Talk:Phalaris

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The German article of Phalaris mentions, that he died after Pythagoras spoke and the people started to throw stones at him... Which one is correct? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.152.204.129 (talk) 07:44, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Baal worship? WTF? Bacchiad 04:43, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)


 * Presumably a popular theory among some scholars - my 1970 OCD carefully says the brazen bull practice "need not be ascribed to a Phoenician origin". It would be nice if there were a recent paper to cite; I'd be loath to contradict the giants of the 1911 Britannica without a modern authority in my corner. Stan 05:43, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Ah, okay. The OCD doesn't usually comment on outmoded theories unless they're particularly persistent, offensive and unsupported. "need not be" is OCD code for "hokum". Bacchiad 17:32, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)


 * :-) The similarities are so striking that it's hard to ignore. I don't have many relevant refs, but I notice Fraser mentions the possibility of a Phoenician connection. Stan 18:11, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)

I trimmed (maybe even a bit too much) and NPOV'ed the Baal section. Perhaps if we find a relevant Frazer passage we can expand with attribution. Bacchiad 21:55, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)


 * Turns out our very own article on The Golden Bough conveniently links to an online copy; search for "Phalaris" at . (Too bad the unabridged is not online.) Interestingly, Googling around turned up a debate at phoenicia.org about whether child sacrifices were a part of the culture in the first place. Stan 22:19, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Telemachus link
The Telemachus referenced here is not the Telemachus (mythological son of Odysseus) to whom this article is linked. Therefore, I'm removing the link.

Epistles and philosophy
I've added this new section to include mention of Phalaris' literary persona, which was missing, even in spite of a mention in Bentley's article. I checked some other languages, and I could only see a mention in the Spanish WP. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Desde la Torre (talk • contribs) 11:48, 30 May 2016 (UTC)