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,
The Gospel According to Larry The Gospel According to Larry The Gospel According to Larry is a "coming of age" political, romantic teen novel by Janet Tashjian that explores anti-consumerism. The introduction of the book is written from a point of view that makes it seem as though Josh Swensen is real and Janet Tashjian is simply the one who edited and published it. This quality gives the book a non-fiction feel. "The Gospel According to Larry" revolves around seventeen-year-old Josh Swenson, an articulate teen whose dream is to change the world. He creates his own website which he calls "The Gospel According to Larry"