Terry Hancock wrote: > I find that bizarre. There is no mythological > basis for a "Sourceror's Stone", but the "Philosopher's > Stone", was of course the mythical Alchemists' goal of a > catalyst for converting lead into gold (it had other > properties, IIRC).
As an American, I was somewhat mystified by the "Americani[zs]ed" version of the title. Learning the real title was illuminating, since, as you point out, philosopher's stone actually has mythological meaning--even here in the USA. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
