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[SOLVED] #100 It's All Greek To Me
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perfecto2002
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[SOLVED] #100 It's All Greek To Me

No scanner sorry but will do my best Very Happy

Card reads:

Can you match the Greek Classics with their slightly less than classic descriptions?

1. THE ILIAD
2. OEDIPUS THE KING
3. THE AENEID
4. THE ODYSSEY
5. THE REPUBLIC
6. THE ORESTEIA
7. THE SYMPOSIUM
8. THE GOLDEN ASS

A. Playboy Paris wants to date stunner Helen. His army heads to Troy. A row erupts during which an angry bloke named Achiles kills a guy called Hector.

B. Man travels home after a war. He meets a bunch of one-eyed weirdos then has a seven-year fling with a girl on a holiday isle. He arrives home to find a bunch of sleazeballs trying it on with his bird and butchers them.

C. Mega-rich toff Oedipus has a bad day. He discovers he has accidently topped his dad and romped with his mum. She kills herself and Oedipus flees to live on a mountain.

D. Pals hold posh party. Bloke called Socrates gets lost and turns up late. Air turns blue after chat turns to sex. Everyone gets wasted and then falls asleep.

E. War hero Aeneas dazzles pin-up beauty Dido by boasting of his battle exploits. He leaves so she tops herself. A massive fight develops against his Italian neighbours. Aeneas wins.

F. A loser called Lucius watches a passer-by use magic to turn himself into an owl. Lucius tries to copy him. He screws up the spell and become an ass instead. Later he turns back into a man.

G Arrogant loudmouths get together to discuss how to run a city. Barmy bloke called Socrates claims philosophy boffins should be appointed dictators. He rambles on about the afterlife.

H. Butch queen Clytemnestra slaughters her royal hubby Agamemnon. A bloodbath develops after she is in turn killed by her son Orestes.

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Its a puzzle by Anna, on the bottom it says "Descriptions courtesy of The Sun newspaer, 2004" On the back is part of the map with a description of Vasquez Observatory which goes :

First installed with a 100 cm refractor telescope in 138 AC, the Vasqez Observatory was later upgraded with a 270 cm reflector telescope in 198. A third upgrade took place in 221 when the mirror was again replaced with the one employing adaptive optics.


And (thanks to the Wiki) the answers are:


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1 - A
2 - C
3 - E
4 - B
5 - G
6 - H
7 - D
8 - F


If someone could upload a pic that would be useful as im not very good at describing things thanks (I have done my best though please dont flame me Sad )

PostPosted: Fri Apr 07, 2006 9:07 am
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Uhtoff
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[pendant]The Aeneid is Roman, not Greek[/pedant]

PostPosted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 9:38 am
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badbarry
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As Latin and Greek are about the only things I know anything about, it was a bit disappointing to get this card that is so facile it should be a sub red (as was sub rosa, its latin counterpart).

I got all excited when I saw there was a silver called The Thirteenth Labour, thinking it would have a classical theme, but it turns out to be about advanced cryptography. Crying or Very sad Clearly the PPC puzzle scribes have little knowledge of the classical era. Wonder what all their mythology/history is about?

PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 1:07 pm
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morpheus7
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No Code on Card?

Did anyone else scratch off the top of the card and find it blank? I got the right answer, but can't get to the screen to enter it in.

PLEASE HELP!!!

PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:50 pm
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echidna
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It's a printing error a few people seem to have found on individual cards. If you contact Mind Candy via the Perplex City help page then they should replace the card for you if you send them your misprinted copy.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 6:14 pm
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morpheus7
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THANKS

Ok, thanks. I was wondering if it was some special ink that I hadn't figured out yet...

PostPosted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 6:21 pm
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DrKra37
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Location: Colorado, USA

I really loved this card! But then, I'm a Classics major, and hopelessly nerdy, so that could be why...

PostPosted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 4:35 am
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