temenos revisited

[DaSwede]

Dear all, I posted a question titled temenos on 21/01/06. The next day it wasn't visible among the most recent, only in the all unanswered. Today there was a message in my mailbox saying I had an answer. If I do, I certainly can't see it... Perhaps it's there in some hidden kind of way; I know I myself answered an 'unanswered' question, and when I returned to check it out the next day there was an answer before mine, in fact, about six months before mine...!

Anyhoo... please read my temenos-question in the all unanswered category, but perhaps it would work better to answer it right here....?

[brachiopod]

If you go to my profile in the top left corner (under the logo) - you will be able to see different tabs indicating "Questions I gave answers to", "Threads I am involved in" and "My Questions" .

If your question has indeed been answered, you should be able to see it here. If you look under the actual topic you posted it in, it may have slipped down the page and onto the next (or subsequent) pages, depending how many new questions have been posted since you asked your question.

On some of the more popular topics, this can happen quite quickly.

[jno]

I remember the answer you got... it was not a very helpful one, and was probably reported and deleted by someone. So you would have got an email when it arrived, but it was removed before you saw it. As for the temenos, I regret I can't help you. All I know is that it was a sort of sacred precinct (the name is still sometimes given to refuges of one sort or another), but I think you know that much already.

[mrbatfink]

Temenos - A Greek term meaning sacred space, usually in reference to a Greek sanctuary or temple.

Temenos Theon is Greek for "temple of the Gods," so named in order to honor all of the Greek gods.

http://kyrene.4t.com/

this link talks about greek practices. I have not read it so dont know how usefull it will be. Hope it helps

[DaSwede]

Thanks, gang! brachiopod, I see your point(s), but that's not it - there is something fishy going on in the technical department, but nevermind, the problem is probably partly on my behalf, as I sit at public pay computers. jno, that could be part of the explanation, but I should still be able to see my own, original question under My Questions (as brachiopod mentions), but I don't. Many thanks for your info though, it's fascinating to know that I've managed to trigger some perv (or what?) just by asking such a timid question... mrbatfink, I found a list of all the delphic maxims via your link, not what I asked for but it is something I've wanted! Best regards, DaSwede (PS I've nothing to do with football...)

[cassimer]

Temenos refers to the boundary of a site, usually to distinguish sacred and profane space in Greek sanctuaries, but also used for wider boundary walls of ancient cities. Some temenos walls were defensive structures, others merely symbolic definition of space.
Where in particular were you refering to?

[DaSwede]

Hello cassimer, the thing is I don't know enough about the subject even to know which of the ones I'm referring to... or rather, answers concerning all functions are of interest! If you return here and write more or post a link, know that it is appreciated, but that I only manage to sign in about once a week, so my thanks may be delayed.