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Perseus and the Gorgon

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was to begin with "the other day ...", but it was several months ago when I went to see" Clash Titans ", the new cinema. I thought I knew what he was: a classical myth masked by a good layer of special effects, many cakes and some kicks to it. Naive of me, the myth of Perseus and the Gorgon was, in this order, murdered, raped, dismembered and then thrown to the pigs in that movie. I'm not a film critic, so I will not get to assess whether a work is artistically good or bad. I left the room with the conclusion that the average English entertaining film leaves, happy, more or less, having enjoyed an acceptable visual spectacle. People with some sense of history and / or mythical used to feel embarrassed instead. And what hurts me most is that even today there are people who take what you see in movies like "word of God." So, let's look very superficial to the myths about Perseus, mainly the better-known and the Gorgon.

Perseus was born, like so many demigods one of the escapades of Zeus. One of many, because the god of lightning was very fond of mortals, and some men also fatal. The myth tells us, born of Danae, daughter of Acrisio, king of Argos. To him an oracle predicted that he would murder her grandson, and had no other children as she (and the same oracle told him to forget about going for the child) could not think of how best to avoid his fate lock his daughter in a tower to prevent lie with a male. No, you did not kill her, because at certain ages patricide is frowned upon. The fact is that Zeus, puppet master, decided to alter the course of history, and become golden shower (I guess in a more hygienic than it does today), filtered through the cracks in the tower and impregnating Danae. Perseus was born nine months later. And Acrisio decided to avoid trouble in the future and threw them both in a chest to the sea. Again, not kill, it was a very ugly thing, the sea would do for him. Furthermore, killing with his hands the son of Zeus would not be seen favorably by him. After a while adrift in a sea tempered by Poseidon at the request of Zeus, came to the island which was the kingdom of Serifos, where Dictis, brother of the tyrant Polidectes, adopted him as his own son. Polidectes Dictis and shared the throne of Serifos, a relatively common duarquía in Ancient Greece.

But in their host country had some problems ... Polidectes The tyrant fell in love with Danae, but Perseus, a little older, his mother said nobody put a finger on him this without his approval. Polidectes, twisted it, decided to get rid of the encumbrance of his adopted nephew alluding to his chivalry. He pretended to want to woo another princess and asked his subjects to give a horse a magnificent gift. Perseus, who had not had the unhappy idea of \u200b\u200bbringing into place the head of Medusa, one of the three Gorgons. And Polidectes happy, the kid would remove the solo in the middle. What is not taken into account is that he was a demigod, and therefore it would pamper Olympus.

Perseus, dressed for your adventure

said than done: Hermes gave him a steel scythe to decapitate the monster and a shiny coat Athena, in addition to guide you succeed. So Perseus, his sickle and his armor, marched happily into the first leg of his adventure, Gray, three elders who were born elderly (aged yet), daughters of Forcis, sea monster begotten by Poseidon (Zeus begat demigods deadly, horrifying aberrations marine brother, mostly) and Ceto, who were between the three one eye and one tooth that they shared to see and eat. Exquisite taste for spinning these Greeks had myths. Perseus inquired of them where he hid Medusa, but they objected to tell (because to some extent, Gray and Gorgons were sisters, and knew what was going). Boasting an excellent feel for social relations, Perseus snatched the eye and the tooth to the elderly and forced to "sing", or destroy them. Another version of the myth says that gift, they told him he needed a winged sandals, a magic wallet to save the head and the helmet of invisibility to Hades. Another version says Graeae that were simply the guardians of the sanctuary of Medusa, and to circumvent what he did was steal the eye, as if they had an eye, slept, and thus made all three plunged into an eternal slumber.

any event, if not told how to dispose of Medusa, would learn later, is said to be of the naiads, nymphs of fresh water, who gave the baggage that would complete its monster hunter kit, if they were not again the gods: the helmet, the shoes and bag. Dressed to complete your adventure, invisible to his helmet, floating with his sandals, and using the shield of Athena as a mirror, beheaded the monster without looking at him directly as la leyenda cuenta, como todos sabemos, que petrifica a aquél que le sostenga la mirada. Echó la cabeza al zurrón y de la sangre que manó a borbotones del truncado cuello de Medusa nacieron, ojo al dato, Pegaso y Criasor. Y advierto cuidado porque el mito se las trae: Medusa era, tiempo ha, sacerdotisa del templo de Atenea, Posidón la violó allí mismo y la diosa, con un enfado brutal, convirtió a la muchacha en gorgona. Es por ello que el fruto de la violación, los hermanos Pegaso y Crisaor (un caballo con alas que vuela y "el guerrero de la espada de oro", curiosa semejanza de los hermanos, uno de los dos era del butanero fijo) sólo nacieron cuando Perseo cercenó el cuello de Medusa. Otra versión nobiliza myth that birth saying that there was blood, but the neck where they were born, much like Athena from Zeus's head. And as it was invisible, the other two Gorgons could not find him for revenge and fled. And no, Perseus is not never rode on Pegasus, it is an invention of the Renaissance savvy we pulled up today. It was Bellerophon who made it, because the horse was not exactly tame.

