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Mac Kineely
Second Aristh:
--- Quote from: knightedbishop on July 18, 2020, 06:05:56 PM ---Ya. Balor and Ethniu are from Irish/Celtic mythology as far as I know. Not Greco-Roman. How she has the title “the last titan” is a mystery to me. Though my theory is this is another example of mantles and masks- perhaps she was a Greek deity/Titan originally. When that religion faded she picked up a new mask in the Irish mythos.
Given the commonalities between some religions- mainly a Sky/Thunder god as head of the pantheon, I wonder how many different identities Vadderung’s had over his life.
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Odin isn't really a sky/thunder god like Zeus. Their main overlap is being the chief god in their pantheons. Of the Greek gods, Odin is most closely aligned with Hermes's domain of traveling, magic, and trickery.
I think "Titan" is a good catchall term for a member of a defeated pantheon. Those were relatively common in mythology, and the Fomor as described in the books would qualify.
Grifter:
--- Quote from: Second Aristh on July 18, 2020, 06:15:02 PM ---I think "Titan" is a good catchall term for a member of a defeated pantheon. Those were relatively common in mythology, and the Fomor as described in the books would qualify.
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Not just fallen pantheons. They were all giants.
Second Aristh:
--- Quote from: Grifter on July 18, 2020, 06:21:16 PM ---Not just fallen pantheons. They were all giants.
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"Giant" doesn't have much meaning, though. You could call Mab a giant based on her personal power alone. Ferrovax warps reality his power is so big.
Edit: Mab is also technically a Greek titan in cannon as Hecate.
Grifter:
--- Quote from: Second Aristh on July 18, 2020, 06:27:06 PM ---"Giant" doesn't have much meaning, though. You could call Mab a giant based on her personal power alone. Ferrovax warps reality his power is so big.
Edit: Mab is also technically a Greek titan in cannon as Hecate.
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Sure, but Titan/Jotun/Fomor were all literally large in size, no proverbially giant. And since "giant" doesn't have the meaning it once did, Titan can be used as a classification.
Hecate being a Titan makes the point that while her power is still around, she isn't, or at least not as she was. It seems that the only Titan left as she was is Ethniu.
Or we're arguing in the wrong direction, and she was just the last Titan born. Seems unlikely, but hey, it's possible.
ClintACK:
Re: Hecate...
The six queens of fairy are all pieces of Hecate, with the bulk of the goddess's power vested in the Mothers. Hecate intact would be vastly greater than Mab alone.
Also, I think Hecate was a goddess, not a titan, though I'm not sure how formal the distinction is.
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