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= Monica and the story of 1888 = = Monica and the story of 1888 =
* [[Monica]] wrote an email to [[Diego]] in which she said the same story happend many years ago. Three images have been attached to the email, one shoeing the backside of a postcard. * [[Monica]] wrote an email to [[Diego]] in which she said the same story happend many years ago. Three images have been attached to the email, one shoeing the backside of a postcard.
-[[image:Tarjeta2.jpg]]+[[image:Tarjeta2.jpg|200px]]
* Translates to coordinates (where the former 6 athletes have been?) * Translates to coordinates (where the former 6 athletes have been?)
** we are here 40.4167, -3.7033 (-->[http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&hl=de&geocode=&q=40.4167,+-3.7033&ie=UTF8&ll=40.41428,-3.714409&spn=0.091881,0.159645&z=13&iwloc=addr MADRID]) ** we are here 40.4167, -3.7033 (-->[http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&hl=de&geocode=&q=40.4167,+-3.7033&ie=UTF8&ll=40.41428,-3.714409&spn=0.091881,0.159645&z=13&iwloc=addr MADRID])
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** and here 43.6702, -79.3868 (-->[http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&hl=de&geocode=&q=43.6702,+-79.3868&ie=UTF8&ll=43.669982,-79.360428&spn=0.08729,0.159645&z=13&iwloc=addr TORONTO]) ** and here 43.6702, -79.3868 (-->[http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&hl=de&geocode=&q=43.6702,+-79.3868&ie=UTF8&ll=43.669982,-79.360428&spn=0.08729,0.159645&z=13&iwloc=addr TORONTO])
** and here -22.9035, -43.2096 (-->[http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&hl=de&geocode=&q=-22.9035,+-43.2096&ie=UTF8&ll=-22.899344,-43.206053&spn=0.055584,0.079823&z=14&iwloc=addr RIO DE JANEIRO]) ** and here -22.9035, -43.2096 (-->[http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&hl=de&geocode=&q=-22.9035,+-43.2096&ie=UTF8&ll=-22.899344,-43.206053&spn=0.055584,0.079823&z=14&iwloc=addr RIO DE JANEIRO])
 +* [[Monica]] sent a scan of the book she showed in the video
 +[[Image:Monica_book.JPG‎|200px]]

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6 athletic attributes

  • On the second podcast from Eli Hunt the six attributes of an athlete are mentioned:
    • sofia = wisdom
    • thumos = courage
    • chariton = charm
    • dikaiosune = leadership
    • sophrosune = temperence
    • mythopeia = storytelling
  • The 6 amnesiacs suddenly "remember" names:
    • Mei Hui = sofia696 (see video)
    • Markus = thumos696 (see blog entry)
    • Noriko = sophrosune696 (see video)
    • Diego = mythopoeia696 (see video)
    • Lucie = chariton696
  • The number 696 is a reference that 2008 is in the 696th olympiad (= 4 years) since the first olympiad (776 BC).

lostring video I

  • On the thelostring site a video is shown, having some interesting "hidden" information. (Caps from the video)
  • Several text snippets could be seen, leading to: When you ready to receive data look to delphi

Image:looktodelphi.jpg


  • The following cap has been identified as Bryant Park, NY


  • The Code:

Some attempts have been made to decipher (1) the blurry Greek letters (2) the meaning.
The following have been suggested, mostly places:

Athena
Olumpia (Olympia)

Th bai (Thebes, missing e)

Thermopulai (Thermopylae)
leusis (Eleusis, missing E)

pidauros (Epidauros, missing E)

Argos
lis (Elis, missing E)
Tegea

  • Map of the identified cities


google map link


Monica and the story of 1888

  • Monica wrote an email to Diego in which she said the same story happend many years ago. Three images have been attached to the email, one shoeing the backside of a postcard.

  • Translates to coordinates (where the former 6 athletes have been?)
    • we are here 40.4167, -3.7033 (-->MADRID)
    • and here 51.4646, -0.1705 (-->LONDON)
    • and here 55.6763, 12.5681 (-->COPENHAGEN)
    • and here 42.3589, -71.0568 (-->BOSTON)
    • and here 43.6702, -79.3868 (-->TORONTO)
    • and here -22.9035, -43.2096 (-->RIO DE JANEIRO)
  • Monica sent a scan of the book she showed in the video

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