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gonnamurdersomeone · 5 months

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CoD people as cats? I think so here we go!

Someone better appreciate this I literally took 3 pages from my fucking notebook to write all this shit down

Captain John “Bravo-6” Price

I think John would definitely be an Oriental cat if not that then probably a Burmese. Smart, quick on his feet and pretty loyal seems about right.

Lieutenant Simon “Ghost” Riley

I think Simon would be a Norwegian forest cat or a British Short hair.. for obvious reasons dude is a fuckin Brit through and through. I chose NFC becuase they are bigger types of cats and used to harsh climates

Sergeant Kyle “Gaz” Garrick

For Gaz I chose an Abyssinian cat, they are pretty, usually have pretty eyes (like him) and are pretty smart and playful. Very Gaz coded

Sergeant Johnny “Soap” MacTavish

Johnny boy would be a Scottish Fold or a Siamese cat. They are very vocal, love people and are just a joy to be around honestly. Plus they suffer from pretty boy syndrome so… yeah

Sergeant Gary “Roach” Sanderson

Gary my baby boy, I chose an OciCat cause of his name it’s so random? I thought him being a more exotic and weird cat would fit his aesthetic. Very pretty cats too!

General Hershel Shepherd

Fucking hell I hate this dude and for that I gave him a Sphynx cat, they are mean, bald and bossy as fuck. Sound about right for mister Shepherd no?

I want to kill him

Kate “Watcher-1” Laswell

Kate one of my favorites! She would definitely be an American Curl. Very pretty cats with a unique personality and it just fits her. That or a Bombay cat I couldn’t choose

Nikolai “Gaz fell out of the helicopter again”

Nik our lovable transportation buddy, of course he would get a Russian blue there is no need to elaborate here he would be a Russian blue. Very cool cats ngl

Farah “Kilo Actual” Karim

She is so pretty and such a girl boss istg. But I’m giving the Bengal cat or an Ural Rex very curly hair and just very funny kitties, I think it fits her

Alex “Echo 3-1” Keller (Jr Price fr)

Pretty boy gets a pretty cat!!! He gets to be a Manx cat cause of the no tail (and his one leg) nahh jokes aside very pretty kitties for a very pretty boy

Phillip “Shadow-1” Graves

I hate this dude with all my atoms but he’s tolerable compared to Shepherd.. But I gave Graved an American shorthair. One becuase he’s American and two his hairline makes me wanna cry

Vladimir Makarov

I hate you so so much for what you did in MW3… but you are a character so I’m still giving you a cat. If you were a cat my guy I think you’d be an Peterbald or a Karelian cat

Andre “Alpha 2-1” Nolan

Surprisingly not a bad character imo but he could use some more character development! I’m giving him a Korat cat or a Singapura. I wish he got more development in MW3 honestly :/

Alejandro Vargas

Alejandro! Our favorite Mexican man gotta love him and the cowboys. He’s a petty boy as well so I’m giving him a pretty chill and cool cat as well. A color point shorthair, not necessarily a *breed* per day but still he deserves a petty kitty

Rodolfo Parra

Rudy! Another cowboy we love what a gentleman <3 I’m giving him an Egyptian Mau kitty, it has spots and I think Rudy would be a spotted kitty. Very good boy

Valeria “El-Sin-Nombre” Garza

Mommy issues fr love this women. I support women rights AND wrongs 💪 she gets a Donskoy or a Savannah cat. Both wild kitties to match her wild and unpredictable personality I think it fits very well

König

Anxious King gotta love them! For obvious reasons he’s a Maine Coon cat, the biggest house cat there is. For being an absolute UNIT of a man he deserves a very loyal, pretty, and big kitty. God I just wanna smother this man

Kim “Horangi” Hong-jin

Toyger need I say more? It’s a literal house tiger, his name is fucking Tiger he gets to be the tiger damnit! 😤

Darnell “Hutch” Hutcherson

Dunno the rest of these guys very well (besides Nikto) but I’m giving Hutch a Chartreux cat. I wish the more obscure characters got more attention, no they may not be apart of the MW part but still they deserve love

Nikto

I love this man with every fucking atom of my body. My baby boy deserves the best cat in my opinion the Lykoi. Very cool, funny and amazing cats one of the best he’s just a goober I wanna pet him and keep him in my closet away from all the bad things

Mace

Mace heard some things about you here and there and decided I couldn’t leave you behind. You my friend would be an Oriental Longhair dunno why but I think it suits him

Velikan

Idk if this man is even part of the fandom? Either way I’m giving you a cat deal with it. You would be an Highlander cat if not then an Tonkinese kitty.

Keegan P Russ

Oh Keegan my dear boy, you would be a Devon Rex kitty, very smart, mischievous and overall just a joyful cat. You deserve the world my dear

Logan Walker

Ragdoll. You will get a ragdoll take it or leave or my guy. Just know I’m only adding you and everyone else because of Keegan

David “Hesh” walker

Hhhh.. hesh dude idk I’d probably give you a Havanah Brown kitty. Seems like a good fit. Unusual brown kitty for a unusual cool character

Elias T “Scarecrow” Walker

I literally know nothing about you? But I’m still giving you a cat! Uh I think possibly a Javanese cat would fit you my dude.

Alex v “Ajax” Johnson

Same with you like? I have never heard about you either but whatever. I think a Australian Mist or a Khao Manee cat would work

Alright so that’s all the CoD characters I think? I’m not sure if I missed anyone, if I did tell me and I’ll assign them in the comments or whatever.

