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Monday July 13, 2009
Sostratos wanted one thing, the king another. Sostratos got his desire — and a good story to boot.
After two centuries of construction, the Pharos, a gigantic tower at the mouth of Alexandria's great harbor, was about to be finished. Proud Sostratos of Knidos had designed it and wanted his name to appear on the massive structure's foundation. Proud Ptolemy II ruled Egypt at the time and wanted his name to be carved into the base.
Sostratos gave the ruler what he desired, of course: Ptolemy's name was chiseled into the foundation for everyone to see.
After a while, the plaster that bore the name started to come off, however, and, the story goes, a different inscription became visible:
Sostratos, the Cnidian and son of Dexiphanes, to the Saviour gods on behalf of those who fare the seas
Since then, many lighthouses have guarded those who fare the seas and delighted landlubbers who visit — or email — them:
›› "What does one send to the Lighthouse?" An email using great lighthouse stationery, of course. (Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail, Outlook, Outlook Express)
After two centuries of construction, the Pharos, a gigantic tower at the mouth of Alexandria's great harbor, was about to be finished. Proud Sostratos of Knidos had designed it and wanted his name to appear on the massive structure's foundation. Proud Ptolemy II ruled Egypt at the time and wanted his name to be carved into the base.
Sostratos gave the ruler what he desired, of course: Ptolemy's name was chiseled into the foundation for everyone to see.
After a while, the plaster that bore the name started to come off, however, and, the story goes, a different inscription became visible:
Sostratos, the Cnidian and son of Dexiphanes, to the Saviour gods on behalf of those who fare the seas
Since then, many lighthouses have guarded those who fare the seas and delighted landlubbers who visit — or email — them:
›› "What does one send to the Lighthouse?" An email using great lighthouse stationery, of course. (Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail, Outlook, Outlook Express)



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