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Krystal Coenen
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« on: July 14, 2007, 08:36:59 pm »

Modern times

•   Media reports in 1989 initially suggested that large stones found on the seabed off the coast of Rhodes might have been the remains of the Colossus; however this theory was later shown to be without merit.
•   There has been much debate as to whether to rebuild the Colossus. Those in favour say it would boost tourism in Rhodes greatly, but those against construction say it would cost too large an amount (over 100 million euros). This idea has been revived many times since it was first proposed in 1970 but, due to lack of funding, work has not yet started.
•   In an adventure of Asterix the Gaul, Rhodes sends "a colossus" to compete in the Olympic Games.
•   In Sergio Leone's sword and sandal film "Il Colosso di Rodi" (1961) the Colossus stands spread-legged over the only entrance to Rhodes' harbour. In this instance the statue is hollow (like the Statue of Liberty) and is armed with defensive weaponry.
•   Sylvia Plath's poem "The Colossus", refers to the Colossus of Rhodes. Perhaps the most famous reference to the Colossus, however, is in the immortal poem, "The New Colossus," by Emma Lazarus, written in 1883 and inscribed on a plaque at the Statue of Liberty in New York City's harbor.

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!
"

•   The Colossus is a buildable Great Wonder in the popular Civilization computer game.
•   In the book by George RR Martin, A Feast for Crows, the description of his "Titan of Braavos" is very similar to the harbour-stradling Colossus.
•   The head of the Colossus is the first trap in the thriller Seven Ancient Wonders.
•   The Colossus is brazenly brought to life in an attempt to kill Kratos, the main character in the Sony Playstation 2 video game God of War II.
•   In the film Jason and the Argonauts, the Titan that Hercules wakes up is based on this Colossus.
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