No I’m not adding the other characters such as Diego or any other unknown Ghost team people or random background people that only have like 2 lines of dialogue or is barely even known within the CoD community.

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aboutanancientenquiry · 6 months

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Herodotus and Sappho

"An additional possibility to consider in assessing the intent or effect of Herodotus’ introductory priamel involves intertextuality of a different sort. Could Herodotus’ prose version also respond, consciously or otherwise, to a specific poetic example of the structure, or more broadly to the use of the priamel in a specific genre or genres of poetry? Race has pointed out fundamental similarities between Histories 1.1-5 and Sappho fr. 16, which he considers ‘[u]ndoubtedly the most famous priamel in Greek literature’.74 There is in fact internal evidence for Herodotus’ familiarity with Sapphic poetry: in Book 2 Herodotus mentions that ‘in a lyric poem’ (ἐν µέλει, 2.135.6) Sappho heaped abuse upon her brother Charaxes for buying the freedom of the Egyptian courtesan Rhodopis. Both Sappho 16 and the Herodotean preface embody a particular type of priamel, attested earlier still in the first Homeric Hymn to Dionysus (lines 1-6), in which the views of others are described but then superceded by the author’s own opinion.75 Sappho’s poem presents various perspectives on what is most beautiful (κάλλιστον), which some (οἰ µέν) consider to be cavalry, others (οἰ δέ) infantry, and others still (οἰ δέ) ships; for her part, by pointed contrast, Sappho considers most beautiful ‘whatever one loves’, ἔγω δὲ κῆν’ ὄτ- / τω τις ἔραται (3-4). In addition to the first-person pronominal cap and the capping particle δέ paralleled in Herodotus, note too the generic, anonymous identification of Sappho’s ultimate object of interest/desire as ‘whatever one loves’, before the name of Anactoria is finally revealed in line 15 (cf. the deferred identification of Croesus in the Histories). In the meantime, Sappho has supported her case for the power of love with a mythical exemplum that also finds a place in Herodotus’ prologue, Helen’s fateful departure for Troy. Finally, Pelliccia notes as well the ‘pleasing coincidence’76 in Sappho’s statement of preference for Anactoria over chariots specifically identified as Lydian (19). As noted above, when Herodotus first and at last introduces Croesus by name, he identifies him by nationality as well (.): Κροῖσος ἦν Λυδὸς µὲν γένος … (Croesus was Lydian by birth …).

Pelliccia adduces the detail of Sappho’s spurned Lydian chariots as part of his broader argument that Herodotus consciously evokes this poem in his prologue for the sake of disagreeing with it—for the sake of reversing Sappho’s ‘rejection of martial themes in favor of the personal and erotic’.77 Herodotus thus demonstrates his originality by ‘locating political causality in the axes of power rather than in the whims of lust’,78 exemplified by both Sappho’s predilection and the mythical abductions rehearsed in 1.1-5. Herodotus’ opening story of dynastic change brought about by Candaules’ disastrous ἔρως for his own wife (1.8-12) may seem to pose an immediate obstacle to this reading. However, as Pelliccia points out, Herodotus follows a procedure typical of priamels in merely ‘demoting’ the foil rather than banishing it outright—a tendency also reflected in Race’s characterisation of the relationship between foil and climax as one of contrast and analogy.79 At the very least, Herodotus seems to suggest that in the realm of historical causality the distinction between war and love, between public and private spheres, cannot be drawn so stringently as Sappho has done. This exemplifies a well-known feature of Herodotus’ treatment of causation, whereby important historical events are represented as originating in the personal motives of his characters80—e.g., Darius’ interest in subjugating Greece, a target suggested by queen Atossa in the confines of the royal boudoir as a source of superior serving girls (and as a favour to the Greek physician Democedes, who is eager to leave the king’s court and return to his native Croton (3.133-6)).

Thus the numerous points of contact between Sappho 16 and the prologue of the Histories suggest that, in addition to underscoring points of significant contrast with Homeric epic, Herodotus’ rhetorical strategy may also have evoked an especially well known poetic priamel, imitating its form while contesting its argument..."

From the article of Charles C. Chiasson "Herodotus' Prologue and the Greek Poetic Tradition", Histos 6 (2012), 114-143

#herodotus #the histories #ancient greek classics #sappho #charles c chiasson

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ohmotherwhereartthou-if · 7 months

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what books have u read and enjoyed that inspired and improved your writing? I'm just curious cause your writing is so top notch fr

Hello,

And omg thank you. 😊 Got me blushing like a schoolgirl rn.

Sorry for a long response, I apparently like talking about myself.

I read a lot of books, mostly when I was younger. As I got older I mainly wrote a lot of essays and reports which I think is why my writing tends to sound very formal. I am actually fairly new to creative writing, I only took one class for it in my sophomore year of high school and I actually got a -C in in. (Thank you Mr. Vann for that, wait till I publish this fucking story; I am mailing you a physical copy with a packet of salt.) Anyway, I kind struggle writing creatively because I am so used to the structure of essays but I am glad people seem to like it.

In terms of what specifically formed it is honestly an amalgamation of many different things.

The main ones that I think shaped my writing when I was younger was probably the song of ice and fire series (my dad was a huge fan and read them to me, and if your thinking thats too violent of a series for a kid consider the fact that he was a single teenage dad who didn't know any better lol), harry potter, chronicles of narnia, the school for good and evil, the pegasus series, and the three dark crowns series by Kendare Blake was pretty good too.

