Seven Lions' Paste

Josh Geller · 09 Jun 2003, 06:15 · from urth-v0306.mbox · original

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From: Josh Geller <brunians at brunians.org>
Subject: Re: (urth) Seven Lions' Paste
Date: 08 Jun 2003 23:15:55 -0700
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These are his war-paint. He puts them on before he goes into battle.

Herodotos mentions this, where he is listing the different=20
ethnic groups that were represented in the Great King's army.


J.

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On Sun, 2003-06-08 at 22:47, maa32 wrote:
> Here is a question from Crush about Seven Lions' Paste- perhaps you could=
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> us out - I have only the vaguest conception that it reminds me of the sce=
ne in=20
> the movie Gladiator in which small household gods and religious artifacts=
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> kept by a black man in a small bag.
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> Crush asks:
> >In chapter one of 'Soldier of the Mist', Latro conversing with Seven Lio=
ns:
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> "I pointed to my arm and my hair and asked the black man if he had seen
> another such as I. He nodded and opened two little bags he carries; there=
 is
> white paste in one and vermilion in the other."
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> What is this paste in Seven Lion's bags?
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> If you don't know, could you repost this question to the Urth list?
> >
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> Perhaps some allusion to the different white and red clays that went into=
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> creation of white and black skin in different proportions mythologically?=
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> don't know.
> Marc
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