Article: 261640 of talk.bizarre From: adelano@frymulti.com (Art Delano) Newsgroups: talk.bizarre Subject: Re: seeking Greek myth trivia Followup-To: rec.humor Date: 2 Dec 1995 17:13:33 GMT Organization: Fry Multimedia Lines: 18 Message-ID: <adelano-0212951225080001@198.11.57.177> References: <1398538239.94709572@iguanabbs.com> Status: O X-Status: In article <1398538239.94709572@iguanabbs.com>, John_P._McDonnell@iguanabbs.com wrote: ] I am trying to recall specific names of two "sirens" mentioned in greek ] mythology. Actually there were two difficult rock outcroppings that greek ] sailors had to navigate between. These were given names, and (I think) later ] given identities as "sirens" that lured sailors to their deaths when they ] came two close to one or the other. Thus, "navigating between X and Y" ] became a reference to walking a thin line between disaster on either side. "Navigating between Hotwired and The Spot" You will be invoiced. AjD -- Please eat up quickly once the package is opened by you. adelano@frymulti.com http://www.frymulti.com/~adelano