Monsieur Voltaire did grow beard. ✅
But he regularly shaved the beard. ✅
The Trope of Two
- Angles and Saxons in Britain.
- Franks and Gauls in France.
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Yan Di and Huang Di in pre-dynastic China ("Flintstone" phase of China).
"Unspoken", because Chinese historiography was centralised and Confucianised early on. Meaning, messy tribal drama? Bad optics.
"Chapter 1: Two tribes had a slap fight in a rice paddy — the winner renamed the river." ⬅️ BAD optics.
Instead,Harmony emerged from ancient wisdom.⬆️ Sima Qian School of History approved-stamped-shouted from balconies.
- Pandavas and Kauravas (Mahabharata) in Indian mythology.
- Plato and Aristotle in a Greek-themed boxing ring.
- Romulus and Remus in Rome story.
- Horus and Set in Egyptian lore.
- Thor and Loki in Norse mythology.
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Cain and Abel in Genesis.
(Fades in.)
Cain kills Abel.
God kicks him eastward to wander the land of Nod.
And in
Genesis 4:17:And Cain knew his wife...
🙋♂️ But... you said, Karen the Genesis, the Adam and Eve family... No one else. Where... How?
It's the moral of the story that counts.
🙎♂️ No, it does not. You're not in Scheherazade's situation. Consistency and details matter, it's not a bloody drunk parable ululation. Here's a dust, dust kicks dust, dust finds dust, another pint — that's gobbet. I demand...
(Fades away.)
👀 Karen? Oh well...
Moral... of... the story... Yes.. Moral. Moraaal. (Karen's voice obviously.)
👂 More ale? Oh, that Karen. I hope she paid the ales.
🤔
Hm, it's fascinating. I think Karen said more ale.
👀 👀
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