As I got older I took a lot of advanced english classes in high school so I read classics like Jane Eyre, a handful of shakespeare titles, a lot of edgar allan poe stuff (I like the rhyming of the fall of the house of usher specifically). I was forced to do a report on oryx and crake by Margaret Atwood, I didn't really like it but I read it. I also did a presentation about Emily Dickinson's poetry which I enjoyed.

As for my own personal preferences, I always liked many different mythologies spanning from greek/roman, egyptian, aztec/mayan, ect. Video Games and movies also probably heavily shaped it.

Overall, I think the biggest contributor and honestly this might be a bit weird but growing up Christian I always read and still prefer the old king james version of the bible. (The one with thee's and thou's all over the place) I really think that molded me early on to enjoy and understand shakespeare, in combination with my loving medieval inspired fantasy worlds that sort of old english literature just really vibes with me.

P.S. - My writing might also seem good just because I edit the ever loving shit out of it for days on end before I publish it. I think Act 1 of the prologue shows this off best since I still think it's the best writing I have ever done and I have rewritten that passage countless times.

Thank you for asking! 💙

#omwat #OMWAT #ask #author

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OKAY OKAY SO!! do you have any book recs?? i want to get back into reading, it feels like i've mostly been focused on writing these days

i have a bunch but most are fantasy!

the folk of the air trilogy - holly black

enemies to friends-ish to enemies to lovers, mc is a badass and the li is so in love (hes also a menace but mc kinda covers that lmao)

this is a 3 book series with a new series that just dropped that happens after the events of these 3 books

the order is: the cruel prince, the wicked king, the queen of nothing, stolen heir (the new book) but there are also books you can read in between (that i havent read myself)

by far the best book series ive read, i would sell my soul to read it again for the first time

circe - madelline miller

this is a story about circe, a godess (i think) from greek myth. the writing was beautiful, but since its myth, if youre not interested i dont reccomend

(same goes w song of achilles by the same writer)

shadow and bone & six of crows - leigh bardugo

(this one has a two season series on netflix too if youre interested)

shadow and bone - 3 books;

mc is so op honestly, she discovers magical powers early in the book and finds out shes grisha (ppl that have magical powers), but not just any grisha, shes a legend grisha, one of a kind

i dont really remember who she ends up with as its been a while since i read the books but one li is an ass while the other gives golden retriever vibes and i didnt like either of them /lh

six of crows - 2 books;

now listen, i didnt actually read these two books but in the tv show the two series are shown at the same time and i like the characters in this one more

badass gang, thats it. (look more info pls dont trust me)

the kane chronicles - rick riordan

percy jackson is so famous people forget this absolute gem right here.

the idea is the same as percy jackson, except this time its about egyptian gods instead (also techically mc isnt a child of the gods)

it has 3 books, with extra crossover books w pjo (that are also really good once you have the basics)

the midnight library - matt haig

i'm actually not sure what category this falls into.

mc has an accident and ends up at a library at exactly midnight, where the weird librarian tells her that this library is her life (of sorts). basically each book in the library is how her life couldve been like based on some decisions she made

and she keeps going to these other versions of her life by reading the books until she realizes hey, she wants to live, and goes back to her original life

not my favorite, but still an okay one

dune - frank herbert

this is a classic, but it was really good

i dont remember the details, all i really remember was that i had sth for the mc

fr tho its really good, give it a go if long books dont intimidate you

as for books to get into reading again, hmmm

cries okay so dont get mad but the cruel prince got me out of a reading slump

momo - michael ende

this book is so well written istg

mc is a child, first of all. and i dont mean like a teen i mean shes 8 max, shes a literal child but its okay bc there isnt that much action in this one

the main idea of the book is about how precious time is, but its told through such an interesting way. there are time thieves that steal other people's time to live, making it look like theyre helping people save time on mundane things, and momo stops them (not in an insane way i promise)

the secret garden - frances hodgson burnett

this is a classic, but dont let that fool you this is a really well written book

this one has almost no action in it btw

mc is also a child here (shes maybe 12 at most), she moves into the mansion of her uncle after her family dies where she starts to behave like an actual child instead of some spoiled princess/lh

so one day while going on a stroll in the garden area (?) bc no one is there to take care of her now, she finds a secret garden and decides hey since no one seems to care for this garden, this is mine now

also there are other children that she befriends along the way that help her w the garden

def recommend

extra;

anne of green gables (this is so long honestly i ended up just watching the series bc the fact that its 8 books intimidated me at the time - ill get to it eventually)

miss peregrines home for peculiar children (also same as above - i loved the concept tho and ill read it eventually)

percy jackson - a classic

Jayden's Rescue & Old Scroll - vladimir tumanov (these are techincally chrildrens books but theyre also great books so)

#i can give you other recs but theyre turkish and idk if they have eng translations #chitchat #Aly's Friends.[Mika✨]

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nataliesnews · 8 months

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Let it now be said that I am all gloom and misery. Last night I went to see Julius Casear done by the Theatre in the Rough in the park near the King David. It is always great fun though you have to run from place to place and up and down over the grass. I take my accordion chair which I carry in my rucksack but once I have taken it out I have to run with my stick and the bag as suit as it takes time. Sometimes people help me. Otherwise I just sukkel.It was very funny and I will show you who was Brutus and who was Caesar. It is very funny as they make Caesar into a woman, Brutus the absolute antithesis of what you would imagine hime to be, a small slight woman, Cassius is a big black gentleman who would have been more likely to have been Brutus.

This is Calpurnia.

