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The Dresden Files => DF Spoilers => Topic started by: Mr. Death on June 29, 2019, 06:41:57 PM
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So it occurred to me in discussing Brief Cases that the Svartalves -- beings from Norse mythology -- look more or less like Roswell Greys, but use glamours to look human.
Which sounded familiar (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asgard_(Stargate))...
Anyone else think this might be a reference?
(https://www.gateworld.net/wiki/images/2/23/Thor.jpg)
For reference
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Residents of Area 51.....
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I thought of this my first read of Bombshells. Muscly Asgardians.
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I'm not sure if I ever made that correction because in SG-1 they were the Norse gods, but in the DF they are the dwarves.
(Unsure if "gods" should be capitalized or not).
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I had the exact same thought.
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(Unsure if "gods" should be capitalized or not).
I think generally it's only capitalized if you're talking about the Jewish/Christian God.
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I think generally it's only capitalized if you're talking about the Jewish/Christian God.
I go with any individual being; the Deity of any monotheistic religion, so in the context of (e.g.) Mithraism I'd talk about God with capitalization.
But also, Thor is an individual, as is Shiva, etc. So I might say, "of course Shiva put the beatdown on a few uppity naagloshii -- he is a God, after all!"
But the Norse pantheon of gods? That I don't capitalize. Unless I suspect they'll be reading what I write, of course. But that's the Archive's schtick, so no worries (she's not a god).
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I go with any individual being; the Deity of any monotheistic religion, so in the context of (e.g.) Mithraism I'd talk about God with capitalization.
But also, Thor is an individual, as is Shiva, etc. So I might say, "of course Shiva put the beatdown on a few uppity naagloshii -- he is a God, after all!"
But the Norse pantheon of gods? That I don't capitalize. Unless I suspect they'll be reading what I write, of course. But that's the Archive's schtick, so no worries (she's not a god).
I tend toward the journalistic route -- if it's a name, it's capitalized. If it's a title, it's only capitalized if it comes immediately before the name.
I.e., "Judge Hossenfeffer" vs. "the judge" vs. "Judge" as a second reference to Chris Judge.
Plus in pop culture, there's usually a connotative difference (see: Ego in GOTG Vol. 2 insisting he's a "little g" god at most).
That's my take on it, anyway.
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The general rule is proper nouns are capitalized. Norse being obvious to me, I was uncertain if the capitalization rule carried over to "gods." Apparently it doesn't. At least according to Wikipedia. "Common nouns not used as titles should not be capitalized: the Norse gods, personal god." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Capital_letters#Religions,_deities,_philosophies,_doctrines,_and_their_adherents (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Capital_letters#Religions,_deities,_philosophies,_doctrines,_and_their_adherents) (emphasis original). So it looks like Mr. Death got it exactly right.