Perseus holding Medusa's head, drawing by John Singer Sargent, sculpture by Benvenuto Cellini

Boast as himself, pitting on lap home. We know how were these Greeks at the time of travel: in a few centuries, Odysseus lost ten years in the Aegean, which is like a big bathtub. Perseus, which was the western end of the world, at sunset, and return, do not tell me why or how he met the daughter of the Ethiopian kings chained to a rock, abandoned to their fate as ordered by an oracle. Although that Ethiopia does not match current or yes I was in Africa (and almost certainly in the south or near Egypt), so that gave Mr. rodeo. The fact is that Andromeda was the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, and Mom presumed to be more beautiful than the Nereids. This angered Poseidon, they were sea \u200b\u200bnymphs, and devastated the kingdom of Ethiopia based on earthquakes and floods. The oracle of Ammon told Cepheus that the way to appease his anger was to marry his daughter with Ceto (Gray and father of the Gorgons, all in the family in ancient Greece), which was a sea monster, to sum (" a whale?). Perseus, passing by chance, fell in love with the damsel in distress and, exuding style, asked for the hand of Andromeda to their parents and only then was rescued. How? Cool version of the myth says that froze part of the monster with the severed head. The least Molona says only killed him with his sword.

But it would be a myth Greek without (yet) more convoluted. When it seemed that all would be well for the happy couple, was the uncle, and promised, Andromeda to the wedding banquet. And all hell broke brawl. Perseus, outnumbered, used his last resort: eat head, damn. And became the uncle Phineus and his supporters in decorative statues. It seems that he began to take the pleasure to work things out with his head.

Finally, yes finally came home ... But things had changed. Polidectes had become more authoritarian, causing the flight of his brother and mother Dictis Danae, who took refuge in a nearby temple. Perseus, enraged, decided to Polidectes justice and expel the throne, restoring Dictis, best ruler. The tyrant, who thought that Perseus would have failed in business, rose from the mock astonishment when he saw him in seconds. No one in the court she believed she had, and he proved it in the best possible way: eat the head, damn. And as many statues, those in disbelief, decorated the palace, at least temporarily. Danae Dictis and then marry (anyone not expecting it?) And all happy and content.

Perseus (center) showing the head of Medusa Polydectes (see right). Left are Danae and Athena, and the dove of the far right is not nobody

Stop! We forget that lack a prophecy to be fulfilled, that of principle, saying that his grandson would kill him Acrisio. As you will see: Perseus, after returning all magic items loaned to succeed, and give the head of Medusa to Athena (which has since wear in his coat), went to Argos to have a word with his grandfather. It learns and puts land in between, to Larisa. Perseus arrives at Argos and can not find, but continues to the neighboring kingdom. It is being held a few games, and Perseus offered to participate. The boy, who can not say no, accept the disc throws y. .. Why do not know who joined the sternum to the spine? Exactly, his grandfather Acrisio. If you can not fool the destination. The crime, though involuntary, the rule over Argos prevented, as dictated by law, which was his by right of inheritance. That is why he agreed with his great-uncle Preto, twin brother and archrival Acrisio (both who began battling the womb, followed by children, youth, adults and even older, inventing the way the shield, which things), exchanging kingdoms. He reigned over the city of Tiryns, east of Argos. And after the change, Preto became en rey de Argos y Perseo, de Tirinto. Y en dicho reino construyó una ciudad-fortaleza para sí: Micenas. Pero la historia de los micénicos no nos atañe ahora mismo, quizá otro día.

