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Unsolved Mysteries Version II
OZ:
Not to split hairs but it's revelation not revelations. The whole Lucifer= Satan=the devil is subject to a lot of debate but there is no definitive historical answer. Most Christians feel one way, the Jews another, if you feel that other traditions are speaking of the same being or beings you can come up with still more ideas. I don't (and won't after this post) want to wander into touchy topics but like most things dealing with religion, there are many ideas. While there may be some that agree with you, the idea that all three names referred to the same being was definitely around before medeval times.
Ms Duck:
it's written for non scholars, but a very good history on Satan is at:
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Satan
and JIm, being an old school DnD nut ( he has seven vampires, five types of werewolf, etc..)
this is closer to what I think we will meet:
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DemonLordsAndArchDevils
OZ:
--- Quote ---it's written for non scholars, but a very good history on Satan is at:
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Satan
--- End quote ---
I only skimmed this but I didn't see anything that I disagree with. Different people, different faiths, different times = different views. There has also been some heavy borrowing of course. The horned, hooved version of the devil, for instance, came straight from Pan. ( Of course if we stuck with the hooved, horned version in the Dresdenverse, he might be the oldest of the Gruffs even stronger than the magician that Harry met. ) I would not be surprised if you were right on with your guess as to what we will find in the DV.
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
--- Quote from: sjsharks on March 23, 2011, 03:07:17 AM ---Jim has already said that they were bound into their coins because the Devil (Satan/Lucifer/whoever) was worried that they would try to take over, which means that their combined power of all 30 is at least enough to take him down.
--- End quote ---
Check the wording on the quote; I think you'll find it doesn't actually say that, just that they were the strongest among their peers and caused the Morningstar the most trouble; which does not unambiguously separate "potential coup d'etat" from "a persistent set of irritating mosquitoes" as relative power levels go.
The Fish:
Sorry, havn't had time time to read all 17 pages, read most though, so i apologize if someone has already said this.
Will Harry giving Bob a name be significant?
Has Elaine fulfilled ALL of her obligations to Summer?
how long has the black council been around?
Will other vampire court power increase with the demise of the RC, regardless of the rest of the power vacuum?
Will Ivy go crazy? (i think it was mentioned as a possibility near the end of Small Favor)
How old is Bob (we know he's over 600), and are any of his former masters (before kemmler) significant?
Did Kumori survive as well as Cowl?
Also, on the Red vamps taking over from the mayan gods, I think that when the conquistadores first came to the new world, some native peoples thought they looked like their gods and worshipped them, making it easier for the spaniards to take over( at first) don't quote me on that, though.
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