Phantasia (poet)
Phantasia is the name of an ancient Egyptian woman who was said to have been the author of the immediate sources of the two ancient Greek epics, Iliad and Odyssey, attributed to Homer.
According to a fiction retold by the Byzantine scholar Eustathius of Thessalonica and attributed by him to "a certain Naucrates", Phantasia, daughter of Nicarchus of Memphis, an inspired poet, wrote poems about the war in the plains of Troy and the wanderings of Odysseus, and deposited these books in the temple of Hephaestus at Memphis. Homer afterwards visited the shrine, persuaded the priests to make copies of the books for him, and afterwards wrote the Iliad and Odyssey. "Some say" [Eustathius adds] "that Homer himself was Egyptian; others, that he visited the country and was taught by Egyptians."
The story is one of the least known of the biographical fictions about Homer; it is mentioned neither by Samuel Butler nor by Andrew Dalby, both of whom have developed the argument that a woman poet was responsible for the Odyssey.
Phantasia
Phantasia may refer to:
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Phantasia (video game)
Phantasia is a text-based MMORPG originally designed and written by Edward Estes in the late 1970s to early 1980s. Originally written and played on an interactive high school HP 2000 system in the late 1970s, and then on UNIX systems later, the source code was later released and subsequently evolved into various editions such as a BBS game as well as the most recent version Phantasia 4 which was a Java client with the server written in C which was released in 1999.
History
Originally created and designed by Edward Estes in 1978-1979, it was which was later included on OpenBSD. It was eventually moved to The Major BBS and finally Windows as a C server with a Java client by Brian Kelly. The current version of the game is Phantasia 4 (http://www.phantasia4.net). Various clones have been released since the source code was released and the official game had released a neutral policy regarding clones. The only clone version of Phantasia 4 that is still up today is Rise of Warriors (http://riseofwarriors.com).
Phantasia (role-playing game)
Phantasia is a role-playing game published by Bantam/Spectra in 1988.
Description
Phantasia is a guide to the world of Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's Darksword novels that includes the rules to a simple fantasy system. Characters are defined by only five attributes: Combat, Prowess, Information, Shape, and Life. The game includes rules for movement, combat, and magic; background on the world of Thimhallan; statistics for important characters from the novels; and scenarios written in story form.
Publication history
The game was designed by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, and published as the book Darksword Adventures by Bantam/Spectra in 1988, with a cover by Larry Elmore.
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Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as poets by others. A poet may simply be a writer of poetry, or may perform their art to an audience.
The work of a poet is essentially one of communication, either expressing ideas in a literal sense, such as writing about a specific event or place, or metaphorically. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary greatly in different cultures and time periods. Throughout each civilization and language, poets have used various styles that have changed through the course of literary history, resulting in a history of poets as diverse as the literature they have produced.
History
In Ancient Rome, professional poets were generally sponsored by patrons, wealthy supporters including nobility and military officials. For instance, Gaius Cilnius Maecenas, friend to Caesar Augustus, was an important patron for the Augustan poets, including both Horace and Virgil.
Poet (disambiguation)
A poet is a person who writes poetry.
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Danny Chan Kwok-kwan
Danny Chan Kwok-kwan (born 1 August 1975) is a Hong Kong actor, dance choreographer, and lead singer of the rock band, Poet. He is known for resembling Bruce Lee in appearance, and has portrayed Lee in the 2008 television series, The Legend of Bruce Lee, and in the 2015 film, Ip Man 3. Chan is also a practitioner of Jeet Kune Do, the martial art created by Bruce Lee.
Career
Chan started his career as a lead singer for rock band named "Poet". And thereafter Chan played subsequently minor roles in Hong Kong films. Chan first came to prominence for acting in two Hong Kong films directed by Stephen Chow - as the goalkeeper "Empty Hand" in Shaolin Soccer (2001), and as the Axe Gang boss Brother Sum in Kung Fu Hustle (2004). In 2008, due to his resemblance to Bruce Lee in appearance, he was chosen to portray Lee in the biographical television series The Legend of Bruce Lee. Chan reprises his role as Lee in the 2015 film, Ip Man 3, which is loosely based on the life of Lee's mentor.
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