Talk:Old World Swallowtail
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[edit] Need help with wikifying and more images please
Rewrote the complete article with more material. Need help as above. AshLin 12:44, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
- Sorry, I'm too new to understand the term "wikifying". I personally am not happy with the name -- I know of no species per se that are called "Old World" and would prefer this as "Eurasian Swallowtail" -- the trouble is there is no international English name for the species... -- GRM 20:09, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Images
Thanks for all the images -- love them!! -69.87.201.170 (talk) 21:29, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Latin name
The Swallowtail’s Latin name, Papilio machaon, comes from the name Machaon, a son of Asclepius, the demigod of medicine and healing in Greek mythology. Machaon and his brother Podalirius took part in the Trojan War on the side of the Greeks, both as healers and warriors. Machaon achieved cult status in ancient Greece. Source: Nationalencyklopedin, Sweden’s national encyclopedia -69.87.201.170 (talk) 21:47, 25 December 2007 (UTC)