Pickett Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Alright, so it has been a while since I've posted on BD...and it's been even longer since I came up with a word puzzle...so I thought I would try another one. Through rings I can be seen And by my rings I am known Through thousands of years My legend has grown My death is historic In more ways than one I fell in controversy And now my time is done But my name will live on For being a hero to man If you're old enough to see me Next year is when you can Who am I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 'Cat'astrophe Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 (edited) spectacles eclipse Edited September 14, 2011 by 'Cat'astrophe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Pickett Posted September 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 spectacles eclipse Nope to both, however, your second guess is correct for my FIRST WAI: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 (edited) the former planet Pluto, as seen through the 'rings' of a telescope? Edited September 14, 2011 by jpar1983 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 "pluto" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Pickett Posted September 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 the former planet Pluto, as seen through the 'rings' of a telescope? "pluto" Nice try, both of you...interested in hearing how you both got the same answer...however it is not correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Is it.... Saturn / Cronus Rings thrown down by Jupiter / Zeus after consuming all his other children Less than a light year from Earth though, so that throws off my guess unless there is another explanation... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Pickett Posted September 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Is it.... Saturn / Cronus Rings thrown down by Jupiter / Zeus after consuming all his other children Less than a light year from Earth though, so that throws off my guess unless there is another explanation... Good answer...closer for multiple reasons, but still not correct... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Thalia Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 Prometheus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Pickett Posted September 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 Prometheus? Wow...that was quick! Good job! Through rings I can be seen Prometheus is a moon of Saturn, and often crosses paths with it's rings And by my rings I am known It WAS also the world's oldest living tree (tree rings = age) Through thousands of years My legend has grown Both a reference to the tree (~5000 years old) and the Prometheus myth My death is historic In more ways than one Again both because of the god Prometheus and the tree I fell in controversy "Fell" being a clue to the tree part...it is controversial why the tree was cut down And now my time is done But my name will live on For being a hero to man Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to man If you're old enough to see me Next year is when you can Very random reference to a movie coming out next year called Prometheus that will likely be rated "R" (it is supposed to be a prequel to the Alien movies...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 Sooooo not the Olympics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Question
Pickett
Alright, so it has been a while since I've posted on BD...and it's been even longer since I came up with a word puzzle...so I thought I would try another one.
Through rings I can be seen
And by my rings I am known
Through thousands of years
My legend has grown
My death is historic
In more ways than one
I fell in controversy
And now my time is done
But my name will live on
For being a hero to man
If you're old enough to see me
Next year is when you can
Who am I?
Link to comment
Share on other sites
10 answers to this question
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.