[Charles Martel]

Actually many literary historians track the first sci-fi story of western origin to the story of Hephaestos and his metal servants (arguably robots).

Hmmm. Hephaestos had metal servants? That sounds rather like the Cylon "Imperious Leader" - how appropriate in a thread discussing BSG.
< eyebrow raised, Spock-like >
Fascinating.

[discostu]

I forget which myth that was in but yeah at one point metal servants get mentioned (and, in typical Greek form, it kind of hints he really enjoys their company, nudge nudge wink wink).