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Body Slam title meaning guesses
Slowpool:
--- Quote from: wardenferry419 on June 12, 2018, 12:18:08 AM ---I am thinking that it could mean "body slam" as the wrestling move and "body" as corpse being thrown down "slam" to the ground. Where what seems to be an obvious cause of death is not the real cause of death. Any Greek mythology references about "falling bodies" other than, say, Icarius?
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Remember, this might not be just about Greek deities (correct me if I'm wrong). Most (if not all) pantheons in real-world religions are very real in the DF universe, so who knows who's gonna show up. I'd bet money on Zeus, 'cus of course he'd be there, and probably Thor. I could see Enlil showing up, along with any one of about a thousand Hindu warrior gods. Horus or Ra might be a really popular face character, Set might be a heel (with a parallel about how he was once considered benevolent in ancient Egypt and became demonized over time). Quetzalcoatl might show up as a luchador (though that might be offensive in some way).
There's really just too much myth to pinpoint a single "falling body" parallel.
Mpol:
As suggested in another thread, if slam also means prison, perhaps the gods are in a prison like context, dualing it out?
Mira:
--- Quote from: Mpol on June 12, 2018, 09:01:11 AM ---As suggested in another thread, if slam also means prison, perhaps the gods are in a prison like context, dualing it out?
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Yes, the slammer.. In wrestling it a body slam is when one wrestler picks up the opponent and "slams" him or her on the mat hard on his or her back.. On Demonreach Harry is the Warden of the monster prison or slammer..
Kindler:
All I have to say is if nobody body slams anyone in the book, I'm going to be pissed.
TheCuriousFan:
I just figured it was based on how Jim spelled out that they've all got pro wrestling careers nowadays because that gets them more worship than the old approach.
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