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- | ===The Secret Artifact=== | + | __NOTOC__ |
- | ==Transcription - English== | + | = [[Eli Hunt]] - [[Thelostgames.com]] - [[Thelostgames.com#Podcasts|Podcasts]] = |
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- | This is the most difficult story I've ever had to tell. I've waited 30 years to tell it. And I hope, when it's over, you'll understand why I've kept it secret until now. [onscreen] The Story of The Secret Artifact With Historian Eli Hunt | + | === The Secret Artifact === |
+ | * Watch the podcast at [http://www.thelostgames.com/confession thelostgames.com] | ||
+ | * Watch the podcast at [http://dotsub.com/films/thesecret_2/index.php dotSUB] | ||
+ | * Downloadable slides are included in the transcript below | ||
- | I'm Eli Hunt and this is my own story. The story of the secret artifact. | + | <blockquote> |
+ | :This is the most difficult story I've ever had to tell. I've waited 30 years to tell it. And I hope, when it's over, you'll understand why I've kept it secret until now. [onscreen] The Story of The Secret Artifact With Historian Eli Hunt | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :I'm Eli Hunt and this is my own story. The story of the secret artifact. | ||
+ | :<br clear="all"> | ||
+ | :[[Image:Olympia.jpg|right|120px]]You already know how this story starts. When I was 10 years old, my parents took me to the ruins at ancient Olympia. Most of the tourists were paying attention to the best preserved parts - the Temple of Zeus, the palaestra colonnade, the entrance to the stadium. I was more interested in the piles of rubble, the places no one was looking. My parents didn't even notice I had left their side. It was 2 hours before they found me digging through the dirt a few meters behind | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :Pheidias' Workshop, the site where supposedly one of the seven great wonders of the ancient world had been made - the great gold and ivory statue of Zeus. | ||
+ | :<br clear="all"> | ||
+ | :[[Image:Statue.jpg|right|120px]]They were quite mad at me for running off, until I showed them what I'd found - mall bronze statue of a snake goddess. And as you know from my biography, I turned that statue in to the museum, although of course I really wanted to take it home with me. | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :Later, their researchers authenticated it as a lost work of Pheidias. They were thrilled, my parents were as proud as could be, and the media dubbed me a young hero of history. I've been an avid fan and researcher of the ancient Olympic games ever since. | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :As fantastic as it sounds, all of that really is true. | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :But it's not the whole truth. | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :Yes, I discovered an ancient bronze artifact, and yes I gave it to the museum. | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :But I found something else that day. | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :And I didn't tell a soul. | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :I kept it, and I've studied it, for decades. I still don't know if I completely understand it. That’s why I'm sharing it with you now. Time is running out. You may understand what I have failed to. | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :Here is the truth. | ||
+ | :<br clear="all"> | ||
+ | :[[Image:Prophecy.jpg|right|120px]]The sculpture was hollow, and when I ran my finger along the inside, I felt something rough - a piece of old, weathered paper. A tiny scroll, written on both sides, in English - not ancient Greek. | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :I had no idea what it was. Was it some kind of riddle or poem or prayer? I couldn’t tell. But somehow, the fact that it was written in English - that made it okay to keep the scroll. It wasn’t ancient. It didn’t belong to the museum. It belonged to me. | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :I've long since memorized the words I first puzzled over that day in ancient Olympia. The cryptic directions begin with | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :"When the time comes, there will be no more time... When travelers appear, they will be washed clean by Lethe... As you wait for the six, you can build a House of Solomon..." And so on. | ||
+ | :<br clear="all"> | ||
+ | :[[Image:back.jpg|right|120px]]At the end, a simple line, "Instructions for preparing the Lost Ring." | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :You can read all of it for yourself. But what I want you to know is this: I have been building that house for decades. | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :Now, it's time to share what I have built with you. | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :I realize at this point, you may not trust me completely. Surely, some of you will feel as though I have been cheating you by withholding what little I do know about the lost ring. So let me share one more story with you. | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :Do you know how the agonothetai and the hellanodikai punished athletes who were caught cheating at the ancient Olympics? They created a giant statue of the cheater and put it on a pedestal right in the center of Olympia. It was the ultimate public shaming. | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :Now if this were 160 BC, maybe you would want to make a statue of me, for cheating you of the knowledge I've had. I wouldn't blame you. But the Greeks had another tradition – extending the olive branch when it was time to make peace. That time is now. I know that I can trust Ariadne, and that I can trust you. No more secrets. I’ve opened the portal to you. From now on, what I see, you see. We are in this together. | ||
