Canaan (son of Ham) al Hakam tells that "Canaan is the father of the Sudan (Sub Saharan Africans) and the Abyssinians". The German historian Johannes Aventinus (fl. c. 1525) recorded a legend that Canaan's sons "the "Arkite"" and "the "Hamathite"" first settled in the area of Greece, and gave their names to the regions of Arcadia and Emathia. According to , Noah became drunk then cursed his grandson Canaan, for the transgression of Canaan's father, Ham. This is the "Curse of Canaan", to which the misnomer "Curse of Ham" has been attached since Classical antiquity. <poem> "Ham's transgression:" And Ham, the father of Canaan,
Gospel According to the Mark of Silver II") Gospel According to the Mark of Silver The Gospel According to the Mark of Silver is a work from the "Carmina Burana" later used to satirise Pope Leo X (1513-1521), who was famous for his profligate spending of church money. While Leo was also criticized by ecclesiastical officials after his death, the "Gospel" was a product of the Goliard movement. At that time, the Pope said to the Romans, "When the son of man comes to the seat of our majesty, first say, `Friend, why have you come?' But if he continues knocking without giving you anything, throw him