This is Caesar

This is the choir which has been introduced by the producer of the play

The woman in the burgundy...do I have the colour right...is Brutus

Can anyone tell me what this flag actually is. I saw it at the Saturday demonstration last week and it was held by a group of religious youth and also be this man who looks more Haredi. They saw they are active in Hebron against the occupation and the flat as psalms on it and has been hung for years in synagogues.

Well and back to politics

An Israeli settler woman is shot. I grieve for her family but I will not go with Tag Maier when they go to shiva. I will go to Tag Maier when the evening news does not deal for almost the full hour with the grief of the family and what a wonderful woman she was. I wonder, a;ways, if she and her family have been active in actions against the Palestinians. Maybe she is one of the settlers who do not take part in any such actions against the shepherds or the villages. But if not then when does she not speak up against it?

Also as I saw the grief of the family of the woman who had been killed I wondered why we were not shown, if only for a fleeting moment, the mourning family of a young Palestinian whom I had seen shot in the back as he was running back to a group and was shot in the back although he was unarmed and not attacking anyone. Up to now the soldiers who carved a magen davied on the face of a Palestinian have been praised by members of the government and Ben Gvir wants to give them a medal. Another family group has fled their homes because of attacks by settlers........so I grieve for her family but I grieve more for the Palestinians who know that they will never find the justice they seek. In a few days time we will hear the the perpetrators have been found...those responsible hpr her death....but the soldier who shot a man in the back, the soldiers who carved a magen david, the settlers who at this every moment are harassing and stealing from the Palestinians?

I went today to hear Yischa Harani lecturing on part of the New Testament at a new center which I did not know at all. A meeting ground for pilgrims and then too a church which I only realised at the end was so there was this beautiful altar.

In the evening I went with Yehuda and Anat to see Oppenbeimer. I found the first part boring but when the bomb went off and I saw people screaming and backslapping I thought of the drowning of the Egyptians and the angels singing in joy and God admonishing them. I probably would have felt different seeing the movie at the end of the war itself. I wonder how much of this was shown on the television at that time....maybe most houses did not have television.

As a result I did not go to the demonstration in the morning against Ben Gvir in Hebron and also not to Sheikh Jarrah...maybe just as well as I heard there was police violence in both places. This evening I am also not going to the demonstration as I woke up feeling very weak. I had six visitors for brunch and was worried that I would be too tired as I did not sleep well either but it must have been enjoyable to all as they came at 13.00 and only left towards 4. There were four of of us from Machsomwatch and my friend Gioia from Sheikh Jarrah and as Andrea, her husband, is from the UN I think both sides found it interesting. Andrea and Gioia next to me. Yehduit who live at Nofim, Hanna Barag whom I often write about and I who am going on diet.

But if you want to know what is happening with the Christians in Israel here are two examples:

Christians unwanted in Israel https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/editorial/2023-08-21/ty-article-opinion/.premium/the-damaging-rejection-of-christians-under-israels-far-right-religious-government/0000018a-1455-debf-afba-9cfff8210000?utm_source=App_Share&utm_medium=iOS_Native

At a Haifa church, Jewish pilgrims test coexistence strained by painful history

Haredi visitors outside Stella Maris say they want to pray near the presumed burial site of Prophet Elisha; churchgoers say it's just another attempt to intimidate Christians

This is what the Rabbis for Human Rights wrote about the above

The Stella Maris Monastery and Church in Haifa continues to face threats from a small Hasidic sect known as Berland Hasidim. The group continues to come to the monastery and harass the clergy and worshippers and has now received permission from the Police to hold prayer services close to the church. Rabbis for Human Rights continues to support the Stella Maris community and this week submitted a letter signed by over 200 Rabbis to the President of the State of Israel, the Chief of Israel's Police and the Attorney General, demanding that the State safeguard this community from the threats they are facing. We were proud that the letter was signed by leading Rabbis from all streams of Judaism in Israel, and are committed to continuing and increasing our actions to protect religious practice of minorities in Israel.

#julius Caesar #Christians #26.8.2023

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gemwing2010 · 9 months

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Anubis TV Tropes

Warning, spoilers for those who have not read the Cuphead fanfiction, Heart, Soul & Mind. Read spoilers about this character at your own risk. Please enjoy. Profile picture is done by @akluthor1998.

A sinister and shadowy anthropomorphic jackal, who is one of the main antagonists of Heart, Soul & Mind. His backstory is still a mystery but he is said to be the Devil’s top bounty hunter, a dimensional traveller and a Shadowbender.

Abhorrent Admirer: He is this to Natty.

Animalistic Abomination:

And Now, You Must Marry Me: Much like the Devil towards Katie and King Dice with Lexie, Anubis is bent on making Natty his bride.

Ax-Crazy:

Baddie Flattery: No matter what the insults the girls, mainly Natty, throws at him, Anubis will brush them off and take them as a compliment.

Because I’m Good At It:

Berserk Button: Being purely a jackal, he hates being called either a wolf or a hyena. He’s also most easily ticked off you were to call him a coyote or even a dingo.

Big Bad Wolf: Okay, a jackal actually, but he’s still a bad guy with a terrifyingly wolfish Slasher Smile and he’s out to get the heroes.

Black Cloak: Since he doesn’t get introduced until Chapter 18, he is shown in a hooded cloak and is known as just “the figure” during Natty’s capture on Isle 2.

Bounty Hunter: The Devil’s top one at that. Straight up.

Bullying a Dragon:

Casanova Wannabe:

Casting a Shadow: As a Shadowbender, he can control and manipulate shadows, transform into a shadowy monstrosity and teleport via his own shadow.

