I'm for Harriet's interpretation.... Athene, her owl and the meaning of gnomon K
On 19 Nov 2010, at 16:03, Brad Lufkin wrote: > I suspect there's no relationship. The publishers of the humor magazine were > probably making an oblique reference to the owl of Athena, which is a symbol > of wisdom. A bit sly, but also a bit self-congratulatory (but this is a > college humor magazine, not Dean Swift). > Brad > > On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 10:43 AM, John Carmichael <jlcarmich...@comcast.net> > wrote: > Hi Dialists: > > > I received this intriguing letter from Ohio State University. The writer > talks about an old publication called “The Sundial”. And then asked me if I > am aware of any relationship between sundials and owls! I am not aware of > any association between the two. I asked him to send me any photos of this. > Meanwhile, I’m asking you guys if you have seen any relationship between owls > and sundials. > > > Thanks! > > > I’ll forward your answers to him, or you can write him directly. > > > John > > > > > From: Nathan Varrone [mailto:nathanvarr...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 1:20 AM > To: jlcarmich...@comcast.net > Subject: Sundial Information > > > Dear John Carmichael, > > > I am currently reviving a humor magazine titled The Sundial at The Ohio State > University. In old issues of The Sundial, I often see an owl on top of the > drawn images of sundials. Is there any association with owls and sundials > that you would know of? > > > Thanks so much for your time, we may do business with you in the future! > > > Best, > > -- > Nathan L. Varrone > The Ohio State University > Associate Director, 8th Floor Improv > President, The Sundial > > > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial >
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