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- Path: sparky!uunet!shearson.com!fhlmc!scarrobi
- From: scarrobi@shearson.com (Steve Carrobis)
- Subject: Re: Questions ...
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.150408.27941@shearson.com>
- Sender: news@shearson.com (News)
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- Organization: Lehman Brothers, Inc.
- References: <1992Nov15.083324.6226@leland.Stanford.EDU>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 15:04:08 GMT
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- In article 6226@leland.Stanford.EDU, firestar@leland.Stanford.EDU (Lipton Ann Meredith) writes:
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- > I have a couple of mythology questions. If anyone knows the answers, please
- > email me at firestar@leland.stanford.edu.
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- > 1) What exactly is the myth of the phoenix? Is the phoenix the same bird that
- > tears out its feathers in order to feed its blood/flesh to its children? If
- > not, which bird is that?
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- the phoenix is a firebird which rises from its own ashes.
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- > 2) What is the story of Lucifer being cast out of heaven? All I know is that
- > he was. Does anyone know anything mroe about it?
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- he was cast down cause he was impertenant enough to think he was equal to god.
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- > Thanks in advance,
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- > Firestar
- > --
- > I don't bite, you know. | Find me and turn thy | It is better to have loved
- > Unless it's called for. | back on heaven. | and lost than to have your
- > -- Audrey Hepburn, Charade | -- R. W. Emerson | finger caught in a blender.
- > *******************************************************************************
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- Steve C.
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- ==> A wise man once told me - There ARE NO Wise Men !
- - Just fools who think they are.
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- I understand you need someone to do work.
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- -Vladimir Taltos
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