After reading a post on the theros patheon topic, I really thinking that Purphoros have elements of Aphrodite in him, since better know as the goddess of love, Aphrodite is also the goddess of passions. Thoughts?
As I have said in one of my previous posts, this kind of passion, e.g. love affairs (and much of Purphoros' appearance) seems to fit also Ares.
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On pop culture, I understand that and sales, but IMO myths treated as 'fact' should not be perpetuated. I'll admit I'm more overreacting to the Atlantis thing. I disagree with your desire for an Atlantis, but the Dakra Isles do seem very interesting and worthy of a story or two of their own. I just hate the Atlantis myth.
I don't mind Plato's Atlantis so much. I do, however, mind the 10000-year-old, crystal-powered utopia Atlantis which is obviously also Aztlán that was destroyed by "something". (Under Blavatsky and the like, it was miscegenation; modern-day New Agers really don't like the history of their beliefs.) And we get two more super-awesome civilizations, one of which was really just a pre-plate tectonics explanation for lemurs and the other of which was someone who didn't even speak Spanish, much less any Mayan language, trying to translate Mayan texts.
Also, Anax and Cymede, while undoubtedly visually based on 300, also have roots in other Greek tales. Their are many king-queen duos one could make an argument for them representing.
Indeed. Visually, it feels very 300-ish, and their ability allows me to Shock them and mini-Overrun my guys (flavored out as Leonidas' death at Thermopylae, ordained by the gods, inspiring the rest of Greece), which is...actually kind of brilliant, when you think about it.
As for Aphrodite, she'd be RG.
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I hope this doesn't count as necro yet since 10 days have passed....
While fooling around with Google Translate just now, I found out that (according to Google Translate) thuderbolt translates to Greek word κεραυνός, which reads kerav̱nós, thus making it sound oh-so-epically similar to the lesser god Keranos.
I reckon I may be overly late in realizing this, but it does make me wonder.... how many seemingly arbitrary Greek-ish words in Theros set actually come from actual Greek word?
Or should I just open a new thread about "How to translate Theros to English" kinda thing?
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You're missing the obvious Aquarius reference with Ephara. Mogis is rather a reference to Deimos and Phobos (the whole 'twins of war' thing goes with Mogis and Iroas being twins, while Iroas is the more obvious Ares analogue).
You right with aquarius, but I see Mogis and Iroas being Ares and Athena, both gods of war, but one is more violate warcraft and the other is strategic warcraft.
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I'd say that's also probably true, but Mogis' and Iroas' similarities to the twins of war, Deimos and Phobos, is unmistakable, right down to the fact that those two gods were only worshipped in Sparta (Akros is the Sparta analogue, hence why they worship Iroas, and note Mogis as the negative side of war).
Iroas probably has some Nike in there too, if we're taking him as a 'God of Victory'. That also probably solidifies the Athena connection too.
Looking into it, seems Deimos and Phobos weren't worshipped as war deities, instead they where the personifications of Terror and Panic. They would travel with their father Ares into battle, but the greeks didn't seem think of them as war gods.
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added some info, I hope we get a Scylla inspired card to go with vortex elemental.
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“There are no weak Jews. I am descended from those who wrestle angels and kill giants. We were chosen by God. You were chosen by a pathetic little man who can't seem to grow a full mustache"
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“There are no weak Jews. I am descended from those who wrestle angels and kill giants. We were chosen by God. You were chosen by a pathetic little man who can't seem to grow a full mustache"
"You can tell how dumb someone is by how they use Mary Sue"
OP is missing that Vulpine Goliath is the Teumessian Fox.
and a few more:
Snake of the Golden Grove is probably a reference to Ladon.
Swordwise Centaur is Cheiron.
Unravel the Aether could easily be a reference to the Bridge of Arta, more folk tales that straight mythology though.
Thunder Brute is Steropes (actually probably Brontes, Steropes, and Arges).
Gild was confirmed as a Midas reference by Maro.
Grisly Transformation is Lycaon.
Forlorn Pseudamma is an appropriately depressed Lamia, made undead to fit in Theros.
Stratus Walk depicts one of the Nephelae.
Eternity Snare depicts a person being turned into a constellation. I'm not sure it parallels a particular myth, though, since in Greek myth it was a reward.
Two-Headed Cerebus might be a reference to Orthrus the two headed dog.
Thassa’s Emissary is Carcinus the giant crab that was rewarded by being made a constellation after Herakles killed it.
The flavor text of Mortal's Resolve could be a reference to a scene from Disney's Hercules.
The undead city of Asphodel is named after a flower sacred to Persephone, benevolent godess of death.
