#kalanos

[terrible-shining-eyes]

Thinking about Kalanos... thinking about Kalanos and his self immolation... thinking about what it represents in the life of Alexander and how it affected him in the later part of his life... thinking about how it's emphasized in Arrian's Campaign of Alexander... as I often do.

[ernestdescalsartwok]

KALANOS-ART-PINTURA-PAINTINGS-MIRADA INTERIOR-AUTOCONOCIMIENTO-VIDA SUPERIOR-ESPIRITU-AUTOINMOLACION-FILOSOFIA-PERSONAJES-ALEJANDRO MAGNO-PINTOR-ERNEST DESCALS VITAL- por Ernest Descals Por Flickr: KALANOS-ART-PINTURA-PAINTINGS-MIRADA INTERIOR-AUTOCONOCIMIENTO-VIDA SUPERIOR-ESPIRITU-AUTOINMOLACION-FILOSOFIA-VITAL-PERSONAJES-ALEJANDRO MAGNO-PINTOR-ERNEST DESCALS- Un hombre envuelto por las llamas de su propia autoinmolación, tradiciones orientales que algunos utilizan como modo extremo de purificación de su cuerpo terrenal con el fin de que el Espíritu pueda viajar libre de ataduras y ingresar en el Cielo de los Justos, aquella dimensión en que alcanzar la fusión con el Todo. La muerte del individuo no se contempla como un final, más bien como un nuevo principio. el filósofo y yogui hindú es uno de mis personajes preferidos en el amplio catálogo de personajes relacionados con el Rey macedonio ALEJANDRO MAGNO. muestra el encuentro de civilizaciones que pretendió el Conquistador de Macedonia y de como se pueden unir y conectar las distintas formas de vivir y de ver el mundo, su sacrificio fue voluntario y perseguía el Bien Superior, la Mirada Interior y la tranquila felicidad del que sabe hace lo que se tiene que hacer. Detalle de la pintura con acuarelas sobre la pira funeraria y el fuego que consume las imperfecciones. Expresión y ambiente en las obras del artista pintor Ernest Descals que forman la Colección de Arte acerca de la vida de Alejandro Magno.

[loveoldmen24world]

Bill Headley, Kalano

[jeannereames]

Do you think the historical Alexander could really admire someone like Diogenes?

First, my apologies. I got swamped last week and didn’t have a chance to reply.

Short answer: Yes, I do. Apparently, so did a lot of people in the ancient world, who invented their meeting and then kept sharing it.

I doubt the infamous “Get out of my sun” incident ever happened. It’s a little too precious.

That said, I could see Alexander nursing a certain admiration for Diogenes, perhaps even trying to look him up. Of course, ATG was Aristotle’s student and later exchanged quite a number of letters with him. He also exchanged letters with Xenokrates (head of Plato’s Academy in Athens), Aristotle’s rival. Reputedly, while in Egypt, he also sought out “philosophers” (e.g., priests) while there. And he had his own pet gymnosophist from India, Kalanos. Plutarch makes much of his attraction to philosphy (and it’s Plutarch who recounts/made up the meeting with Diogenes), BUT it seems based on real interest. The debate with the Indian philosophers in Plutarch’s Alexander is almost surely invented, as is the Diogenes story. But the other stuff isn’t.

The reason I could see Alexander intrigued by/admiring of Diogenes is simply that Diogones said what he thought and didn’t kowtow. If he’d been a “mere commoner” doing that, Alexander wouldn’t have put up with it, but philosophers, even the Cynics, had high status. And Alexander wanted to be seen as an educated man.

On the off-chance the exchange actually did happen, or something close to it, What’s the best way to recover face after being “blown off”? To laugh about it, of course.  (And to express admiration for the cheek.) It also helps that, at the time of the supposed encounter, ATG was still young, He may have lost some of his sense of humor as his sense of his own importance grew. 😉

Incidentally, while I don’t think the encounter actually happened, at least not as Plutarch tells it, I will include an encounter with Diogenes in book 3 of Dancing with the Lion.

Below is one of my favorite takes on the whole thing. Not only is it dogs, but a great pun on what “cynic” meanes: kunos…hound/dog.

