Changes of Ages

[larryhammer]

The Ancient story: Gold > Silver > Bronze > Iron

The Modern story: Stone > Copper > Bronze > Iron

Although the correspondence could generate fruitful metaphors, it has always seemed too obvious to bother with. But it occurs to me now, I've never actually seen anyone use it. Unless I'm missing something. Anyone know of any?

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Meanwhile, from the Department of WTF: Cröonchy Stars, the Swedish Chef cereal.

---L.

Comments

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Wow, I love this. Fascinating! This is so true, and no, I've never heard anyone say it before; I've heard about how in the classical era history was a story of falling away from glory (gold to iron) whereas in modern times the assumption is things get better and better (for those who think the industrial age was better than the agricultural age which is assumed to be better than the hunter-gatherer age; all dubious assumptions)--but never seen the comparison mad between the "ages."

And how cool/creepy/significant (?) that they both end in Iron.

[larryhammer]

Not just both end in iron: both end with bronze then iron, as part of degeneration/progress.

---L.

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

make that "made" not "mad" in the previous comment.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_twilight_/]

Hrm, thinking, but overly-fixated on Wheel of Time not being finished and that's taking up the thought circuits. Plus composing song lyrics.

[sharonskinner.livejournal.com]

Cröonchy Stars

I'm with Henson. They should have called them Stoopid Flakes. LOL

[larryhammer]

But they're not flakes!

---L.

[sharonskinner.livejournal.com]

Exactly!

[larryhammer]

But would they still be cinnamonnamony?

---L.

[sharonskinner.livejournal.com]

Vordevor-of-course-morkmorkmork.