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Post by Dragyn on Dec 4, 2007 15:30:59 GMT -5
Hmm... I think I get it...
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Post by Faith on Dec 4, 2007 16:18:01 GMT -5
Like dragons, werewolves, and the chupacabra.  So, now that you know, what's your answer(s?) Repeated question: What's your favorite cryptid(s?) |
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Post by Dragyn on Dec 5, 2007 1:01:53 GMT -5
Dragons and werewolves, followed by vampires and mixed-mythos monsters.
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Post by Faith on Dec 5, 2007 10:43:32 GMT -5
Neat. |
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Post by Fox on Dec 5, 2007 14:23:15 GMT -5
Dragons.
As far as pure mythology goes: gryphons, unicorns/pegasus, hydras, and Anubis.
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Post by Dragyn on Dec 5, 2007 14:46:21 GMT -5
Anubis, eh? What about Seth and Osiris?
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Post by Fox on Dec 5, 2007 20:33:45 GMT -5
And Bastet, Ra, Horus, Set, Sehkmet, Isis etc. etc. X3 Anubis is my favorite, though, for some reason. Big collector of Anubis-themed merchandise, I am.
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Post by Faith on Dec 6, 2007 10:50:55 GMT -5
Heh. ;D We had a dog named Seth... He had no similarities to the god, though... luckily. Do you have a favorite of that mythology, Dragyn? Grr.... stupid bell... Er... see ya'. ' |
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Post by Dragyn on Dec 6, 2007 14:35:52 GMT -5
In that mythology, I favor Seth and Ra...if I remember them correctly, anyway. I know Seth was the cat-guy...I think Ra was the Jackal...it's been awhile.
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Post by Fox on Dec 6, 2007 16:53:19 GMT -5
Set(or Seth) was an unknown creature. One theory is he's a Salawa(another cryptid).
Ra is usually depicted as human, but equally as often he had the head of a falcon. (much like Horus)
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Post by Faith on Dec 7, 2007 0:05:26 GMT -5
Interesting...
(I'm gonna' have to go look some of this stuff up... ;D)
Might you have mixed those up for the reason that - outside of the fact it's bee a while since you've taken the time to study this - you played that game in which he was depicted as a cat-guy?
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Post by Fox on Dec 7, 2007 1:01:20 GMT -5
Dunno what game you're refering to, but that's probably right. As far as I know, there were no male feline gods, just Bastet and Sekhmet. I could be wrong, though. I don't know every Egyptian god. (pretty darn close, though.)
I've been into Egyptology ever since...well..before I knew how to read. 'Cause I watched it on TV and listened to things my grandma told me. A fews years later, though, I've read almost every book out there on ancient Egypt. X3 I have no idea why it interests me so..I guess reading all the stories in the Bible sparked curiostity about what else they did. Also the intelegence! I mean..wowzers. Those ancients had some pretty advanced stuff. ('tis why ancient Rome/Greece interest me, too.)
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Post by Faith on Dec 7, 2007 1:27:28 GMT -5
*Laugh!!!*  It's an interesting game, wherein Egyptian gods and goddesses took part... Trickster, wasn't it? What are some of your favorite things about Ancient Egypt? (All of ya'.) |
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Post by bloodreaper on Dec 7, 2007 4:57:47 GMT -5
Seth or Set was usually depicted as a Jackal like thing, consistent with his position as a god of chaos, death and war. Over time he came to be the defending warrior nature of chaos, while an inhuman, sea serpent/formless demon devil/god thing appeared as his rival.
He slew this mighty demon of the night every day at dawn to protect Ra and the other gods and the peoples of Egypt, but his enemy rose again from the Nile every night at sundown.
This contrasts most of the greater gods of Egypt, who typically took on lesser gods in their own domains as assistants. It was common for sacrifices to these subjugated lesser gods to be offered at the temple of their superior officer.
I learned all that by playing video games and reading comics, though, so take it with a grain of salt.
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Post by Fox on Dec 7, 2007 12:42:22 GMT -5
XD Video games are great for that. I guess a jackal was just easier, seeing as nobody knows exactly what he is. ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_%28mythology%29 ) Heh..just noticed. He gots a Nexu tail. X3 (forked, I mean) I'll have to look that game up. Sounds fun. =3 As far as favorite things? Probably their technology and lore. |
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