| Author | Message | ||
     Onthebumper |
Where did the Helicon name come from? BRP or Buell? Any back story on this? Seems like a strange name to call a motor. In the dictionary it says "A tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician". Definition doesn't fit. | ||
| Thespive |
Its a mountain in greek mythology, there are at least two other posts where this is explained in detail. --Sean | ||
| Thespive |
"Mount Helicon is a mountain in the region of Thespiai in Boeotia, Greece (Kerenyi, 1951, page 172), with an elevation of 1,749 meters (5,735 ft). It is located just off the Gulf of Corinth. The mountain was made famous in Greek mythology because two springs sacred to the Muses were located here: the Aganippe and the Hippocrene, both of which bear "horse" (hippos) in their toponym. This was related to the myth that the Hippocrene spring was created when the winged horse Pegasus aimed his hoof at a rock, striking it with such force that the spring burst from the spot." http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/17/292285.html (Message edited by thespive on August 23, 2007) | ||
| Davegess |
It is a Buell thing, Pegasus, Zeus, Thunderbolts etc | ||
| Spiderman |
my favorite part of the story This was related to the myth that the Hippocrene spring was created when the winged horse Pegasus aimed his hoof at a rock, striking it with such force that the spring burst from the spot. On Helicon too was the spring where Narcissus was inspired by his own beauty. | ||
| Reepicheep |
I'm waiting for that second spring. You know, the air cooled / lightning one.  | ||
| Metalstorm |
I'm loving it. I was hooked on Greek mythology in my younger years. |
