User:Polyeidus

Hello - Who am I?

Who is Polyeidus? Its the name I've chosen for myself, and I'm still asking who Polyeidus is. Someday, I will find out who I am. lol... The origins of the name 'Polyeidus' can be traced to Greek Mythology, and there are several spellings depending on who provided the translation and when. This spelling is the one I chose.

• I am a Christian.
• I am an American.
• I am a single father of four wonderful children.
• I am a United States Army Veteran (13 years service), who got to travel to exciting places around the world.
• I am a Republican who believes that our second trip into Iraq was justified, but that the job of presenting the justification to the nation and world was severely botched. Additionally, I believe that we cannot leave Iraq without a complete victory.
• I am a registered user of wikipedia, and sometimes a contributer.
• I, and two of my children, live at 38°47′3″N 77°26′42″W (38.784138°N -77.445001° W).

I may add more about me later, I may not.

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Polyeidus - From Greek Mythology

Seer descended from Melampus. As a clairvoyant, Polyeidus was called upon by King Minos when his son Glaucus disappeared one day in the labyrinthine passages and countless chambers of the palace of Knossos. Polyeidus found the boy smothered in a jar of honey and was then imprisoned by Minos until such time as he could restore him to life. In his captivity, Polyeidus witnessed a snake revive a dead companion by rubbing it with a certain herb, and this proved equally efficacious with Glaucus. Now Minos demanded that the boy be taught all the seer's arts of prophesy. Reluctantly Polyeidus complied, but when he was finally able to take his leave from the demanding tyrant, he asked Glaucus to spit into his mouth, whereupon he immediately forgot all that he had learned. It was Polyeidus who advised Bellerophon how to tame the flying horse Pegasus.

Source: Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology: Polyeidus

Pronounced: (pol-ee-AYE-dus)

See Also: Polyeidos - Another version of the spelling