Soldier of Sidon writeup

David Stockhoff · 02 Apr 2018, 14:06 · from 2018-April.txt.gz

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From: dstockhoff at verizon.net (David Stockhoff)
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2018 10:06:57 -0400
Subject: (urth) Soldier of Sidon writeup
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It is striking that, from our vantage, that association just seems 
wrong. And yet, upon reflection, so right. I suppose Sol Invictus must 
be a link somewhere.


On 4/1/2018 10:54 PM, Marc Aramini wrote:
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> Wolfe really brought things full circle by having Latro wind up on the 
> Island of Philae at the end of Sidon ... a place where Christian 
> iconoclasts effaced all the Egyptian gods but the war god Horace and 
> his winged disk because they felt he somehow resonated with Christ. 
> Awesome bit of historical synthesis.


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