OP is missing that Vulpine Goliath is the Teumessian Fox.
and a few more:
Snake of the Golden Grove is probably a reference to Ladon.
Swordwise Centaur is Cheiron.
Unravel the Aether could easily be a reference to the Bridge of Arta, more folk tales that straight mythology though.
Thunder Brute is Steropes (actually probably Brontes, Steropes, and Arges).
Gild was confirmed as a Midas reference by Maro.
Grisly Transformation is Lycaon.
Forlorn Pseudamma is an appropriately depressed Lamia, made undead to fit in Theros.
Stratus Walk depicts one of the Nephelae.
Eternity Snare depicts a person being turned into a constellation. I'm not sure it parallels a particular myth, though, since in Greek myth it was a reward.
Two-Headed Cerebus might be a reference to Orthrus the two headed dog.
Thassa’s Emissary is Carcinus the giant crab that was rewarded by being made a constellation after Herakles killed it.
The flavor text of Mortal's Resolve could be a reference to a scene from Disney's Hercules.
The undead city of Asphodel is named after a flower sacred to Persephone, benevolent godess of death.
Added in some of the stuff and I'l look into some of the stuff you listed above. Would have added in soon but when the card image gallery went up I was half asleep.
Edit: Looked in and added most but I couldn't see a clear connect with Unravel the Aether and since its a Roman myth I gonna count this one out. Eternity Snare could be what say it is, but its not 100% clear that the mortal is being turned into a constellation or just being dissolved. For Stratus Walk I'm having trouble finding anything about the Nephelae, could you please give more info?
“There are no weak Jews. I am descended from those who wrestle angels and kill giants. We were chosen by God. You were chosen by a pathetic little man who can't seem to grow a full mustache"
"You can tell how dumb someone is by how they use Mary Sue"
Added in some of the stuff and I'l look into some of the stuff you listed above. Would have added in soon but when the card image gallery went up I was half asleep.
Edit: Looked in and added most but I couldn't see a clear connect with Unravel the Aether and since its a Roman myth I gonna count this one out. Eternity Snare could be what say it is, but its not 100% clear that the mortal is being turned into a constellation or just being dissolved. For Stratus Walk I'm having trouble finding anything about the Nephelae, could you please give more info?
Eternity Snare clearly shows bright points of light with connections between and a "snare" doesn't usually dissolve someone.
Added The Nephelae.
I mean to say I don't see the person being snared being turned into a constellation, in fact sorta looks like someone being sent to the phantom zone.
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“There are no weak Jews. I am descended from those who wrestle angels and kill giants. We were chosen by God. You were chosen by a pathetic little man who can't seem to grow a full mustache"
"You can tell how dumb someone is by how they use Mary Sue"
“There are no weak Jews. I am descended from those who wrestle angels and kill giants. We were chosen by God. You were chosen by a pathetic little man who can't seem to grow a full mustache"
"You can tell how dumb someone is by how they use Mary Sue"
Either Great Hart or Emissary of Heliod is the Cerynein Hind.
Xenagos, God of Revels evidently has the same portfolio as Dionysius. Like Dionysius he is also the most recently ascended of the pantheon, carries a staff, and can induce violent madness.
Bident of Thassa is a reference both to Posideon's Trident and Hades' Bident.
Based on the art and flavor text of cards that mention in Odunos is a parallel to the river Acheron, marking the boundary to the underworld.
Nessian Demolock is the Calydonian Boar (yes, there were two giant destructive boars in greek mythology)
The flavor text of Culling Mark references the myth of Actaeon.
All of the Emissaries in Theros appear to be references to constellations but not purely to Greek ones: Thassa - Karkinos, Nylea - Lynx, Erebos - Drakôn or Serpens, Purphoros - Tauros, Heliod - (This one is debatable the constellation of Andromeda was known as the Stag by the Akkadians and the constellation of Heralkes may have been known as the Stag by the Sumerians)
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As I have said in one of my previous posts, this kind of passion, e.g. love affairs (and much of Purphoros' appearance) seems to fit also Ares.
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I don't mind Plato's Atlantis so much. I do, however, mind the 10000-year-old, crystal-powered utopia Atlantis which is obviously also Aztlán that was destroyed by "something". (Under Blavatsky and the like, it was miscegenation; modern-day New Agers really don't like the history of their beliefs.) And we get two more super-awesome civilizations, one of which was really just a pre-plate tectonics explanation for lemurs and the other of which was someone who didn't even speak Spanish, much less any Mayan language, trying to translate Mayan texts.
