 Feb 2010, 17:48, Reply)

Herbert Jordan's Iliad is regarded as the most accessible to the layman.

Off home now mate - i'll see if I can check your band videos later.

Toodle-pip!
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 24 Feb 2010, 18:10, Reply)

Any of the Penguin Classics are good for beginners
I recomend Heroditus, or Livy. Not any poetry or plays though, too fucking difficult.

The Greek Myths, told by Robert Graves, with his explainations are pretty good. I don't know if his reasoning is still accepted. Aparently it was all about males claiming domination after being ruled by women.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 24 Feb 2010, 18:12, Reply)