: These are just a few connections I know about that the
: Myth world has to mythology, specifically that of the
: British isles and to Scandinavian mythology. Prior to
: reading some theories here I thought that mythological
: references were limited to Germanic culture, but
: apparently there are Hindu and Japanese references as
: well (it's theorized).
Yeah, I once thought it was limited to a Norse world as well.
: 'Connaught' is in Irish mythology 'A Shining Fortress'
: 'Mael Duin' is an Irish folk-hero associated with The
: Fiana.
: 'Balor' is a petty and cruel king in Celtic mythology,
: who is tricked and bested.
: 'Fir Bolgg' are a mythological race of demi-gods.
: 'Fenrir, Fenfris or Fenris' is the name of the viscious,
: boundless Wolf in Norse mythology that will kill the
: king of the Gods. Hence Fenris' association in Chimera
: with wolves.
: 'Alric' is an old Norse name.
: 'Baal' which is semi-similar to 'Bahl'al' (the watcher)
: is a demon possibly based by Christian priests on an
: earlier pagan entitiy.
: 'The Watcher' also has interesting connotations. Though
: there are no Dragons in the myth world (an interesting
: thing to leave out of a Fantasy universe), the word
: Dragon is based on a similar greek word which means
: 'Watcher.' The Greeks thought of Dragons as
: 'Watchers.' They were reputed to have immense magical
: power (the second or third most powerful sorceror in
: living memory). Not to mention Medusa, who had a
: powerful gaze which turned victims to stone (the
: Watcher turned to stone...).
Omg! This is incredible! Besides the fact that the serpents of Medusa’s hair being akin to the Dragon, the Watcher is “The Mad Goat of Fens.” The Goat is associated directly with the Dragon or Leviathan or other sea creature in many mythologies, including Christianity, where Jesus is represented by both a Goat, or Lamb, and Fish. Also, there are many fish or aquatic gods which are gods of grain and food (strange, concidering one is on earth and the other in water). Interestingly enough, the drowed Goat in many mythologies becomes the fish, both of which are associated with grain and food (Jesus’ body is a representation of food and life, the bread/grain; see this article: http://www.atlan.org/articles/sacraments/)
: As well, a theory that
: attributes Dragon's reputed powers of speech solely to
: their hypnotic glare has connections with the Sphinx -
: instead of speaking to Oedipus, it would be staring at
: him, seeming to ask something that he couldn't quite
: answer. The question of the immaculate gaze of this
: otherworldly beast could be just a representation that
: such a beast could, in fact, exist, and be in front of
: the man - thus the Watcher's ancient evil is very real
: and his gaze deadly (though almost unimaginable to
: your everyday villager).
Very nice work, Tronyn!
