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(I once went to see a comedy show about the Trojan War called Hector's House. It was pretty eclectic all round.)
Blimey,i forgot that scene Brady...good find !
Seems like it's taken on some modern meaning as well. "Hector" redeemed.
1. the Greek princess, daughter to Priam, Hecuba
2. a prophet of disaster
Greek (Κασσανδρα/Kassandra; maybe from κεκασμαι/kekasmai, "to excel, to shine", and ανηρ/aner, "man").
Cassandra: daughter of Trojan King Priam, Queen Hecuba. Apollo gave her the gift of prophecy. She cheated Apollo (or resisted his advances on her) and he cursed her to not be believed, however true her predictions were. (She teaches prophesy to her brother Helenus--his predictions are also true, plus he is believed.)
During the fall of Troy Cassandra is assaulted by Ajax and taken as concubine by King Agamemnon of Mycenae. In his absence his wife Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus conspire against him. They murder Agamemnon and Cassandra on his return.
In death Cassandra's soul is deemed worthy of Elysian Fields, an elite place in the underworld for mortals related to gods. A reward from the gods for her dedication and religious faith.
Cassandra.
Apollo and Cassandra.
Ajax drags Cassandra away as Troy is pillaged.
Cassandra pulled from a statue of Athena and assaulted by Ajax.
Clytemnestra killing Cassandra.
Elysian Fields. Forever.
Of course, and there wasn't a damn thing that Nazi bastard could do about it! Hope he choked on it!
HIT ME! THWACK!
I guess I need to thank @Thunderfinger for bringing discussion back on topic.
1. Author's name credited to writing Greek epic poems
Also:
2. An electronic tracking device for location, to literally "find one's way"
3. In baseball, a home run
4. A homing pigeon
5. A simple yellow cartoon man who works as a Nuclear Safety Inspector
Ancient Greek (Ὅμηρος; hómɛːros or Hómēros). Greek (Omiros).
Homer (Ὅμηρος): the accepted name for the author of legendary epic poems of ancient Greece—specifically, The Iliad and The Odyssey. Little more is known, he’s suspected to have lived in the 8th-9th century possibly in Iona, part of modern Turkey.
The Iliad is about both the war on Troy and a study of heroes with their contradictions. At its core is the wrath of Achilles, mentioned in the opening verses and lurking in the background as many events play out. During that time other heroes battle, up to Patroclus whose death truly inspires his wrath.
The Odyssey recounts the return journey of King Odysseus to Ithaca, after the battle of Troy.
Characters:
Ernst Stavro Blofeld (the real one, not the Bloberhauser impostor): his mother was Greek „Maria Stavro Michelopoulos“ (cf. TB novel) - which should probably be both "Stavros" and "Michelopoulou", if I'm not mistaken
Alex Dimitrios - sounds Greek to me
Melina (seems a non-fitting name for her, but then we can't have Elektras all the time, can we)
Actors:
Tchéky Karyo (GE): has a Greek mother
Jimmy Roussounis (TWINE)
Simon Kassianides (QOS)
Tonia Sotiropoulou (SF)
Other:
Icarus (Ἴκαρος) (DAD)
Pretty interesting with the V-12 @CommanderRoss.
Circa 1968-69. Just prototypes, but still could have worked them into a Bond film.
Odysseus' wife was called Penelope, though not Smallbone. His maternal ancestor was supposedly the gods' messenger, Hermes, aka Mercury.
As is all history.
For those interested, Empire of the Clouds is a great book about how we threw it all away: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Empire-Clouds-Britains-Aircraft-Ruled/dp/0571247954
Sad to say I didn't get it at all, but relevancy with Thundy isn't always a certainty!
Not sure how this has anything to do with Greece in the slightest? It surely refers to a homing beacon and nothing more doesn't it?
I stated earlier we're following the path that evolved in the Birding Bond discussion--meaning phonetically similar/identical words sometimes with different meaning altogether are also considered. (Even by extension like the Brandt and Helga Brant association, or Irma Bunt and the Bunting--which leads back to a bunting of a different kind in the Skyfall dialog.) Then you see outright namesakes (many times with no true Bond connection) in history and pop culture are pursued.
It's all in the spirit of brainstorming, to collect all possibilities and allow the audience to come forward with more worthy examples. This overall effort is early enough in the brainstorming process that we're slow to discard possibilities, as would be done further along in research projects or a paper to be published.
So am I saying a homing beacon or transmitter has some connection with Homer's epic poem The Iliad and Odysseus' journey home after the Trojan War? Nope, I'm not proposing that. Not me.
Between you and me, I actually planned to start this topic in February. Put together the basic opening in draft some time ago. Then on that fateful day a week ago I was updating it, fat-fingered the save button and hit post.
But decent timing, some good interest and responses so far. Appreciate your input.
1. Greek mythological figure that perished when he flew too close to the sun.
Also:
In psychology, the Icarus Complex covers obsession with fire, ambition.
Greek (Ικαρος Ikaros).
Icarus (Ικαρος): son of Daedalus the builder of the Labyrinth—a maze under King Minos’ court, Crete, prowled by the Minotaur. Imprisoned together in a tower to keep the Labyrinth’s secrets. They created wings using feathers and wax to escape. Icarus did not heed the warnings for their use: avoid low flight (moisture from the sea would undo the wings), and more importantly avoid high flight (or the wax would melt). Icarus did the latter, and fell to his death. The Icarian Sea and island Icaria are so named for him.
Psychology. The Icarus Complex. Includes narcissistic obsession with fire & water, ambition, heights, ascensionism, and fantastic thoughts or plans.
Icarus flies too high.
The fall of Icarus.