Co-Dragons: Dice might be the Devil’s right hand man, Anubis is still the Devil’s most active and dangerous Bounty Hunter.

Dark is Evil: He’s a Shadowbender with a dark sense of humour and just as dark personality, he’s purely villainous. Not to mention he’s an anthropomorphic jackal with dark fur black as his heart.

Determinator: As a Bounty Hunter, once he is given a job to hunt you down, nothing can stop him. No matter what the obstacle or how far ahead you think you are, Anubis always gets his man. And it’s obvious that nothing will stop him from making Natty his wife either.

Dimensional Traveler:

Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: Anubis mentioned about his mother had wanted to name him after the Egyptian God of Death and he honoured her wish by accepting it.

Expy:

It’s agreed between the authoresses that he’d be this to The Wolf/El Lobo/Death from Puss In Boots: The Last Wish.

He is also intended to be one to Dennis the mercenary hired by Plankton from SpongeBob Squarepants: The Movie.

Fingerless Gloves:

Gratuitous Spanish: Is he ever! Hardcore Boast:

Hardcore Long Coat: He wears a long sleeveless trench coat and is a dangerous Bounty Hunter.

Heck is That Noise: He alerts the heroes of his presence by whistling an eerie tune in his full debut in Chapter 18: Shadows Bending and Dragons Ascending.

The Heck With This! I’m Outta Here!:

I Have You Now, My Pretty: Much like the Devil and King Dice with Katie and Lexie, Anubis, likes having Natty right he wants her and is determined to keep her all to himself.

I Love You Because I Can’t Control You: Anubis is most alluded to Natty not just because of her beauty but also by her feistiness and witty comebacks.

Irony: He is a jackal who speaks in Spanish yet his name is Egyptian. Although there’s a reason why as he stated his mother wanted to name him after the Egyptian God of Death.

Karmic Butt-Monkey: Nowhere near the extent of King Dice but Anubis still suffers this treatment whenever his attempts to capture the Dreamstones and the Cup Brothers and making Natty his bride are thwarted. And you can be sure the Dreamstones are bound to deliver some painful servings of karma on him in two seconds flat.

Laser-Guided Karma:

Named After Someone Famous: He stated that his mother had actually liked the name “Anubis” and wanted to name her son after the Egyptian God of Death.

Nice Job Fixing It, Villain:

Oh, Crud!: His reaction when Katie first transforms into her dragon from to save Natty from his clutches and right before she beats the stuffing out of him.

Psycho For Hire:

Psychopathic Smirk: Basically his default expression before he breaks out into a terrifying Slasher Smile when things get serious.

The Rival:

To Katie.

Would sometimes alternate to Lexie.

He’s also this to Andy fighting for Natty’s affections.

Savage Wolf: A jackal rather than a wolf but still just as savage.

Sinister Scythe: His primary weapon.

Skunk Stripe: He has a red streak in his fur.

Slasher Smile: Anubis is specially fond of giving one of these out whenever he can. Mostly when he’s lusting for Natty or when he corners his prey.

Sleeves Are For Wimps: His trench coat is sleeveless to make room for pieces of armour to cover most of his arms and shoulders.

Smug Snake: A trait he shares with the Devil and Dice. He is a shady character and a dangerous Bounty Hunter (and proud of it!), who is just as arrogant, smug and overly confident that no alive had ever eluded him… until he met the Dreamstones and the Cup Brothers that is.

Stalker With a Crush: Much like the Devil with Katie and King Dice towards Lexie, Anubis has a Villainous Crush on Natty and will often hound and try to kidnap her.

Tempting Fate:

Those Two Bad Guys: Sometimes hangs out with Dice whenever they scheme to sabotage Lexie and Natty’s double date with Liam and Andrew and steal them away in Season 2.

Too Dumb to Live: Oh yeah, good idea, Anubis. Keep on trying to kidnap and marry Natty while taunting her friends and keep pushing Katie’s Berserk Button until she goes through a case of Big Sister Instincts and beats the mess out of you.

Undying Loyalty: Whether it’s the one from the game or the cartoon, the Devil’s the Devil and Anubis is fiercely loyal to him.

Villainous Crush: On Natty:

Vitriolic Best Buds: A bit of a stretch of them being best friends but Anubis and King Dice do often tolerate one another and are more than happy to team up in an attempt to capture and marry Lexie and Natty. Although they’re still not above bickering and insulting one another every now and then.

Would Hit a Girl: Anubis has zero qualms on picking fights with three young women. And he would go after any prey, whether they’d be a man or a woman.

Would Hurt a Child: If him kidnapping and holding Cuphead hostage in his introduction in Chapter 18: Shadows Bending and Dragons Ascending is of any indication.