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Here's medieval kings. Chapter V: Aurelio Back to work I

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Con Fruela defenestrado, y siendo su hijo Alfonso aún menor de edad, la nobleza, al más puro estilo visigodo, eligió a "su" rey. Por supuesto, no eligieron al más apto, sino al más afín a sus necesidades, un tipo soft and ductile. With all of you, the first of the "lazy kings" of the Peninsula, Aurelio I. Fruela son of Perez, M. de Cantabria, thus nephew of Alfonso I. At least it was family.

Aurelius, as his three immediate successors, has gone down in history as one of the four "kings lazy" from Here, the style of the Merovingian Franks. The main feature of these kings is their lack of activity and short reigns. They are mentioned in passing by the sources. This means that we form the mental image of them as a sovereign little interest in government.

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therefore, Aurelio know very little. We know who reigned from 768 to 774, and must have been born to 740, the son as we have said Fruela of Cantabria, and therefore grandson of Pedro de Cantabria, one who was beaten copper Pelayo. And his coronation should take place in Sama de Langreo. Of his reign, obviously, we know little. But the sources do reveal some interesting things. For example, they show that the death of Fruela brought the kingdom a major crisis that erupted in the way of the social. This social tension is due, apparently, to the protests of "slaves and freedmen," which could have led to the first revolt antinobiliar the kingdom. This "general strike" to the medieval ended As expected, crushed by the power, for fighting, had guns, horses and people die for them.

However, the highlight of the reign of Aurelius must have peace. And it had no other: as stated in a previous chapter of this saga, in al-Andalus ruled Rahman I (756-788), who brought relative calm to the area and stopped cold the expansionist ambitions of Alfonso I and company. Asturias was therefore at an impasse of those I mentioned in the article about Brian Boru, to al-Andalus not get compensated by blood and fire in Asturias, from experience, but they are not capable to push the Muslims an inch of land to the south. But that did not necessarily mean compensated southern neighbors could not be a walk in the mountainous north and loot and plunder at home ... That is why the kingdom of Asturias became a tributary of the Muslims ... a very special way.

If it was customary to pay tribute in gold or in kind, for some reason this was done in girls. Was to deliver a tribute to the emirate of Cordoba hundred maidens. It's that simple. I hope that was not a year, tiny bleeding because population would be for the kingdom of Asturias. The first payment of this tax should have done Aurelio, although it was not until Mauregato when formalized, apparently. Peace girls.

However, other sources claim that the popular uprising was due to lay on them to pay most of the tribute, which was not virgins, but that was accompanied by a number of hostages to secure payment . I opted more for this version, to be more credible. Surely this is the substratum of reality upon which settles the topic of a hundred maidens.

sick Aurelius died in 774, in the municipality of Langreo, in what is now San Martín del Rey Aurelio (you have just witnessed a display originality comparable only to the Sos Or Catholic King Wamba Wamba but cool). He was succeeded by Silo, elected by the nobility as well.

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month and a half of rest (or rather two) I think they are sufficient. The freeze was initially due to the examinations in June and July, but then I was devoted to contemplative meditation, the rest of the month, why fool. Now, I think wanting to write again, to get back to work. Enough influence that, but I still have plenty of free time, I can not waste it because it is not appropriate for work. Or what is the same: if you have to serve a customer, is much more elegant park your keyboard one time because you writing that because you're playing.

Well, I've already posted a nice article. The following is the list of kings return here, and we'll see. As they occur I topics.

Thank you all and hope you keep enjoying.

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Brian Boru

Or how clamor for a Hollywood blockbuster

For several years now, Ireland has fascinated me. Be specific, its historical development during the Middle Ages. Two factors have turned this region into something exceptional, historically speaking, of course. On the one hand, we have no romanization. While in England (Britannia Roman) is low, Ireland is no: enough problems already caused Britons themselves, let alone Picts and other ilk of the mountains of northern Caledonia (Scotland) and had no desire cross another body of water, because you know what and who was waiting in the barren land of Hibernia (although it seems that it had set foot there, briefly, as there are sources that indicate the presence of cutting Roman cemeteries southwest of the island). The other factor is the relatively early entry of Christianity in those lands, while other land Romanized not be kept in the dark ages religious up rather late, such as Scandinavia, here from the V century missionaries were already sharing with whom they want to hear the word of the Lord. The mixture of these two facts results in a foreign land to the Roman Germanic traditions, but relatively well documented, thanks to the work of the monasteries, a hallmark of Christianity on the island green.

Although this article will not deal in Ireland itself, we need a brief introduction. Because obviously, get in early to talk about Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, scourge of the Vikings, because as it leaves the feeling that we lose something ... So let us begin.

