Re: ATTNN: JMS Marvel Editorial Confrence


Wendy of NJ wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 15:04:11 +0000 (UTC), "Tom" <npsdsa@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>
> >Well, by Bol I mean the the SG1 gua'ould (sp?0)
> >As to the Baal reference, I have heard it before, most recently in the
> >Diablo video games (the 3 brothers Baal, Diablo and Mephisto try to
> >take over Hell, you have to save the people..you know..typical video
> >game doomsday stuff). I mispelled the two to illustrate the
> >pronunciation. I know its all based on legend and what not (even if Tv
> >and video game makers totally molest history and legend to make their
> >stories more palatable...ala Hercules The Legendary Journies), I just
> >was curious if there were commmon threads between the two.
> >
>
> I think it's high time that you start looking for mythological source
> material, so you at least have a baseline that's not composed of
> mangled mythologies from video games and tv shows.

Actually, I was just wondering aloud. My curiousity began way back in
Middle School when they first covered it, then continued largely due to
the fact that I was a Sci Fi movie/television fan. I never really
persued the real facts about it.

>
> Some good starter books include:
>
> Bullfinch's Mythology (Greco-Roman and Arthurian)
> Larousse Mythological Encyclopedia
> Joseph Campbell: "the Way of the Animal Powers" and "The Way of the
> Seeded Earth", and his 3-volume set on mythology (I only own 2 -
> "Occidental Mythology" and "Oriental Mythology", and I don't recall
> offhand what the subject is for the third volume).

Awe man I have to read....I suppose I am curious, but not so curious
that I have felt compelled to look it all up. Its not that I can't be
bothered its more like, if I am going to spend that much time on
something there is probably something more important I could be
spending it on.
I know excuses excuses...
>
> The D&D "Deities and Demigods" manual is NOT an accurate source for
> mythological information (even though they sometimes are close)
>

I would not know. I never got into it.


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