Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2004 5:50 am
Ooh, interesting read. Thanks for the info.
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So that explains the whole "Genie in a bottle" thing, eh? Now I also see where the Solomon's Ring thing in FFVIII came from, too, although why it summons Doomtrain and not Ifrit I don't know. *shrugs*Solomon was well-known for converting or containing many jinn; the typical method of containment was in bottles, sealed with his own seal ring, and cast into the ocean.
Exactly. The most fertile and oft-used mythologies in fantasy work (Greek and Norse) were the backbone of their faiths. Separating myth and religion is pretty much impossible; just look at Christianity and the Eden Creation myth.Blackthorne519 wrote:I really *LOVED* the mythology links in QFG, but it's hard not to reference relgions in using them; most myths are born of them!
Bt
An Asian setting was likely going to be the basis for Quest for Glory 6. Theoretically, after QfG5, the Coles wanted to create a second QfG series, perhaps portraying the son or daughter of the hero from the first series.Blummer102 wrote:Makes me wish the series hadn't ended, though. There are so many other unexplored mythologies that could've been great QFG games. Imagine a QFG game in an Asian setting with Chinese mythological references, and I never really felt that Norse mythology was used to its true potential, even in QFG1...
Was the Rusalka naked like in QFG4?Blummer102 wrote:The mythological references in the QFG series were awesome. I was impressed when I opened a book of Russian folklore in the libary a couple months ago, only to discover that half of the characters and stories in the book had somehow been incorporated into QFG4, including the Rusulka, Baba Yaga, the Domovoi, etc.
Makes me wish the series hadn't ended, though. There are so many other unexplored mythologies that could've been great QFG games. Imagine a QFG game in an Asian setting with Chinese mythological references, and I never really felt that Norse mythology was used to its true potential, even in QFG1...
Heh. Why are you guys still refering to QfG1 as Norse?Blummer102 wrote:I never really felt that Norse mythology was used to its true potential, even in QFG1...
Yeah, QFG1 wasn't Norse...... it had ONE Norse reference, and that was BrauggiGronagor wrote:Heh. Why are you guys still refering to QfG1 as Norse?Blummer102 wrote:I never really felt that Norse mythology was used to its true potential, even in QFG1...
Yeah, Spielburg was, in general, Germanic more than anything else (the fairies/fae are pandemic to Europe). The only real exceptions were Hilde and Heinrich along with the Dryad (Gentaurs and dryads/nymphs are originally Greek) and Brauggi (a fusion of Baugi and Bragi from Norse myth).Blackthorne519 wrote:Yeah, QFG1 wasn't Norse...... it had ONE Norse reference, and that was Brauggi
Um... no.linaabi wrote:vampires originated with cain in the area that is now the middle east
So I WAS right. I actually would like to know what the various kinds of 'vampires' there are in less european cultures.etherlad wrote:Um... no.linaabi wrote:vampires originated with cain in the area that is now the middle east
According to Vampire: The Masquerade, yes.
In the real world, almost every culture has some sort of vampire myth.
A trip to your local library will help you out there.Velocity wrote: So I WAS right. I actually would like to know what the various kinds of 'vampires' there are in less european cultures.
Are you only thinking of specifically vampiric creatures (bloodsuckers) or perhaps also ones that are more spiritual drains than physical drains (like succubi/incubi)?Velocity wrote:I actually would like to know what the various kinds of 'vampires' there are in less european cultures.
Either one. They're both leeching off of human existance in a supernatural manner (blood empowers the bloodsucker to be able to do supernatural things), which is how I define Vampire.Brainiac wrote:Are you only thinking of specifically vampiric creatures (bloodsuckers) or perhaps also ones that are more spiritual drains than physical drains (like succubi/incubi)?
You're right; they are different demons. Succubi/Incubi are more spiritual in form than Vampires and they typically drain the life from people through their dreams (typically sexual in nature). The blood-drinking element is actually a corruption, I believe, from the more commonly known Vampiric mythology.Spikey wrote:That sounds incorrect somehow. Succubi and Incubi are very different from vampires, the only thing they have in common is that drink human blood.
This angers me each and every time.Brainiac wrote:They are often referred to in the Qur'an and while some are Muslim (converted by Solomon)Wolfgang Abenteuer wrote:So, like, spill it already! Tell us about the Shaitan, Marid, Efreet, Djinn, etc. Anything interesting you can think of would be great.
~Wolfgang