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Whom do you like best?
Poll ended at June 9th, 2006, 2:29 pm
Odysseus 63%  63%  [ 5 ]
Achilles 13%  13%  [ 1 ]
Agamemmnon 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Menelaos 13%  13%  [ 1 ]
Hektor 13%  13%  [ 1 ]
Total votes : 8
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Lady Dark Moon wrote:
you know after reading the DaVinci Code I've been paranoid about religious conspiracies. the Greeks did relate the chimera to bad fortune, but in Christianity it's related to Satan. probably something to cover up something else...

can't you tell I'm not a Christian....


Well I am yet an open minded one, I am not strick about anything and do not see something like Lordi as `worshiping satan`

But back to the matter at hand, if anyone knows more about the chimera then say so...

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probably another reason is being the spawn of cerberus.

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oh.. hmh... it`s kinda odd in greek mythology that there isn`t like a heaven and hell or is there?

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the Underworld is divided into sections. or is that Roman mythology? anyway good people go to "heaven" in the Underworld and bad people go to "hell"

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Oh... so in the end it`s kinda the same place...

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I think there are 3 or 4 places. so is the lord of the underworld Hades or is that Roman? argh the Romans are such ripoffs I can never remember which is which.

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Lady Dark Moon wrote:
I think there are 3 or 4 places. so is the lord of the underworld Hades or is that Roman? argh the Romans are such ripoffs I can never remember which is which.


I know, but yes Hades is the greek ruler of the underworld... or lord or whatever you want to call him...

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I found that page about the chimera:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimera_%28mythology%29

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Welcome to our club, Anduril Nova and Lady Dark Moon!!!
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the Sorcerer's Companion for HP has a really good description.

"According to legend, the Chimera was the offspring of the monsters Typhon (dad) and Echidna (mom). As a baby she was kept as a pet by the king of Caria, an ancient land near present-day Turkey. However, there was no controlling or housebreaking the beast and she soon went on a rampage, invading the neighboring country of Lycia. Belching fire and smoke, scorching everything in her path, and carrying off women, children, and cattle, the Chimera was unstoppable."

I just thought of something else. according to the excerpt, it carried off women and children - the traditional epitomes of innocence. that might attribute more to its apparent evil.

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Funny how many of Typhon`s children happe to be monsters such a chimera, hydra and sphinx

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i accually always thought of the Chimira as a he, the spinx is very intresting though, i mean its oragins in Eypt and stuff.
Oh Hades is Greek and Pluto is Roman and they are not ripoffs

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sorry :blush: I just get frustrated when the Romans copy the Greeks on mythology.

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Okay, what's with a new topic? Any ideas?

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Éowyn Simbelmyne wrote:
Okay, what's with a new topic? Any ideas?


Hmh... eh the Trojan War?

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Yep, that's a good one! I love this story! So...
Who is your favourite character in the Trojan War?

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Odysseus. He is my fav.

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