As already mentioned, these peculiarities made Ireland a land far from the influence of the Germanic peoples. One aspect in which it shows is a special social organization. As good Indo-European, social organization was tribal, only nuances found here: suppose that isolation on islands and the relative lack of space meant that the tribes themselves were closed, resulting in a clan (a word that is supposed to come from Gaelic and means "descendant"), smaller units of persons related to each other. It becomes the middle ground between the tribe and family. The attachment to the clan caused the whole society revolve around them. So, not surprising that this article appears several of these relationships. A defining characteristic of the clan is that all its members claim descent from a common ancestor, which is normally lost in the mists of collective memory and became a legend. The significance of this find it later.

Ireland ceased to be a miniature version of any other territory, was like a world unto itself. There was no political unity, and the major clans were pitted against each other, they were strong enough to defend but not imposed. Something similar happened in Britain in the early Middle Ages, with the Heptarchy, and also happened in Greece and Rome (I can think of, for example, the Peloponnesian War, or the triumvirate, surpassing conflict ended by either a genius, a fluke, etc.), and will happen later for the modern age in Europe (the countless wars that did not stop being a dead-ending), or the same western front of the First World War. But back to Ireland. What happens in nature? That the big fish eats the small. What happens in history? If you're not strong, a neighbor finding you end up appealing. In the case Irish, the Vikings were big fish (mainly Danish), who first terrify the coasts of the British Isles, and then move to occupy the land politically. In Ireland's case, major cities developed from the Viking settlements on the coast: Dublin, Cork, Limerick ...

that invasion was necessary (or rather, attempt at invasion, because it was far from what in England) for someone to react and join the Irish, for the first time effectively. That someone was Brian Boru.

But it was not exactly a bed of roses. Brian must have been born in the first half of the tenth century, remains the most accepted date of 941, somewhere in the realm of Tuadmumu (north of Munster, which is what it means), the center-west of the island, within the clan Dál gCais ( or Dalcassian).

At that time, Ireland had a ruler de facto, a king known as the most powerful for the rest, which in this case was the king of Meath. Bass, he stronger other kings, who rule the major kingdoms of the island (as Leinster, Ulster, Munster and Connacht). And in a third level, kings of smaller territories, other major tributaries (as Tuadmumu or Dublin).

Brian Boru's father was the king of Tuadmumu, and his mother came from another royal lineage. It was the second son, so that in principle the big dish of inheritance would not go for it. But death in battle against the Vikings from his father, and after his older brother, Mathgamain, opened the doors of the throne of Tuadmumu. Her mother was killed by these people, which would not surprise me if all this generated some resentment towards the invaders.

His kingdom extended to both banks of the River Shannon, and was the vital artery for the area, thanks to him could be made forays to the east and west, Meath and Connacht. Brian cut his teeth so militarily in this river, for surely must have participated in the raids of his father and brother before taking his own. Before coming to Limerick Meath was, as we have said already was a city of Viking origin. However, there was an interesting mixture between the people in general and the natives, which eventually became known as Hiberno-Normans. The curious thing about these people is that they believed more Irish than the Irish themselves, with the result that the natives looked upon with suspicion enough. Limerick played an important role in the development of events. With Cennétig mac Lorcáin, father of Brian, died, his brother continued Mathgamain the struggle to gain control of all Munster (not to be confused with the German region of Münster), a company that was successful despite their alliance with Limerick. History tells us that Mathgamain, thinking go and reconcile with the vanquished, was killed by them. Brian Dalcassian exalted to the throne, he swore revenge. Was 976 and begin almost forty years of continuous struggle to assert its authority over Ireland.

Thus, in one quick motion submitted in this order, Limerick and Munster, ending the war in 978. And in this war began the pattern that would repeat until his death: strike first, no time to organize the rival or forces, and once defeated, seeking conciliation despite the brutality. For example, in Limerick sent to assassinate the ruler and his heir, but did not expel the Hiberno-Normans from their territory, or in Munster, killed the father, but he respected his son on the throne and gave the hand of a daughter it, making an enemy an ally for life.