#OC #Friend’s OC #Cuphead game #Cuphead Show #Crossover

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deathlessathanasia · 9 months

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“From Pausanias we learn that the Charites were believed to have arrived on earth as aeroliths, rocks that fell at the feet of the legendary king of Orchomenus, Eteocles (9.35.1-3; 9.38.1). These rocks were in some way associated with water and with the fertile prosperity of the city, as were other aniconic rocks worshiped in centers not far from Orchomenus. As protecting goddesses of the Cephisian waters, the Charites were bound up with the water-based prosperity of Orchomenus. The wealth of the city was proverbial. Homer compares the gold and treasures flowing into Orchomenus at the time of the Trojan War with those of Egyptian Thebes (II. 9.381). The treasury of King Minyas, excavated by Schliemann (1881), was one of the marvels of the world, according to Pausanias. King Minyas is described by Pausanias as having such large revenues that "he exceeded in wealth all men before him" (9.36.5-6). The Charites, overseers of these Minyans and of sleek-rich Orchomenus, had their own links with water, which in some way produced this wealth. The Charites were identified as waternymphs (Hes. Astron. 291) and were connected with springs (Callim. fr. 740, Servius ad Aen. 1.720, Plut. Mor. 301a-c). The ancient city of Orchomenus occupied the slope of a steep hill, and the Cephisus wound around the southern base of this hill in serpentine fashion, feeding Lake Copais. Archaeological evidence has revealed that during the Bronze Age, at the time the cult to the Charites was founded, man-made as well as natural subterranean channels drained Lake Copais, transforming it into a marshy plain rich with fish and waterfowl. In classical times the mere of Copais continued to furnish wealth for Orchomenians, because it was filled with large quantities of fish and waterfowl, eels and reeds for the Athenian market, as we learn from Aristophanes and Pliny. The Charites were overseers of this abundance and received gifts from the grateful inhabitants (Ephorus FGrH 70.152).

Among the "sweet delights" conferred by the Charites in cult and in literature was that of the love bond between men and women. As gameliai (wedding deities), the Charites presided over marriages of the Athenian young at a festival called the Apatouria. Here they received sacrifices from the citizens on behalf of the youths who were being enrolled as ephebes (young members of the citizenry) and on behalf of those about to marry. We see the Charites on the Francois Vase, attendants at the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, and they were prominent guests at another important wedding, that of Cadmus and Harmonia (Theognis 15-16). They may have played a role at the sacred marriage of Zeus and Hera, celebrated in the month Gamelion, at a festival that honored young bridal couples. Their blessings at the time of marriage assured that the sexual bond would be an active one: In literature as in cult, the Charites were associated with Aphrodite and Eros. When the accent was on conferring harmony and concord, they were associated with Peitho. Charis, says Pindar, dwells with Peitho in the beguiling beloved (Pindar, fr. 123.4).Among the other sweet gifts for which the Charites were worshiped was the gift of healing. Pindar, in an ode for the ailing Hieron, speaks of the charis of "golden health" {Pyth. 3.73). At Epidaurus the Charites were found with Asclepius on votive reliefs. Human health is a natural extension of the health of vegetation, and these Epidaurian Charites, one of whom was named Auxesia (Growth), were credited with restoring crops that had been failing (Hdt. 5.82).

The epithet semnai (revered, awe-inspiring), which is applied to the Charites elsewhere in Greek literature, suggests that the goddesses had considerable power. As vegetation goddesses and nymphs, they would possess chthonic powers, of which semnai is an echo here. In the Oedipus Coloneus, Sophocles refers to the power of the dead hero Oedipus as a chthonic charis (1752). Iconographic evidence from the archaic period suggests links between the Charites and deities like Hermes or Persephone. As attendants of Persephone, they accompanied the goddess when she left the underworld, performing circle dances (Orphic Hymn 43.7-8). In Arcadia, Pausanias tells us, the Charites represented the bright side of dark powers. They were connected with the curing of Orestes from the madness that he suffered because of his bloodguilt. This took place after his sacrifice to underworld goddesses, the Maniae (Madnesses, another version of the Erinyes), who appeared to Orestes dressed in black until he made the appropriate sacrifice, when they appeared to him in white. Pausanias gives us the detail that it was customary to sacrifice to the Charites in this place at the same time as to these white goddesses, to whom he refers as "Eumenides" (8.34.1-3).”

- The Age of Grace: Charis in Early Greek Poetry by Bonnie MacLachlan

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In the battle against Zorc, Pharaoh Atem makes the ultimate sacrifice.

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Thick black smoke rose up from the nearby village as homes and businesses burned or were stomped on by Zorc’s chaotic movements. Despite not being able to see perfectly, she had a sinking feeling her old family homestead was among those destroyed.

Villagers sobbed and begged the gods for help as they were evacuated to the palace’s grand courtyard, behind what the remaining priests hoped were safe, holy walls.

But knowing how many of them had died, well, Azila wasn’t exactly hopeful that this night would have a peaceful resolution. She desperately wished it would, her prayers joining that of the villagers below her, but after all of the bloodshed, all of the wounds she couldn’t fix (Mahad, Karim, Shada, Aknadin, Shimon, the white haired woman with the powerful ka), not to mention the emotional anguish their survivors felt.

She felt Isis shiver next to her, and glanced over with a sigh. “Now what have you seen?”

Surely, after everything that had happened, it could not get worse.

“The end of the battle,” Isis said quietly. “But I also saw you there, on the battlefield.”

“Wh - me? But Master Asim - ”

…Was barely breathing. He had come back from the horrid battlefield a wreck himself, covered in blood that Azila wasn’t sure was just other people’s, and had promptly collapsed. She had done the best she could with the dwindling supplies she had, and could only now just wait for something - anything - to happen with him.

“He would want me to help, especially if Pharaoh Atem is down there,” she concluded, taking a deep breath and hugging Isis. “You and Mana stay safe, Isis. Atem is going to need as many of us as he can for the rebuilding efforts.”

Isis managed the ghost of a smile. “Yes. He will.”

“Watch over Master Asim for me.”

“Of course.”

When she’d only just turned ten, Master Asim had arrived with a grand tale for her parents, informing them that, due to her pedigree, of being so blessed to be born into their family of renowned physicians stretching back as far as anyone could remember, she would be taken under his wing, to study and learn the art of medicine in the pharaoh’s court.

