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Re: mythological figures we'd like to see
« Reply #135 on: January 11, 2013, 05:13:45 PM »
ill have to dig about it, but someone asked Jim once about the Mab/shakespeare connection and he laughed it off, noting that Mab is much older then shakespeare.

furthermore, Mab says she was mortal once in CD
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Re: mythological figures we'd like to see
« Reply #136 on: January 11, 2013, 05:19:24 PM »
Considering the Fomor popping up all over the place. I would like to see more Lovecraftian baddies (Cthulhu mythos monsters).
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Re: mythological figures we'd like to see
« Reply #137 on: January 11, 2013, 05:27:40 PM »
Considering the Fomor popping up all over the place. I would like to see more Lovecraftian baddies (Cthulhu mythos monsters).

deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep onnes. any resemblance between them and the fomor is just coincidence im sure
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Re: mythological figures we'd like to see
« Reply #138 on: January 11, 2013, 06:33:31 PM »
  but mab can make her self as big or as little as she wants

She can nowadays. Who knows about back when she was less powerfull...

ill have to dig about it, but someone asked Jim once about the Mab/shakespeare connection and he laughed it off, noting that Mab is much older then shakespeare.

furthermore, Mab says she was mortal once in CD

Er I can't tell if you're replying to me or not...
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Re: mythological figures we'd like to see
« Reply #139 on: January 11, 2013, 06:48:42 PM »
She can nowadays. Who knows about back when she was less powerfull...

Er I can't tell if you're replying to me or not...

I was. just pointing out that Mab(shakespeare) != Mab (butcher). Mab (butcher) much more related to Mab (original)

Serack, do you have the woj where someone asks Jim about the bill the bard Mab?
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Re: mythological figures we'd like to see
« Reply #140 on: January 11, 2013, 07:23:09 PM »
I was. just pointing out that Mab(shakespeare) != Mab (butcher). Mab (butcher) much more related to Mab (original)

Serack, do you have the woj where someone asks Jim about the bill the bard Mab?

I think you missed my EDIT of the post:

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The wikipedia entry on Mab says she was first mentioned by Shakespeare. Do you know where she was mentioned before that?
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« Reply #141 on: January 11, 2013, 07:43:13 PM »
Mab is an alternate name for an aspect of the Morrigan.

http://voices.yahoo.com/the-morrigan-celtic-goddess-battle-death-fate-and-8533559.html?cat=37

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« Reply #142 on: January 11, 2013, 07:45:45 PM »
I think you missed my EDIT of the post:

The wikipedia entry on Mab says she was first mentioned by Shakespeare. Do you know where she was mentioned before that?

the name is a more modern spelling of  maeb, which is also the name for morgawse

shes from 1st century bc celtic myhtology, the goddess of war and magic; in some variants shes a part of the morrigan

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Re: mythological figures we'd like to see
« Reply #143 on: January 11, 2013, 07:53:22 PM »
the name is a more modern spelling of  maeb, which is also the name for morgawse

shes from 1st century bc celtic myhtology, the goddess of war and magic; in some variants shes a part of the morrigan
They all come from old Irish Medb, the queen of Connaught.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medb

I always thought it funny that Mab's daughter Maeve just had a more modern version of her own name.
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Re: mythological figures we'd like to see
« Reply #144 on: January 11, 2013, 08:07:01 PM »
They all come from old Irish Medb, the queen of Connaught.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medb

I always thought it funny that Mab's daughter Maeve just had a more modern version of her own name.

they are two sepperate entities with simillar names in the mythology; one is a goddess, the other legendary queen
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Re: mythological figures we'd like to see
« Reply #145 on: January 11, 2013, 08:13:43 PM »
Though the queen was likely inspired by the goddess.
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« Reply #146 on: January 11, 2013, 08:20:14 PM »
certainly possible. or it could just be coinicidence; its very common in  many cultures for persons to have simillar names or relgiously associated ones

'joshua, eli, elijah, ellia...'
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Re: mythological figures we'd like to see
« Reply #147 on: January 11, 2013, 08:25:18 PM »
they are two sepperate entities with simillar names in the mythology; one is a goddess, the other legendary queen
It looks like the name Maeb was also one of spellings of the queen of Connaught's name.  The queen is far more often mentioned.

There are theories that Medb was the goddess ritually married with the king.
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Re: mythological figures we'd like to see
« Reply #148 on: January 11, 2013, 08:27:29 PM »
It looks like the name Maeb was also one of spellings of the queen of Connaught's name.  The queen is far more often mentioned.

There are theories that Medb was the goddess ritually married with the king.

later connections include Morgawse as 'the queen of the isle' as well as 'the queen of air and darkness' related to maeves 'queen of the north'

mytholgy. lets be honest folks; its millenia of fan fic.
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Re: mythological figures we'd like to see
« Reply #149 on: January 12, 2013, 02:00:44 AM »
I'd like to see an interaction between krampus, harry, and santa. That would be fun to read. Also is Krampus a distinct entity or a mask like odin with santa, if so who's behind the mask.