The next step was to continue growing at the expense of their neighbors, who at that time were Leinster and Connacht, east and north, respectively (Munster and Tuadmumu occupy the southwestern part of the island), which led him to deal with the High King Máel Sechnaill Domnaill mac, lord of Meath. Fifteen years take to achieve it (982-997), but the stubbornness paid off, because so many defeats learned valuable lessons. Is it too farfetched to say that was the forerunner of the amphibious invasions and the use of diversionary attacks? Yes, sure. The fact is that both the family experience in what amounts to attacking across rivers, such as contact with Limerick (plus many setbacks), you should take to improve the combined attacks by land and sea and port blocks.

finally took In 996 the kingdom of Leinster, forcing his rival to recognize him as king of the South of Ireland. He would resign to become king of the North Ireland. It seemed that Brian Boru had bitten off more than he could swallow, for peace lasted only two years, it took Leinster to rebel, it seems that the policy of conciliation Dalcassian not work this time. Thus began a bloody war between Brian and Leinster Dublin and its allies, led by Sigtrygg Silkbeard (consider that funky names were the Vikings: Barba Silk, Blue Tooth, short shorts ... And all preceded by a name formed gibberish by a consonant). Brief but intense war was decided in a battle that left about 4,000 men on the ground, and to avoid further uprisings shook links: Sigtrygg married with a daughter and he married her mother (who at that time was the sister of the King of Leinster). And everyone happy and on his throne, unchanged.

In this episode, three years of peace followed, until 1000, when released in droves against the capital of North, Meath, which will not only pitted against an old enemy (Máel Sechnaill Domnaill mac), but against King of Connacht, a tributary of the former. Brian used this alliance in its favor: Meath and Connacht were separated by the river Shannon, which could annoy them both without having to disperse their troops. But peace came in a little heroic: the challenge of combat, Meath king called for a truce to collect their hosts, Brian agreed, but missed the deadline Máel not appear. Faced with this humiliation, his subjects, albeit nominally, forced him to cede his title rival. Thus silly (and little brianesca ), in 1002 Brian Boru became High King of Ireland.

Have we not said before that was the Great King? Indeed, is not the same as the High King (principle and to understand, one that holds hegemony among their peers in a territory equivalent to Bretwalda of Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy, or the Hegemon of Greece, whence the term) Gran Rey. On paper are the same, but the lexical richness of Castilian allows us to give a hint that this barbarous language is English can not (the term is High King and point): the Great King was acknowledged king and in fact, undergoing all those who dare question their authority. And in this case it was the northern provinces of the island, the Ulster, a feat that took fourteen years, despite the power that was now so complicated terrain and the stubbornness of its leaders.

Brian Boru, High King of Ireland (for a short time, but to see who could say the same thing)

However, the unit lasted from nothing less. Again there were problems in Leinster, for a take away than those insults, in 1012. The same guy who was Caneado end of the century became boost against Brian, but this time was a moderate success, endured a siege. But not unhappy with Brian rose (admittedly, not contributing troops to combat), nor supported it. Therefore sought help outside the island, through his cousin Sigtrygg, the Dublin, his vassal, who traveled to the Orkney and stood back in Man And these islands dominated by the Vikings, who had some contact with the Hiberno-Normans arrived Leinster troops required. Everything is turned upside down in just a few months: Meath troops were abandoned to the Great King, which were tied in numbers ... If not because Brian had sent a detachment of a certain size to the south of Leinster. And if that inferiority (and division) was not enough, the Vikings arrived as promised. The battle took place on Good Friday 1014, and is said to have lasted all day. Won "on points" Great King, but lost his life in a way a bit silly: nearly finished the race, the Viking mercenaries fled in disarray, in some way one arrived at the camp Irish managed to get Brian's shop and there murdered him while praying, they say. The Vikings converted magic bullet ... Another legend gives us a more heroic end, dying in combat. The fact is that Brian Boru had not survived that battle, as almost none of his children, so the idea of \u200b\u200ba united Ireland is quickly diluted.

Without Brian on stage, mac Sechnaill Máel Domnaill regained title of High King of Ireland. And his direct descendants (those who survived) had to settle for it to rule in Munster. Murchad died in the last battle; Tadc was murdered by his brother Donnchad. The rest of Brian's children died before their father. Munster was therefore ruled following the Great King by another clan until Donnchad after killing Tadc, beckoned him back. He was succeeded his son, and he, the son of Tadc ...

And as stated earlier, the clans claim descent from an ancestor, mythical times. Guess where they came from the Ua Briain (O'Brien)? By the way, Kennedy also pointed to the cart: Ó Cinnéide, Cennétig grandson, but not by Brian, but his brother, but who cares? What is important is the significant jump on the bandwagon.