+ | :<br> | ||
+ | :www.TheLostGames.com | ||
+ | </blockquote> | ||
- | You already know how this story starts. When I was 10 years old, my parents took me to the ruins at ancient Olympia. Most of the tourists were paying attention to the best preserved parts - the Temple of Zeus, the palaestra colonnade, the entrance to the stadium. I was more interested in the piles of rubble, the places no one was looking. My parents didn't even notice I had left their side. It was 2 hours before they found me digging through the dirt a few meters behind | + | === Slide details === |
+ | ===== Prophecy ===== | ||
+ | {| | ||
+ | |- valign="top" | ||
+ | |[[Image:Prophecy.jpg|120px]] | ||
+ | |width="100%"| | ||
+ | <blockquote cass="trans"> | ||
+ | :''transcription'' | ||
+ | </blockquote> | ||
+ | |} | ||
- | Pheidias’ Workshop, the site where supposedly one of the seven great wonders of the ancient world had been made - the great gold and ivory statue of Zeus. | + | ===== Prophecy back ===== |
- | + | {| | |
- | They were quite mad at me for running off, until I showed them what I’d found - mall bronze statue of a snake goddess. | + | |- valign="top" |
- | + | |[[Image:back.jpg|120px]] | |
- | And as you know from my biography, I turned that statue in to the museum, although of course I really wanted to take it home with me. | + | |width="100%"| |
- | + | <blockquote cass="trans"> | |
- | Later, their researchers authenticated it as a lost work of Pheidias. They were thrilled, my parents were as proud as could be, and the media dubbed me a young hero of history. I’ve been an avid fan and researcher of the ancient Olympic games ever since. | + | :''transcription'' |
- | + | </blockquote> | |
- | As fantastic as it sounds, all of that really is true. | + | |} |
- | + | ||
- | But it’s not the whole truth. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | Yes, I discovered an ancient bronze artifact, and yes I gave it to the museum. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | But I found something else that day. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | And I didn’t tell a soul. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | I kept it, and I’ve studied it, for decades. I still don’t know if I completely understand it. That’s why I’m sharing it with you now. Time is running out. You may understand what I have failed to. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | Here is the truth. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | The sculpture was hollow, and when I ran my finger along the inside, I felt something rough - a piece of old, weathered paper. A tiny scroll, written on both sides, in English - not ancient Greek. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | I had no idea what it was. Was it some kind of riddle or poem or prayer? I couldn’t tell. But somehow, the fact that it was written in English - that made it okay to keep the scroll. It wasn’t ancient. It didn’t belong to the museum. It belonged to me. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | I've long since memorized the words I first puzzled over that day in ancient Olympia. The cryptic directions begin with | + | |
- | + | ||
- | “When the time comes, there will be no more time… When travelers appear, they will be washed clean by Lethe… As you wait for the six, you can build a House of Salomon...” | + | |
- | + | ||
- | And so on. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | At the end, a simple line, “Instructions for preparing the Lost Ring.” | + | |
- | + | ||
- | You can read all of it for yourself. But what I want you to know is this: I have been building that house for decades. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | Now, it's time to share what I have built with you. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | I realize at this point, you may not trust me completely. Surely, some of you will feel as though I have been cheating you by withholding what little I do know about the lost ring. So let me share one more story with you. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | Do you know how the agonothetai and the hellanodikai punished athletes who were caught cheating at the ancient Olympics? | + | |
- | + | ||
- | They created a giant statue of the cheater and put it on a pedestal right in the center of Olympia. It was the ultimate public shaming. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | Now if this were 160 BC, maybe you would want to make a statue of me, for cheating you of the knowledge I’ve had. I wouldn’t blame you. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | But the Greeks had another tradition – extending the olive branch when it was time to make peace. That time is now. I know that I can trust Ariadne, and that I can trust you. No more secrets. I’ve opened the portal to you. From now on, what I see, you see. We are in this together. | + | |
- | + | ||
- | [onscreen] www.TheLostGames.com | + |
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The Secret Artifact
- Watch the podcast at thelostgames.com
- Watch the podcast at dotSUB
- Downloadable slides are included in the transcript below
- This is the most difficult story I've ever had to tell. I've waited 30 years to tell it. And I hope, when it's over, you'll understand why I've kept it secret until now. [onscreen] The Story of The Secret Artifact With Historian Eli Hunt
- I'm Eli Hunt and this is my own story. The story of the secret artifact.
