The Venetic sanctuary of Lagole no.5 by sandra46
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The same part of the brook, from another POV, at noon when the sun is perpendicular. Here you can see the brilliance at its most. The latin word for the color of the brook's water was 'flavus', or 'fulvus' that is yellow-red. In Greek the word is 'xanthos', which means yellow, yellow-red, blond and even greenish. It is a name of rivers and river gods, such as the river near Troy. It is also a name for horses, for example one of Achilles's horses, one of the Dioskuroi twins' horses etc. The adjective 'xanthos' referred to a horse means 'bay', that is a reddish-brown animal, especially a horse having a black mane and tail.
It is curious that the color of Homer's heroes' hair was either 'xanthos' or 'kyaneos'. Achilles's and Ulysess' hair color was 'xanthos'. The Greek word for dark blue, 'kyaneos', could also mean dark green, violet, black or brown. The ancient Greek word for a light blue, 'glaukos', also could mean light green, grey, or yellow,
Yet we don't have to think that Hector's 'kyanos' hair was actually blue. In fact in Serbian, a southern Slavic language, there is an adjective, zuto',zute', commonly used for yellow, but when it is referred to a person's hair, to mean 'blond', Serbians use the word 'plava', blue. Hence 'plava kosa' means blond (blue) hair. It looks that Serbian was very conservative about hair color.
Thanks for your kind comments.
Comments (33)
Cyve
Thank you my friend for this info and capture... Fabulous work !!!
bakapo
wow, this is cool!
alanwilliams
superb
evinrude
OUTSTANDING!!!
durleybeachbum
So much engrossing info!
Valeriya
Great work! Very beautiful!
johndoop
Wonderful image and info Great work!!!
Radar_rad-dude
Very nice, Sandra!
drifterlee
Very cool shot, Sandra!
Jean_C
Splendid capture!
Leije
Interesting infos, nice shot !
claude19
splendid moment by reading your words ! Excellent information !
eekdog
love the gleeming sparkles off the water, most well shot Sandra.
Faemike55
I just can't see the heroes as having blue hair.......LOL Great photo and cool information
jocko500
wonderful shot of this lovely place
magnus073
Sandra, let me say how delighted I was to see the series continue. This is a superb capture, and I agree with you about this being the perfect pov. At this time of day the brook really comes alive, glistening like a magical pool. I was enthralled with the background info you provided on the name for the color of the brook.
Minda
This is interesting and beautiful shot sandra.
cricke49
a very beautiful capture and history of the coloring, thanx for sharing your knowledge!:)*5
wysiwig
A very striking image although it does remind me of a cheese omelet. Fascinating if somewhat confusing information on hair color. Thank you for sharing.
renecyberdoc
now i am all confused which color i shall take for bleaching my hair in the summer season. lol.
mgtcs
Marvelous colors my friend, excellent work!
blondeblurr
A sparkling image, but there goes my theory - from your last image; it can be quite confusing to read and understand all this ! (for the layman anyway) just too many variables IMHO ... but that's history now! thanks for sharing it. BB
dakotabluemoon
To bad that's not real gold someone would be really rich great image.
Hendesse
Fantastic colors, looks very interesting. Thanks for the infos too!
anmes
Stunning image
jayfar
A super full zoom on this.
FredNunes
Remarkable colors!
UteBigSmile
~ It's realy beautiful looking ~
danapommet
Lovely golden color and I like all the sparkles from the sunlight!
Chipka
I love your complex bits of history and anthropology. They are always quite engrossing, though I also have to say that when I first looked at this photo, my mind went off in a more Czech direction (I'm pining for the cellar bars) and I thought: "Oooh, pivo!" which in English translates to: "Oooh, beer!" Sometimes I wonder about me! The color is intense and unexpected, brilliant and quite captivating.