Timeline for Why was the Minotaur enclosed in a labyrinth and not in jail of some sort?
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| Jun 1, 2015 at 21:45 | vote | accept | smurf | ||
| Jun 1, 2015 at 21:38 | history | edited | Tim Lymington | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added point, sub-edited.
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| Jun 1, 2015 at 21:37 | comment | added | user62 | Let us continue this discussion in chat. | |
| Jun 1, 2015 at 21:33 | comment | added | Tim Lymington | We seem to disagree about what should be cited and what should not on this site; no doubt a consensus will emerge in time. But it is EXTREMELY impolite to edit my post to add in something I have twice said I do not want. | |
| Jun 1, 2015 at 21:30 | history | rollback | Tim Lymington |
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| Jun 1, 2015 at 21:07 | history | edited | user62 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added source
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| Jun 1, 2015 at 21:06 | comment | added | user62 | sorry again about the unspecific comment (I've been using a default template because I've been rushed for time, and it usually works). I edited the post to add the smithsonian link: I don't think people will confuse rumour with fact (this is a site about mythology). | |
| Jun 1, 2015 at 21:03 | comment | added | Tim Lymington | @Christofian: Apology accepted (though you might want to use more specific comments in future). The reason why I didn't provide a reference for a story I wished to debunk is the difficulty some readers have distinguishing "It's true there's a rumour" from "The rumour's true": But a simple search for 'Monster of Glamis' turns up, for example, The Smithsonian magazine. | |
| Jun 1, 2015 at 20:12 | comment | added | user62 | I did not mean to offend, and I did read your post and I thought it was good. The problem with my comment is that I've been using a default template, which doesn't work in situations like this. I agree with you that you do not need to cite a source for the first paragraph, but for the second, I would appreciate it if you cited a source talking about the story behind the Monster of Glamis (not the history), since I (along with many others) am not familiar with the story and it is not common fact that the story exists. I am not looking for a source proving that story is true. | |
| Jun 1, 2015 at 16:31 | comment | added | Tim Lymington | @Christofian: No, you may not. That the Minotaur was the offspring of Pasiphae and the Bull from the Sea is known to anyone with even a passing acquaintance with the myth, and I do not think this site should provide notes for those who have none. If you refer to the 'Monster of Glamis', my point is that there was no reputable source. I don't object to downvotes: I do object to people not reading my posts before downvoting. | |
| Jun 1, 2015 at 16:17 | comment | added | user62 | May I encourage you to cite reputable sources (e.g. not wikipedia)? Doing so makes it easy to know if your answer is right, and also provides starting points to users who would like to learn more about the topic. | |
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| Jun 1, 2015 at 15:10 | history | answered | Tim Lymington | CC BY-SA 3.0 |