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Cyrus and Nebuchadnezzar

From: <Skravitz~at~aol.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 17:48:31 EST
To: jvf~at~math.technion.ac.il 



A short while ago we had a discussion about Verne's choices in the names of


his characters. In "The Mysterious Island" we have Cyrus and Neb. Cyrus is the


Latinized form of the names of two Persian rulers, Cyrus the Great (~600 BC)


and Cyrus the Younger (~424 BC).  Nebuchadnezzar (~600 BC), was King of


Babylon. ["He was called  Nebuchadnezzar which was abbreviated to the familiar


Neb." Part I, Chapter 2] Cyrus the Great did battle with Nebuchadnezzar and


defeated him.


Received on Mon 15 Mar 1999 - 00:50:08 IST











      

    

    

      

        
      

    

    

    

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