Word: chariot
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Says he: "Every C.E.O. I've ever talked to, once pushed into a corner with two martinis, will tell you that though the myth is that he stands with the reins of power in his hands, his big question is not 'How shall I drive this marvelous chariot?' but 'How the hell can I get these goddam horses to move their asses...
Athenian politician Alcibiades. He had entered seven teams in the chariot race of the 416 B.C. Olympics. Accused of personal extravagance, Alcibiades pointed out that his winning of first, second and fourth places served to convince Athens' enemies that the city was "even greater than it really is because of the splendid show I made as its representative." Certainly a familiar ring there...
...three hours the capacity crowd of 103,000 at Moscow's Lenin Stadium gazed in wonder at the gorgeous pageantry: a replica of a Greek chariot circling the track, dance troupes, precision ribbon twirlers, and a torchbearer who reached the top of the stadium by climbing a human staircase formed by some 500 soldiers holding wooden panels above their heads with the aid of sturdy braces. There was even a flash-card crew of 2,000 soldiers spelling out slogans like O SPORT, YOU ARE PEACE, HAPPINESS...
Preceded by fanfare, Agamemnon's chariot is drawn to a halt before the door of his palace. He is the happiest of men, or so he thinks. The chorus of crones, clad in ominous black, knows better: Clytemnestra has taken a lover, Aegis thus (Peter Woodward), who now rules the land as a tyrant. He is intimately linked to the origin of the curse on the House of Atreus. All too soon the cries of horror sound as if from some echo chamber in hell. The fates are inexorable: the bodies of Agamemnon and Cassandra are eventually hurled onto...