[lovecrystalmdma]

"

Nie wiadomo czemu Moja głowa wraca do Chwili kiedy wpajano mi bzdury Nimi kalano

Kiedy była biada, bo Wstawała zjawa, o! Tylko moja sprawa to Tutaj co mi wpada w nos

Jeden wielki paradoks Niby z dala od zażywania Tego to, posypana ta cała noc Las Vegas to parano

Nie pomoże panadol Na te bóle głowy, potrzebuje ciszy Papa to, parasol Ochrony nie daje mi bo padają duże deszcze

Toksyny powodują na ciele Te miłe dreszcze Jeszcze! Jeszcze! W słowniku nie ma (nie chcę!) Po uszy zakochany w tej kochanej białej ścieżce"

[444names]

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[abyrondeans]

God 101, Kalanos and Babylon

It was interesting how Alexander didn't come away from India with nothing Indian: he had a true yogi, Kalanos, with him, presumably as a guru. But the yogi got in a funeral pyre voluntarily and said he'd see Alexander in Babylon. In the context of "God 101", my song, maybe Alexander was so high stress, it was likely he'd have lifestyle issues, which totally connects to Swift's lewd lyrics.

[sabakos]

Ok fine, an hour and a half.

Aelianus 17 Aeneas of Gaza 24 Aeschines the Orator 33 Alciphron 44 Alexander the Great 98 Amasis II 100 Amelius 101 Anacharsis the Scythian 102 Anaximenes of Miletus 106 Antigonus II 107 Antiochus III 108 Apollonius of Tyana 110 Arcesilaus 131 Archytas of Tarentum 132 Aristaenetus 133 Aristotle 172 Artaxerxes 175 M. Junius Brutus 177 Kalanos 192 Chilon of Sparta 193 Chion of Heraclea 194 Cleobulus 207 Crates of Thebes 208 Demetrius of Phalerum 218 Demosthenes 219 Diogenes 235 Dio Chrysostom 259 Dionysius of Antioch 260 Euripides 275 Heraclitus 280 Hippocrates 289 Isocrates 319 Julian the Apostate 337 Lucian of Samosata 392 Menecrates of Syracuse 399 Menippus of Gadara 400 Musonius Rufus 401 Nicias 405 Pausanius of Sparta 407 Periander 408 Phalaris of Akragas 409 Pherecydes of Syros 460 Philip of Macedon 461 Philostratus of Athens 468 Pisistratus 490 Pittacus of Mytilene 491 Plato 492 Procopius of Gaza 533 Ptolemy Philadelphus 599 Pythagoreans 601 Socrates and Socratics 609 Solon of Athens 636 Synesius of Cyrene 638 Thales of Miletus 740 Themistocles 741 Theophylact Simocatta 763 Thrasybulus 787 Xenophon 788 Zeno of Citium 792

Hey you know it's really cool when 19th century book printers include a table of contents for their 1000 page volumes of writings that aren't collected anywhere else.

[avatarfancast]

Kalano Queypo as Bato

Kalani Queypo is an American actor best known for his role as Chacrow on “Jamestown” (2017-2019) and Klah Jackson on “Fear the Walking Dead” (2017).

[moffymoth]

Drew one of my spore creatures that made it to the space stage in different styles called the Nyoomana, first one is more realistic/spec evo inspired while the other is more faithful to the in game spore creation but takes inspiration from the invader zim art style. More info under the cut.

Although I must say that the spec evo design is not the most efficient or as probable as I could have made it..I took a lot of inspiration from Spinosaurus and other prehistory critters as well as studying semi aquatic fauna from today (including the recently discovered ‘sea wolves’ who live on a diet of 25% fish)

It was difficult for me to imagine a social semi aquatic omnivore that could comfortably slip into either sea or land without sacrificing the prominent design traits of the Nyoomana in the game, so some realism did need to be sacrificed in order to keep it recognizable. Maybe I’ll do a design that skews more toward realism, but I think its fine as it is for now. I’m still rather new to spec evo as a whole, but researching this has been a fascinating and fun experience.

Heres what they look like in game ft. my captain ‘Kalano’

[travel-pilgrim]

Erymanthos : A mountain in Peloponnese, Greece. I was in a small village named Kalanos.

[ernestdescalsartwok]

KALANOS-ARTE-PINTURA-SACRIFICIO-PIRA-FUNERARIA-INMOLACION-FILOSOFO-INDIA-PERSONAJES-VIDA-ALEJANDRO MAGNO-ACUARELAS-PINTOR-ERNEST DESCALS- por Ernest Descals Por Flickr: KALANOS-ARTE-PINTURA-SACRIFICIO-PIRA-FUNERARIA-INMOLACION-FILOSOFO-INDIA-PERSONAJES-VIDA-ALEJANDRO MAGNO-ACUARELAS-PINTOR-ERNEST DESCALS- El filósofo hindú y yoghi de Taxila en la India, KALANOS quiso acompañar al Rey ALEJANDRO MAGNO en sus aventuras bélicas a través del Imperio Persa, peró llegó el día en que tuvo que decidir su propio sacrificio para conservar el equilibrio que lo conduciría a una vida superior, solicitó al Rey que le dejara libre para inmolarse en una pira funeraria, personajes de la vida del Conquistador de Macedonia con los que mantenía discusiones filosóficas y escuchaba sus sabios consejos. Pintura del artista pintor Ernest Descals con acuarelas sobre papel de 27 x 35 centímetros, poco a poco ampliando las obras de la Colección de Arte sobre Alejandro.