Was it a blessing, though, if she was now the wielder of a magical object forged from sacrificial blood, racing through the desert on horseback toward the choking smoke and sour stench of death and decay? Toward the demon that had already killed five Priests, and countless other innocents?

Azila hated herself for thinking it, but if this was supposed to be a blessing, then the gods had a warped sense of humor.

“Gods, grant me strength,” she whispered into the darkness.

She had never been particularly interested in fighting, in any of the ka rituals that Seto so enjoyed, which was why Master Asim had found her suitable to be the bearer of the Millennium Bracelet upon her sixteenth birthday. Her item was supposed to protect, not kill or threaten, so shouldn’t she be at the palace, trying to shield those who could not fight?

But on the other hand, she was a Sacred Priestess, a defensive wall between threats and their beloved pharaoh.

Her fingers tightened on the reins, the smooth leather digging into her skin. If she was going to die, then she hoped Atem would live, and be able to defeat the darkness plaguing their homeland. Egypt did not deserve this…

Did it?

She’d overheard Master Asim and Shimon speaking one night, about the price paid to create the Millennium Items. She knew why the Thief King had been so angry at them, at those that had come before them. Ninety-Nine souls, sacrificed for what should have been the greater good.

Ninety-Nine souls that received no proper burial. Souls that had been completely and utterly destroyed. It went against everything they believed in as Egyptians.

Azila blinked back her tears as she approached the city’s outskirts. “Dark Red Enchanter… protect the pharaoh!” she called, feeling her ka split from her to form the monster floating ahead of her, where she could barely make out Atem and Seto’s trembling, weakened forms.

So she was just in time. Good.

“Pharaoh! Priest Seto!”

“Azila, stay back!” Atem shouted, halting her advance, to her confusion. “Call back your monster!”

And she did so, of course. Who was she to question the will of the pharaoh?

Zorc was even more terrifying up close as it had been back at the palace, with its two sets of large, sharp teeth, the evil aura radiating off of it. It stared down at her with its red eyes and grinned, clearly approving of having another priest to kill, and despite her glare, she couldn’t stop her limbs from shaking in utter fear.

Standing here, in the shadow of the beast, made her realize just how small and fragile she was - how small and fragile they all were.

“You want sacrifices, is that right?”

Zorc laughed, sending chills down Azila’s spine. She had never heard such a terrifying noise in her life.

“Sacrifices. Is that all your humans are to you, god-kings?” Zorc questioned. “Pathetic, even for a human. Just like your uncle, you would willingly sacrifice - ”

“Myself.”

She gasped just as Seto let out a shout of “NO!”

“I am the one closest to the gods of Egypt, and it is my responsibility to keep people safe, and their legacies alive. That is something my father failed to do, and I will fix his mistakes to the best of my ability.”

It was then Azila noticed the knife in Atem’s hand.

“My family erased the citizens of Kul Elna. That is a crime we will never be able to fully repent for. But I hope it eases the spirits of those that were sacrificed if I, the one in Egypt closest to the gods, shares their fate.”

The air seemed to shift, rumbling with darkness. The spirits of Kul Elna were here, it seemed.

“Oh vengeful spirits, I am Atem, the son of Aknamkanon, he who granted permission for your slaughter,” Atem began, and Zorc slowly dissolved into black speckles, moving toward the pendant around Atem’s neck. “I give you my soul. Every piece of it is yours. I shall be splintered, spread across the centuries like you. My name will be lost to the sands of time, and I do so willingly. Just please, leave the people of Egypt in peace!”

Zorc snarled. “This will not be enough to stop me, little pharaoh! There will come a day where I will return, and you shall still be dead!”

“Wrong!” Atem shouted, dragging the knife across his wrists and beginning to sway. Golden flecks began to leak out of him (his soul, Azila realized) along with the rivers of blood staining the ground below him. “There will come a day where you will return, but so shall I! And when that fateful day comes, I will know how to put you down for good!”

Everything in Azila told her to run and help her pharaoh, but she knew it wouldn’t do any good. If she stepped in, if she tried to save Atem’s life, it would only prolong Zorc’s reign of terror.

Zorc scoffed, more than half of his form now locked within the pendant. “How will you come back if you are erased?”

Atem huffed out a laugh. “Fate will guide them. I know it. Seto - ”

“Atem - ”

“No, you mustn't speak my name. For that is the - is the key to keeping Zorc contained. Please, Seto, I order you to erase all traces of me, and to be my successor.”

Seto lurched forward, barely managing to catch Atem as he lost his balance. “I can’t! I can’t do that! I cannot be the pharaoh, and I cannot erase you from this world, or the next!”

Azila knelt next to him. “Pharaoh, please, surely there was another way - ”

Atem’s eyes were slowly becoming unfocused as he spoke, brilliant red blood staining his tunic and the ground below him, and gold flecks of his soul leeching from his mouth. “We - we didn’t have time for another way, Azila. Please - tell Mana I’m - I’m sorry. Seto - ” Atem groaned, forcing his eyes to remain open, “I have faith… the Field of Reeds will wait for both of us. It just may - may take some time.”

Finally, Atem’s eyes fluttered closed, the black and gold flecks now completely sealed away in the pendant. To her horror, it shattered, sending golden pieces to the ground.

The silence was horrible. After two weeks of battle, of distant screams and thunderous roaring, their pharaoh was dead, and she and Seto were the only two witnesses to it.

