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this part is interesting: "The English Patient, Count Almásy (himself a disciple of Herodotus), falls in love with a married woman (Katherine Clifton) as she reads this Gyges story aloud around a campfire. The story is harbinger of their own tragic path." |
this part is interesting: "The English Patient, Count Almásy (himself a disciple of Herodotus), falls in love with a married woman (Katherine Clifton) as she reads this Gyges story aloud around a campfire. The story is harbinger of their own tragic path." |
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but it should be in a bottom section of the article titled "Gyges in modern fiction" or whatever that subtitle is that is used in other articles. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/76.11.74.112|76.11.74.112]] ([[User talk:76.11.74.112|talk]]) 18:28, 27 July 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
:but it should be in a bottom section of the article titled "Gyges in modern fiction" or whatever that subtitle is that is used in other articles. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/76.11.74.112|76.11.74.112]] ([[User talk:76.11.74.112|talk]]) 18:28, 27 July 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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::Sticking it in the middle like that is someone robotically trying not to anger people on Wikipedia who question the notability of these "Trivia" sections. FWIW, I agree with you, it's less distracting at the bottom of the page than buried mid-text of another story, as it is now.[[Special:Contributions/64.252.25.195|64.252.25.195]] ([[User talk:64.252.25.195|talk]]) 23:29, 22 October 2008 (UTC) |
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Vote for merging Ring of Gyges into Gyges
The Ring of Gyges myth is but one aspect of Gyges
See a well-cited article at http://www.metrum.org/gyges/tyrannos.htm about the significance of Gyges as the FIRST Greek tyrant, reason enough to keep his entry separate. He is an historical figure, while the MYTH of the ring of Gyges appears in Plato's REPUBLIC, which is both philosophical and potentially biographical, but also a work of fiction (cf. the myth of Atlantis in Plato's TIMAEUS).
Inaccuracies in Gyges' period of reign=
This article formerly read, "Gyges was the founder of the third or Mermnad dynasty of Lydian kings and reigned from 687 BC to 652 BC (some claim 690 BC-657 BC)." Considering the fact that Gyges slew Candaules and thus defrocked him, how is it possible that a 31 year gap was mysteriously propogated from the period of Candaules' murder until the period of Gyges ascension? Even the 'List of Kings of Lydia' article exhibits the presumed dates of Gyges' ascension to the throne. Therefore, the article now reads: "Gyges was the founder of the third or Mermnad dynasty of Lydian kings and reigned from 716 BC to 678 BC." ---Nalco 20:56, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
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this part is interesting: "The English Patient, Count Almásy (himself a disciple of Herodotus), falls in love with a married woman (Katherine Clifton) as she reads this Gyges story aloud around a campfire. The story is harbinger of their own tragic path."
- but it should be in a bottom section of the article titled "Gyges in modern fiction" or whatever that subtitle is that is used in other articles. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.11.74.112 (talk) 18:28, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
- Sticking it in the middle like that is someone robotically trying not to anger people on Wikipedia who question the notability of these "Trivia" sections. FWIW, I agree with you, it's less distracting at the bottom of the page than buried mid-text of another story, as it is now.64.252.25.195 (talk) 23:29, 22 October 2008 (UTC)