katmandu
Kenin
kenin
Don't Mess With Me, I Bite! =D
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Post by katmandu on Oct 6, 2006 2:23:44 GMT -5
Good flick The Birds.
D for Decapitate.
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Post by maeve on Oct 6, 2006 2:25:49 GMT -5
Druids
The Druids were the priestly class of the Celtic religion and were the hegemonic social, political, and religious force from the decline of the Beaker Culture to rise of Christianity. Beyond their priestly duties, the Druids were also powerful enough to both describe and proscribe philosophy, the law, science, and history. Like the Shamans they superseded, the Druids linked the Celtic peoples with their numerous gods, the lunar calendar, and the sacred natural order.
Celtic religion was polytheist and, in addition to worshiping its pantheon, it also deified elements of nature, such as the sun, the moon, and the stars, looking to them for "signs and seasons." Druidic power was venerated in other natural elements, such as the oak, hilltops, streams, lakes, and, most of all, mistletoe.
Philologically, the word druid is derived from the Proto-Indo European roots "deru" and "weid:" these roots can be found in sources as diverse as the Rig Veda and various Latin and Greek words.
Although some Celtic/Druid texts have been found, their accuracy is problematic. An example of this is in the legend of Cessair. Cessair, a grand-daughter of Noah, escaped the flood and ended up in Ireland. It is impossible to determine if this is a fairly typical 'flood' myth or a bit of post-conversion (to Christianity) pseudohistory.
The Celtic Ur story and earth/mother goddess myth also suggest an Indo-European origin: the Fomorians, who appear to be the Irish gods of chaos, stand outside of time -- they have no origin, but were always in existence. Interestingly, this myth is attested to in Hesiod's Theogony: the first God is the Goddess Chaos, who, through pathogenesis gives birth Gaia (earth). The earth-goddess/mother goddess of the Celtic religion, Danu resembles to the Roman Ops, the Greek Rhea, the Anatolian Cybele, and the Hindi Dhuna [cf Mahabharata], all of whom symbolize abundance (inter alia). Modern Druidism, invented in the 17th century, transformed the ancient festival of Samhain into Halloween -- this modern intervention is predicated on the Julian calendar, which, of course, did not exist at the time of the formulation Samhain.
Maeve, who have shut up sooner if I could have gotten my image thingie to work....
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xengab
Mounted Samurai
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Post by xengab on Oct 6, 2006 5:44:11 GMT -5
Glad to be here!! Devilish
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Post by Quettalee on Oct 6, 2006 8:53:59 GMT -5
Wonderful journey there, Maeve! And Xengab, you are good at this game. Do you celebrate Halloween over there? Velociraptor As much scary stuff as I expose myself to, these creatures are the only ones to ever haunt my dreams. Not dinosaurs in general, just raptors.
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Post by maeve on Oct 6, 2006 12:49:42 GMT -5
Thanks Q Pooky Night is slang for Halloween in parts of Ireland, presumably named after the púca, a mischievous spirit. A more gentle version of trickery -- no arson, but one year about 6 of us switched everyone's license plates around. Maeve
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Post by Quettalee on Oct 6, 2006 22:21:38 GMT -5
Cool, Maeve. You all were living on the edge, that year, weren't you?? Hallucination
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Post by gams on Oct 7, 2006 0:55:07 GMT -5
Ominous
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katmandu
Kenin
kenin
Don't Mess With Me, I Bite! =D
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Post by katmandu on Oct 7, 2006 2:10:03 GMT -5
S for Stake.
You know, ya kill Vampires with em, not very good I know, but the best I could come up with. <slinks off with tail between legs>
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Post by Quettalee on Oct 7, 2006 4:55:48 GMT -5
And what's wrong with that word? It gave me letters to choose from for the next one and that's all that matters in this thread. Trick-or-treat....smell my feet, give me something good to eat! Sorry; I just had to.
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Post by quettalee on Oct 8, 2006 15:37:30 GMT -5
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Post by Quettalee on Oct 8, 2006 15:48:17 GMT -5
Mummy
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Post by Joxcee on Oct 8, 2006 18:49:07 GMT -5
Manes
In ancient Rome, spirits of the dead. Generally, the manes were "good spirits"; the Di Manes were divine spirits. The term "manes" also referred to an individual spirit of the dead, to underworld deities and to the underworld. The Romans placated manes with offerings called religiousae.
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Post by Quettalee on Oct 8, 2006 19:59:00 GMT -5
Ankh Egyptian symbol for eternal life; also widely recognized symbol for vampires
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Post by gams on Oct 8, 2006 21:59:23 GMT -5
"Harry." It's the title of a short story I read recently about a little girl and her not-so-imaginary friend. <shiver>
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Post by quettalee on Oct 8, 2006 22:12:30 GMT -5
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xengab
Mounted Samurai
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Post by xengab on Oct 9, 2006 5:19:21 GMT -5
Undead Yep,the celebrate it here more and more,but not as much as you do,in the states.
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Post by Quettalee on Oct 9, 2006 6:47:24 GMT -5
Exterminator
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katmandu
Kenin
kenin
Don't Mess With Me, I Bite! =D
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Post by katmandu on Oct 9, 2006 23:13:05 GMT -5
E for Experiment.
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Post by Quettalee on Oct 10, 2006 7:35:32 GMT -5
Xenamorphosis (When she gets evil, of course.)
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katmandu
Kenin
kenin
Don't Mess With Me, I Bite! =D
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Post by katmandu on Oct 10, 2006 8:15:49 GMT -5
Great word .............. it is a word isn't it? Well if it wasn't before, it sure is now. E for Eviscerate.
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