Talk:Herostratus

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Modern day Herostratus are usualy pop and film stars becouse they consciously sing shity songs and act in shity films just to be famous. Even persons who take part in the Jerry Springer show could be considered as Herostratus becouse they would beat their best friend yust to be on TV and achieve tehir fifteen minutes of fame.

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Brian Chase (of Siegenthalergate fame) received a wikipedia article for his misdeed of vandalizing wikipedia. The irony parallels Herostratus's "immortality" via an assault on a deity's shrine quite nicely.

I'm don't agree with the Brian Chase reference. Herostratus requires committing the act for the purposes of fame, Brian Chase committed the act for purposes of a joke.Aluchko 03:30, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

I was the one who wrote that Mark David Chapman could be considered a modern Herostratus. He has been quoted as saying he killed Lennon and "I want to be important," Chapman later said of his mind-set before the murder. "I want to be somebody. I was never anybody." Hitokirishinji

What a pity, that Herostratus dilemma is a false dichotomy, as one can both be good AND achieve something, which requires still more power of will, consequently the achievement is much greater. --matusz 02:03, 25 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Name

Was the guy's actual name really "Herostratus", or is it the name he was given since they had to refer to him as something? --maru (talk) contribs 22:05, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

Our knowledge of his name apparently comes from the Greek writer Strabo, who was born almost three centuries later. He came from Pontus, which like Ephesus is in Asia Minor. Later mentions are found in Plutarch's Life of Alexander and in Valerius Maximus's Facta et Dicta Memorabilia, both published later in the first century C.E. John Lemprière's Classical Dictionary links "Herostratus" to "Erostratus" and "Eratostratus," and has its main entry under the last form. NRPanikker 02:09, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Deny Recognition to Vandals!

Shouldn't this article be deleted by WP:DENY? =) Borisblue 03:08, 11 September 2006 (UTC)

Haha, I guess you could make that stretch. But then, a paradox: this is an article, but anything to be deleted by WP:DENY goes to MfD... aaaaah! What to do?! -- Kicking222 15:39, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

[*incivility removed*] WP:DENY doesn't apply to the mainspace. 210.50.97.114 08:09, 4 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Regarding the pop-group section

I do not see how this could be important enough for this article. I mean, a referance to Sartre is one thing, a marginally famous pop-group something else. I suggest this part gone. Greswik 15:11, 29 March 2007 (UTC)