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EIGHTH EDITION, OCTOBER 2004

INDEX

WORLD NEWS

SAIL HO! THE PANATHENAIA BOAT RACE

GOING, GOING, GONE!

PANATHENAIAC AVATARS AND POETRY

PANATHENAIA LOOMING

BIRTHDAY CENTRAL IS HERE!

INTERVIEW OF THE MONTH

LIBRARIANS REAPPOINTED AT THE GREAT LIBRARY

 

 

 

PANATHENAIAC AVATARS AND POETRY

By Alexandria and TheaDidius

 

Alexandria ran two PanAthenaia competitions this year - the Avatar competition (which seems to fast be becoming a must-have competition at each major HistoryWalker event!) and the Pindar poetry competition. The results are as follows.

Avatar Competition Winner:

I hereby declare the winner of the 2004 Panathenia Avatar contest to be .......
drumroll please.....
TheaDidius.
The helmet and the owl are the most obvious symbols of Athena.

Left: Panathenaia avatar of TheaDidius. Above: Avatars of Epistate and JoFlavius, who also entered their avatars into the competition.


Pindar Poetry Contest:

By virtue of being the only entry I hereby announce that JoFlavius is the winner of the Poetry contest.
Here is the winning entry:

 

Pindarian Ode for Panathenaian Glory

Come, O Muses, let us Sing!
Unto that noblest city, Athenai, bring
Your joyful verse and admiration
As the athletes join in the celebration
Of Great Athena's Natal Day.

Dear ones, if you seek great feats,
The glory of victory, the agony of defeat
It is the hour that shines upon us now.
First towards the gods we must bow
And humbly seek their approbation
We offer incense and a libation.

Then off we march, we jump, we ride
To where the contestants shall arrive.
The wussie ones can run, but they can not hide!
The warriors of Athenai will come and find
Their barbarian challengers and whip their hides...

Mighty Myrrhine came first in the wrestling
Although we all gave her a hearty testing.
The Noble Pan has always provided
The coolest games and contests abided
By one and all in acclaimation -
His work always holds a certain fascination!

Great Tobi gives the Greeks a run for their money
He'll do it with style and still be funny!
On the water, the land and in the air
Swifter than Apollo his gifs shall appear
But of the greater gods he has no fear...
(Notice he still worships Vulcan, my dear)

TecBear shall come in from the forest
Leave the trowels and trenches and join the chorus
Of Jo and Epi, Alex and M
Will Barb and Miss Kitty kick our arses again??
Will Thea or Ariminus be victorious?
These Games will certainly be most Glorious!

JoFlavius