"Jeff" wrote in message
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OK - here's a quiz question for you......

Which Leander Class Frigate was NOT named after a Classical Greek hero
....
?? - the exception to the rule....


Cleopatra.... I guess they ran out of popular Greek heroes

Cleopatra was a Greek.

She was the last of the Helenistic dynasty known as the Ptolemaics and was
descended from Alexander's general called, obviously enough Ptolemy..

She just happened to rule Egypt

--
William Black

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.

Cleopatra.... I guess they ran out of popular Greek heroes

Cleopatra was a Greek.

She was the last of the Helenistic dynasty known as the Ptolemaics and was
descended from Alexander's general called, obviously enough Ptolemy..

She just happened to rule Egypt


That's on a par with saying that Gt, Britain is ruled by a German,
Cleopatra was definitely fully assimilated as an Egyptian, perhaps the
dynasty did have Greek (Macedonian) roots 300 years previously but even the
early Ptolemaics made Egyptian marriages.

Regards
Jeff

On Fri, 3 Feb 2006 09:14:45 -0000, "Jeff" wrote:

Cleopatra.... I guess they ran out of popular Greek heroes

Cleopatra was a Greek.

She was the last of the Helenistic dynasty known as the Ptolemaics and was
descended from Alexander's general called, obviously enough Ptolemy..

She just happened to rule Egypt


That's on a par with saying that Gt, Britain is ruled by a German,
Cleopatra was definitely fully assimilated as an Egyptian, perhaps the
dynasty did have Greek (Macedonian) roots 300 years previously but even the
early Ptolemaics made Egyptian marriages.

Well, not only a Greek but an incestuous dynasty. A well recorded one
also. Your Egyptian chappies/lassies would be who, exactly?

Cheers,
dba

"Jeff" wrote in message
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Cleopatra.... I guess they ran out of popular Greek heroes

Cleopatra was a Greek.

She was the last of the Helenistic dynasty known as the Ptolemaics and
was
descended from Alexander's general called, obviously enough Ptolemy..

She just happened to rule Egypt


That's on a par with saying that Gt, Britain is ruled by a German,

Well we are.

Their style is even German. All uniforms crusted with dodgy medals for the
men and huge tasteless ball gowns for the women. The palace looks like
bloody Ruritainia on formal occasions.

Cleopatra was definitely fully assimilated as an Egyptian, perhaps the
dynasty did have Greek (Macedonian) roots 300 years previously but even
the
early Ptolemaics made Egyptian marriages.

So?

Chances are that the person who picked the name had an expensive classical
education and calling the ship HMS Cleopatra was a way of showing off.

You know:

'Cleopatra, she wasn't a Greek, all the other ships are named after
Greeks'.

'Well actually old chap...'

--
William Black

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland
I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate
All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach
Time for tea.

"William Black" wrote in message
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"Jeff" wrote in message
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Cleopatra.... I guess they ran out of popular Greek heroes

Cleopatra was a Greek.

She was the last of the Helenistic dynasty known as the Ptolemaics and
was
descended from Alexander's general called, obviously enough Ptolemy..

She just happened to rule Egypt


That's on a par with saying that Gt, Britain is ruled by a German,

Well we are.

Their style is even German. All uniforms crusted with dodgy medals for
the
men and huge tasteless ball gowns for the women. The palace looks like
bloody Ruritainia on formal occasions.

Cleopatra was definitely fully assimilated as an Egyptian, perhaps the
dynasty did have Greek (Macedonian) roots 300 years previously but even
the
early Ptolemaics made Egyptian marriages.

So?

Chances are that the person who picked the name had an expensive classical
education and calling the ship HMS Cleopatra was a way of showing off.

You know:

'Cleopatra, she wasn't a Greek, all the other ships are named after
Greeks'.

'Well actually old chap...'

--
William Black

The other ships were named after mythological Greek heroes. Cleopatra
wasn't a myth.
*That* is the exception.

RCE

RCE wrote:
"William Black" wrote in message
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"Jeff" wrote in message
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Cleopatra.... I guess they ran out of popular Greek heroes

Cleopatra was a Greek.

She was the last of the Helenistic dynasty known as the Ptolemaics and

was

descended from Alexander's general called, obviously enough Ptolemy..

She just happened to rule Egypt


That's on a par with saying that Gt, Britain is ruled by a German,

Well we are.

Their style is even German. All uniforms crusted with dodgy medals for
the
men and huge tasteless ball gowns for the women. The palace looks like
bloody Ruritainia on formal occasions.


Cleopatra was definitely fully assimilated as an Egyptian, perhaps the
dynasty did have Greek (Macedonian) roots 300 years previously but even

the

early Ptolemaics made Egyptian marriages.

So?

Chances are that the person who picked the name had an expensive classical
education and calling the ship HMS Cleopatra was a way of showing off.

You know:

'Cleopatra, she wasn't a Greek, all the other ships are named after
Greeks'.

'Well actually old chap...'

--
William Black


The other ships were named after mythological Greek heroes. Cleopatra
wasn't a myth.
*That* is the exception.

RCE



She was a myth - she never married...!!! g

If she had, she would have been a mythith.

I'll get my coat.............

Ken

Ken Duffey wrote:

:She was a myth - she never married...!!! g
:
:If she had, she would have been a mythith.
:
:I'll get my coat.............

But she did sleep around a lot.

Thith made her a hit rather than a myth, at leatht with the Romanth.

[Uh, my coat over there someplace, while you're looking?]