[travel-unbound]

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[jeannereames]

Hello! I'm not the same anon who asked what Alexander would think of defeat, but I do have a follow up; what would he think of someone who visibly maybe has a lot of skill or smarts or some such but refuses to fight him and refuses to submit to him? Not really sure what such a person would be like in the time period, but a sort of Diogenes character (in the "remains outside the hierarchy" aspect) but with a form of power that makes them equal to Alexander

Thank you! :)

Part of the difficulty is teasing out what ATG might view as a threat to himself—which, of course, changed over time. As his power increased, so did his intolerance for opposition.

We must also ask whether episodes such as the exchange with Diogenes actually happened. It’s a charming story…and on those grounds, is suspect. Then again, Alexander does seem to have had an interest in philosophers. He took some with him, on campaign. He interviewed them in Egypt, and again in India (and maybe a wise man in Scythia)…although the Egyptian and Indian accounts are from Plutarch, so we must ask what story Plutarch may be trying to tell there. At least the interest in Kalanos (the Indian yogi) appears to have multiple attestations.

I’m of mixed mind, to be honest. I could see an argument for limited interest in philosophy, as part of his necessary Greek bonafides. But also perhaps a real lifetime interest curated by Aristotle. Also, the degree of his interest may have changed.

I raise all this because Diogenes is mentioned in the ask and philosophers were viewed as having a certain freedom to speak their mind…but with the danger it might boomerang on them badly (as with Kallisthenes). Philosophy, by nature, pairs well with oligarchies and aristocracies, but not so much with either democracies or monarchies. That’s because it’s a form of elitism, albeit intellectual. Democracies hate elitism, and monarchies hate challenges to power. It’s not an accident the emergence of philosophy/critical reasoning in Greece coincided with the death of the basileus (kinglet) system and rise of oligarchies. It’s also not an accident that democratic Athens executed Sokrates.

Anyway, I preface all that because it’s important to understand how “Does not play well with others” might be interpreted by Alexander. Diogenes had a reputation before Alexander ever met him (assuming it’s not all fiction). Alexander’s visit to Diogenes also didn’t materially affect his authority as hegemon of the Corinthian League. Diogenes didn’t advocate any rebellion…such political involvement was anathema to the Cynic philosophy. Ergo, however Diogenes received Alexander didn’t matter. The point of the story is to posit that ATG would be the Commander-in-Chief…or refuse to play the game. I’m Alexander (King) or Diogenes (uncooperative with anybody). Both are forms of King of the Hill. One a literal king, one a king by refusing to engage.

IF the meeting ever happened, Alexander could tolerate the blow-off because, again, it didn’t affect his authority as hegemon. Diogenes gave the ultimate middle-finger, and ATG responded in kind: he laughed.

We can debate who won that exchange.

But Alexander was young. He had yet to make a name for himself, and it didn’t actually have any affect on his authority…if it even occurred.

Now, transpose such a meeting to a different setting. Again, we have a few examples: the Scythian Elder who smack-talks ATG in Curtius, prior to Alexander’s invasion of the steppes. We have the debate with the Brahmins (almost certainly fictitious!) in Plutarch. We have Alexander’s treatment of Kalanos (apparently real enough). We have his handling of Kallisthenes, but the latter appears to have been something of a jerk, plus Kallisthenes may have challenged Alexander’s authority in an arena he couldn’t let it be challenged.

That’s you answer. If this person had no real power to affect rebellion against Alexander, then Alexander could afford to be charmed. Might even adopt a pet philosopher (Kallanos).

But if philosophic resistance led to actual regional/political resistance: insurgency and rebellion. Then hell no! He couldn’t afford to overlook that.

In short, it’s all about POWER. As long as he maintains effective power (political/military), and your resistance isn’t going to matter…he might grin and clap. But if the resistance led to local insurgency or widespread rebellion against his rule? Then he’ll pound you into the ground.

I do, personally, think he had a philosophic bone. But I also think he was highly pragmatic and would only allow that bone to flex when it didn’t actually affect his conquest. Ironically, he might have allowed the most true backtalk from those he knew best, like Aristotle. Kallisthenes for a while. Maybe even Hephaistion (who I also suspect had a philosophic bone, or wanted to be seen to have one).

[thenextbigapp]

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[444names]

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