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[Mythology]
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11/17/2005
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Author Davis explains mythology
Author: Andrew Mckeever Source: Rutland Herald
Title: Author Davis explains mythology
MANCHESTER — If pressed, most readers of the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus, the Herald's sister newspaper, would probably admit they don't know what an "Argus" is.
It's one of the examples of what we don't know about mythology that prompted Dorset writer Kenneth Davis to help us out.
The original Argus, it turns out, is a character from Greek mythology — a monster covered with eyes. The exact number varied with the source, but ranged anywhere from four to 100. Only two were ever closed at a time, Davis writes.
That's just like the watchful eyes of the community, or the local newspaper, Davis said.
"Don't Know Much About Mythology," Davis' latest effort in a series of six books stretching back more than 15 years, follows his first effort, "Don't Know Much About History," which occupied a slot on the New York Times bestseller list for 35 weeks. Subsequent books have covered the Civil War, the Bible, the universe and geography.
His books attempt to explain in an accessible way, without oversimplifying the subject matter, the richness of some of these big topics many may have wondered about, but never had the time or interest to plow through a heavy, lengthy tome.
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