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Canzonett · Unfettered Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 489 Location: Munich

The Pythia (or the priests controlling her) also deliberately gave VERY ambiguous answers to those seeking her advice ... See "Barnum Effect"/"Forer Effect". Wink

One might also argue, that the oracle's sayings merely helped those seeking advice to find the answers they were already bearing inside themselves - or the answers they had expected or hoped for from the beginning (which sometimes resulted in tragic "misinterpretations").

Someone should be at Delphi.
But Alex has been looking forward to joining the team and meeting the other athletes so much - if she didn't travel to Beijing, it certainly would break her heart. Or at least parts of it.

Delphi. Navel of the world. What if we need a central flare at Delphi, so all the flare coordinates make sense?

**Posted:** Sat Aug 16, 2008 8:27 am

danteIL · Unfictologist Joined: 08 May 2006 Posts: 1990

I don't understand that post at all. Why doesn't Eli just sit down with Ariadne and explain the facts of life, rather than leaving Ariadne to make all those loopy connections with the legend of Delphi. and WHAT is Ariadne's problem? I don't understand what motivates her in the least. She's this weird mix of cheerleader and crazy aunt who lives in the attic.

**Posted:** Sat Aug 16, 2008 10:33 am

Canzonett · Unfettered Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 489 Location: Munich

Why so grumpy, Dante? Isn't the inexplainable a welcome invitation for speculations of all kinds? Smile

**Posted:** Sun Aug 17, 2008 7:44 am

Tenchizard · Decorated Joined: 22 Sep 2007 Posts: 254

Hmm.. here goes another What If...

What If, as the Ariadne from classical Mythology, our Ariadne/Alex is goint to be abandoned while the rest go to their worlds? Maybe she is afraid that if she goes to Delphi she will be left there alone?

**Posted:** Sun Aug 17, 2008 6:06 pm

Canzonett · Unfettered Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 489 Location: Munich

Sometimes analogies can lead TOO far ... Who would be her Theseus and who her Dionysos, then?

**Posted:** Sun Aug 17, 2008 6:11 pm

Tenchizard · Decorated Joined: 22 Sep 2007 Posts: 254

Eli has always seemed a bit Theseus in my opinion, and maybe Kai could be Alex' Dionysos

**Posted:** Mon Aug 18, 2008 11:28 am

Canzonett · Unfettered Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 489 Location: Munich

Wrote a good-bye mail to Eli after Ariadne's blogpost, assuring him that I considered his decision right and wishing him good luck for the journey. This is what I received in reply this afternoon:

**Posted:** Thu Aug 21, 2008 2:29 pm