You keep annotating a link on the wiki-site about Pythagoras as a "modern contemporary occult interpretation". I feel that is not quite true. I assume you've read the link - It uses only ancient sources and archeological finds. Calling it "modern" is very misleading. It gives you the impression that "this link is only loosely connected to ancient Pythagoreanism". Why don't you annotate the other links as "modern contemporary interpretations"? I've visited those links as well, and they present little or no sources and hard evidence for what they say. In other words: they are less historical in their approach. ~August

It's the interpretation that's modern, not the sources. And hey, at least I'm not deleting it; I'm your friend here, August. If you'd like to annotate the other ones as well, be my guest. Bacchiad 14:48, 17 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Uhmm, okey. =) I might well be to quick on the defensive. Some masons tried to put the info in that article down, masons that happend to be driving forces behind those two other links on the Pythagoras-page! Soo ... I tend to be suspicious. Almost every single page on the internet that claims to deal with Pythagoreanism presents the pentagram as one point up and says it is an ancient sign for four elements plus spirit. That doctrine has nothing that backs it up, and as you can see on the coins niether does their direction of the pentagram as one point up. ~August

In the future, to ask a page speedy deleted, tag it with {{delete}}. Thanks! - Fennec (はさばくのきつね) 23:51, 14 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Thanks, will do. Bacchiad 23:55, 14 Jul 2004 (UTC)

In case it's not obvious, "In Greek mythology" is just a stock phrase we use to set context. As an encyclopedia of everything, it's very often the case that people connect via unexpected routes, for instance from obscure beetle genera that happen to have mythological names. It is possible to set context in other ways, but the "In XXX" gets you there with the fewest words, so it's hard to beat for reader efficiency, which is what you want in a reference work. Stan 07:09, 16 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Hey, do you know anything about the Bacchidae rulers themselves, or did you just like the name? I've written about Cypselus and Periander but we don't have an article about the dynasty... Adam Bishop 23:13, 16 Jul 2004 (UTC)

I might be able to whip one up. As I recall, there was a story about how the last Bacchiad settled in Etruscan territory and set up a pottery studio.  ;) - Bacchiad 23:15, 16 Jul 2004 (UTC)