Let's Fire Up Those Neurons!

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  1. Rihana

    Rihana Moderator Staff Member IL Hall of Fame

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    That going to unexpected page error has been happening for me in Chrome too for past few days, but a little differently: as in it seems to initially go to a very old page, but in 2-4 seconds ends up on the intended puzzle post.
     
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    I just checked a few puzzles. It's the same behavior. It goes to an old page, then redirects. I think it has to do with the way pages are indexed on vBulletin. I don't think it's fixable. My suggestion is to click on a link and wait until it gets to the correct page. Don't move the mouse until the process is completed or you will get stuck on the intermediate page.
     
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    Yes, this works Gauri. I am using Chrome btw.
     
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    Not required..........
     
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    Thank you Viswa sir, I am one among the few with who nature had been merciful, I wish I could say the say about the rest of the city. We are getting there but this has been an unnerving experience for all of us.
     
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    The first image was a bit difficult for me but finally got it.
     
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    Find the person who was a well known researcher(he alone published numerous theories)....
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    Any connection to India?
     
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    @Viswamitra, looks like we are determined to give lyraa her waistband and
    what not :biggrin2:

    @Gauri03, its only the first time that I didnt need Google to solve a puzzle posted by senior neurites. Neurons have begun mega-mapping just now.
     
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    Answer to #3792

    MEGASTHENES -- Greek Ambassador to the court of Chandragupta Maurya


    Image 1: The hanging gardens of Babylon. Megasthenes wrote some of the earliest descriptions of these gardens. Though his own writings have been lost, he has been quoted by many later Greek writers.

    Image 2: Cannabis Indica. Major variety of marijuana. Megasthenes wrote down accounts of his travels and experiences in India into a volume called Indica. This is probably the foundational text in Indian ethnography. It has been referenced by every major Greek work on India.

    Image 3: Hercules or Herakles. Ancient Greek god. Megasthenes popularized the idea that Herakles was none other than the Indian god Krishna. He speaks of the city of Mehtora or Mathura, and the river Jobares or Jamuna. Parallels are drawn between Hercules' fight with the Hydra, and Krishna's taming of Sheshnag.

    Image 4: Elephants. Megasthenes writes extensively about the fantastical creatures (to him), the Indian elephants. He wrote about their life cycles, their uses in daily life and war. Additionally, the treaty between Chandragupta Maurya and Seleucus Nicator, under which Megasthenes was appointed ambassador, also involved the gifting of 500 war elephants to the Greeks by the Indians. These Elephants played a decisive role in the Battles of the Diadochi.

    Image 5: A map of the Seleucid empire and Chandragupta's empire.

    Image 6: A bust of Alexander the great.

    Image 7: Chanakya. Chandragupta's prime minister who negotiated the treaty under which Megasthenes came to India.

    Image 8: The Ambassador car!

    Image 9: Lalu Prasad Yadav. Earstwhile Chief Minister of Bihar which was the location of the ancient kingdom of Magadha ruled by the Mauryas. Megasthenes has written glorious descriptions of the splendor of Magadha and its capital city Pataliputra.
     
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