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Pandora Gem Musings
Mar. 10th, 2004 11:33 amAccording to "Blue Birthday, if you hold the stone containing Pandora up to the moonlight when the Volley Comet passes by every 10,000 years, Pandora will glow red and cry tears of immortality.
My problem with this is that 10,000 years ago would be approximately 8,000 BC, or the Mesolithic / Middle Stone Age. It's still the time of Hunter-Gatherers. Primitive writing was just being developed around Mesopotamia.
As far as the name Pandora (meaning "All Gifted' or 'All Giving') is, from the Greek story about the first woman created. Greek Civilization hit its peak between 1400 BC to 337 BC, or about 3400 - 2300 years ago.
The thing that started this train of thought was a late night plunnie "Pandora = Philosopher’s Stone?"
The Philosopher’s stone was originally created/discovered by the French Alchemist Nicholas Flamel (1330-1418). It is said that he used it to transmute gold through Alchemy around 1382, around 600 years ago. In the 17th century. the archaeologist Paul Lucas claims to have spoken to Flamel about immortality and the Elixir of Life.
You may also recognise Flamel from Harry Potter and the Philosopher/Sorcerer's Stone, which also contains another legend of immortality.
The Phoenix is reborn from its ashes around every 500 to 1500 years. Phoenix’s tears/songs can heal. ^^;;
There are other stories of things that grant immortality (Tree of Life, Food of the Gods, etc) but those were the ones that caught our attention.
One last note:
Comet Hyakutake passes by every 10,000 years. It last passed by in 1996. ^__^
My problem with this is that 10,000 years ago would be approximately 8,000 BC, or the Mesolithic / Middle Stone Age. It's still the time of Hunter-Gatherers. Primitive writing was just being developed around Mesopotamia.
As far as the name Pandora (meaning "All Gifted' or 'All Giving') is, from the Greek story about the first woman created. Greek Civilization hit its peak between 1400 BC to 337 BC, or about 3400 - 2300 years ago.
The thing that started this train of thought was a late night plunnie "Pandora = Philosopher’s Stone?"
The Philosopher’s stone was originally created/discovered by the French Alchemist Nicholas Flamel (1330-1418). It is said that he used it to transmute gold through Alchemy around 1382, around 600 years ago. In the 17th century. the archaeologist Paul Lucas claims to have spoken to Flamel about immortality and the Elixir of Life.
You may also recognise Flamel from Harry Potter and the Philosopher/Sorcerer's Stone, which also contains another legend of immortality.
The Phoenix is reborn from its ashes around every 500 to 1500 years. Phoenix’s tears/songs can heal. ^^;;
There are other stories of things that grant immortality (Tree of Life, Food of the Gods, etc) but those were the ones that caught our attention.
One last note:
Comet Hyakutake passes by every 10,000 years. It last passed by in 1996. ^__^