- You already know how this story starts. When I was 10 years old, my parents took me to the ruins at ancient Olympia. Most of the tourists were paying attention to the best preserved parts - the Temple of Zeus, the palaestra colonnade, the entrance to the stadium. I was more interested in the piles of rubble, the places no one was looking. My parents didn't even notice I had left their side. It was 2 hours before they found me digging through the dirt a few meters behind
- Pheidias' Workshop, the site where supposedly one of the seven great wonders of the ancient world had been made - the great gold and ivory statue of Zeus.
- They were quite mad at me for running off, until I showed them what I'd found - mall bronze statue of a snake goddess. And as you know from my biography, I turned that statue in to the museum, although of course I really wanted to take it home with me.
- Later, their researchers authenticated it as a lost work of Pheidias. They were thrilled, my parents were as proud as could be, and the media dubbed me a young hero of history. I've been an avid fan and researcher of the ancient Olympic games ever since.
- As fantastic as it sounds, all of that really is true.
- But it's not the whole truth.
- Yes, I discovered an ancient bronze artifact, and yes I gave it to the museum.
- But I found something else that day.
- And I didn't tell a soul.
- I kept it, and I've studied it, for decades. I still don't know if I completely understand it. That’s why I'm sharing it with you now. Time is running out. You may understand what I have failed to.
- Here is the truth.
- The sculpture was hollow, and when I ran my finger along the inside, I felt something rough - a piece of old, weathered paper. A tiny scroll, written on both sides, in English - not ancient Greek.
- I had no idea what it was. Was it some kind of riddle or poem or prayer? I couldn’t tell. But somehow, the fact that it was written in English - that made it okay to keep the scroll. It wasn’t ancient. It didn’t belong to the museum. It belonged to me.
- I've long since memorized the words I first puzzled over that day in ancient Olympia. The cryptic directions begin with
- "When the time comes, there will be no more time... When travelers appear, they will be washed clean by Lethe... As you wait for the six, you can build a House of Solomon..." And so on.
- At the end, a simple line, "Instructions for preparing the Lost Ring."
- You can read all of it for yourself. But what I want you to know is this: I have been building that house for decades.
- Now, it's time to share what I have built with you.
- I realize at this point, you may not trust me completely. Surely, some of you will feel as though I have been cheating you by withholding what little I do know about the lost ring. So let me share one more story with you.
- Do you know how the agonothetai and the hellanodikai punished athletes who were caught cheating at the ancient Olympics? They created a giant statue of the cheater and put it on a pedestal right in the center of Olympia. It was the ultimate public shaming.
- Now if this were 160 BC, maybe you would want to make a statue of me, for cheating you of the knowledge I've had. I wouldn't blame you. But the Greeks had another tradition – extending the olive branch when it was time to make peace. That time is now. I know that I can trust Ariadne, and that I can trust you. No more secrets. I’ve opened the portal to you. From now on, what I see, you see. We are in this together.
- www.TheLostGames.com
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