Indeed. Visually, it feels very 300-ish, and their ability allows me to Shock them and mini-Overrun my guys (flavored out as Leonidas' death at Thermopylae, ordained by the gods, inspiring the rest of Greece), which is...actually kind of brilliant, when you think about it.
As for Aphrodite, she'd be RG.
On phasing:
While fooling around with Google Translate just now, I found out that (according to Google Translate) thuderbolt translates to Greek word κεραυνός, which reads kerav̱nós, thus making it sound oh-so-epically similar to the lesser god Keranos.
I reckon I may be overly late in realizing this, but it does make me wonder.... how many seemingly arbitrary Greek-ish words in Theros set actually come from actual Greek word?
Or should I just open a new thread about "How to translate Theros to English" kinda thing?
Most of them, there were a couple of threads dedicated to this.
Found one.
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Awesomesauce, thanks for the link
She also has chthonic associations, so maybe some Black as well?
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You right with aquarius, but I see Mogis and Iroas being Ares and Athena, both gods of war, but one is more violate warcraft and the other is strategic warcraft.
"You can tell how dumb someone is by how they use Mary Sue"
Looking into it, seems Deimos and Phobos weren't worshipped as war deities, instead they where the personifications of Terror and Panic. They would travel with their father Ares into battle, but the greeks didn't seem think of them as war gods.
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It should refer to Icarus but I quibble.
Its on there guys.
"You can tell how dumb someone is by how they use Mary Sue"
I'm kinda disappointed it's not a flying spark elemental. You can even see the wings burning in the art.
and a few more:
Snake of the Golden Grove is probably a reference to Ladon.
Swordwise Centaur is Cheiron.
Unravel the Aether could easily be a reference to the Bridge of Arta, more folk tales that straight mythology though.
Thunder Brute is Steropes (actually probably Brontes, Steropes, and Arges).
Gild was confirmed as a Midas reference by Maro.
Grisly Transformation is Lycaon.
Forlorn Pseudamma is an appropriately depressed Lamia, made undead to fit in Theros.
Stratus Walk depicts one of the Nephelae.
Eternity Snare depicts a person being turned into a constellation. I'm not sure it parallels a particular myth, though, since in Greek myth it was a reward.
Two-Headed Cerebus might be a reference to Orthrus the two headed dog.
Thassa’s Emissary is Carcinus the giant crab that was rewarded by being made a constellation after Herakles killed it.
The flavor text of Mortal's Resolve could be a reference to a scene from Disney's Hercules.
The undead city of Asphodel is named after a flower sacred to Persephone, benevolent godess of death.
Added in some of the stuff and I'l look into some of the stuff you listed above. Would have added in soon but when the card image gallery went up I was half asleep.
Edit: Looked in and added most but I couldn't see a clear connect with Unravel the Aether and since its a Roman myth I gonna count this one out. Eternity Snare could be what say it is, but its not 100% clear that the mortal is being turned into a constellation or just being dissolved. For Stratus Walk I'm having trouble finding anything about the Nephelae, could you please give more info?
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Unravel the Aether was a stretch
The Nephelae (many spellings) were nymphs that traveled by cloud to bring rain water.
http://www.theoi.com/Nymphe/Nephelai.html
Eternity Snare clearly shows bright points of light with connections between and a "snare" doesn't usually dissolve someone.
Added The Nephelae.
I mean to say I don't see the person being snared being turned into a constellation, in fact sorta looks like someone being sent to the phantom zone.
"You can tell how dumb someone is by how they use Mary Sue"
Apparently development killed that one according to MaRo.
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"You can tell how dumb someone is by how they use Mary Sue"
Either Great Hart or Emissary of Heliod is the Cerynein Hind.
Xenagos, God of Revels evidently has the same portfolio as Dionysius. Like Dionysius he is also the most recently ascended of the pantheon, carries a staff, and can induce violent madness.
Bident of Thassa is a reference both to Posideon's Trident and Hades' Bident.
Based on the art and flavor text of cards that mention in Odunos is a parallel to the river Acheron, marking the boundary to the underworld.
Nessian Demolock is the Calydonian Boar (yes, there were two giant destructive boars in greek mythology)
The flavor text of Culling Mark references the myth of Actaeon.
All of the Emissaries in Theros appear to be references to constellations but not purely to Greek ones: Thassa - Karkinos, Nylea - Lynx, Erebos - Drakôn or Serpens, Purphoros - Tauros, Heliod - (This one is debatable the constellation of Andromeda was known as the Stag by the Akkadians and the constellation of Heralkes may have been known as the Stag by the Sumerians)