For now. Now that Zorc was gone, the guards and citizens would likely be on the move.

Azila jumped to her feet, mind racing. They needed to collect the pieces of the pendant. They needed to cover At - the previous pharaoh. He may have wanted to be erased from history, but if what he said was true, and he believed his soul would eventually be recovered and move on to the Field of Reeds, then… he still deserved a burial fit for a king.

(One greater than that, in her mind. He gave the ultimate sacrifice for their land, and, name or not, he deserved to be given a better farewell than his predecessors)

Her hands reached for the bag on her shoulder, nearly forgotten. She found a nearly-empty bag of wrappings, dumped the linen out of it, and knelt down again, carefully searching for the pieces of the pendant and placing them inside. To think that the once-glorious symbol of the pharaoh was now shattered, just like the former pharaoh’s soul.

It made her shiver, even in the warm morning (morning? When did it get to be morning?) sun.

When the pieces were all collected, she tightened the bag as best she could and gently laid it on At - the Nameless One’s chest. She then gently reached for his cloak, meaning to pull it from his shoulders until Seto grabbed her wrist with his much-larger hand.

“What are you doing?” he hissed.

Her heart thundered against her chest as she stared into his exhausted blue eyes.

“Do you want the court or the people to see him like this?” she questioned. She wanted her voice to sound stern and authoritative, like Master Asim’s, but instead, it was more like an uncertain squeak of a rodent. “We need to - we need to cover him until we get him to his tomb for embalming.”

Seto’s fist (the one not on her wrist) clenched, and she understood why. The Nameless One’s tomb hadn’t been completed. No one thought that he would die so soon, so suddenly.

“The mummification process takes time. We will work on his tomb and make sure it is as grand as he was,” she said softly.

Finally, Seto let go of her and reached behind him. He tugged, and she heard a rip.

“Take my cloak,” he explained. “It’s longer. It will cover him better.”

She nodded and stood, going behind him and ripping the rest of the cloak off his shoulders with a strength she didn’t realize she had. Gently, she laid it on top of the Nameless One, tucking it under his form.

“I found a cart,” Seto said, “We can use it to get him back to the palace.”

She nodded, rising to her feet. They worked in quiet unity, attaching the cart to the horse’s reins with anything they could find, and slowly, carefully, Seto lifted the Nameless One into his arms, and it was in that moment that Azila realized how small he really was. Despite being the one human closest to the gods, despite wielding the strongest magic Egypt had, he was still just… a teenager. The same age she had been when Master Asim had granted her the powers of the Bracelet.

“What about his knife?” Seto asked.

“Keep it with him. Master Asim can decide what to do with it,” she replied, getting on her mare and gently stroking her mane. “We need to go back to the palace.”

“About Asim… can we trust him with - with this task?” Seto questioned as they rode the long, painful distance back to where Azila already knew celebrations were taking place. “This is the body of a king, after all.”

“Master Asim oversaw Pharaoh Aknamkanon’s journey to the afterlife. It’s only right that he oversees his son’s too.”

Seto stared ahead. “He just… he just threw this at me. I never anticipated I would be the pharaoh of Egypt. I don’t want this.”

“It was his last wish, Seto, and you are the closest heir to the throne than any of us,” Azila pointed out, then sighed. “Egypt cannot afford a fight for the throne either. Not after everything we just went through.”

Seto blinked and looked over at her with a sigh. “I know. Do you really believe what he said will come to pass? About his soul being able to recover from what he did?”

Azila forced her gaze to remain steady with his. “Yes, of course I do.”

Believing otherwise just hurt too bad.

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The Nameless One’s tomb was as decorated as it could be, with his name erased from history. Stories of his life decorated the walls, his name etched out of every spot they could find.

He was still great, still glorious, and despite the name issue, he deserved the greatest journey to the afterlife they could give him… even if that journey was to take years rather than mere days or months.

The burial chamber was filled with the usual food, drink, his organs, dolls decorated like those they’d already lost, and like themselves, to be at his side when his soul returned.

Mana had also insisted on adding games, and they did so. Senet, Mehen, Hounds and Jackals… every game they could think of, they placed with the Nameless One.

There was just one last thing to do.

“Needles, invisible ink, the shadow pit, the monster bridge…” Mana said, glancing into the depths of the tomb again. “You’re sure this is everything you wanted?”

Seto’s gaze remained faraway, in the direction of the burial chamber, where the Nameless One’s body and the puzzle rested. “Yes. We cannot allow this to be an ordinary tomb after all. Not while his soul is still shattered in that puzzle with Zorc.”

“Very well. Are you ready for the magic to be cast?”

Azila took a deep breath. After so many days of planning and watching the builders work themselves to the bone, the Nameless One would finally be sealed in his tomb, all alone until that fateful day when someone would be able to free him from his fate, and he would advance to the Field of Reeds.

Seto nodded once. “Do it, Mana.”

Mana nodded and raised her scepter, uttering the magical incantation for the shadow pit and the monsters.

Azila could feel the ka building, the spirits of the monsters and the shadows growling and groaning, as if begging someone to come through and feed them.

A shudder ran through her.

The Nameless Pharaoh’s Shadow Game had begun.

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Strong's Concordance #2092 zaham: to be foul, rancid, loathsome, dirty, filthy Original Word: זָהַם

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Strong's Concordance #2844 chath: crushed; also afraid; abstractly, terror, broken, dismayed, dread, fear, hat. Original Word: חַת

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TANAKH (Jewish Publication Society, Hebrew-English) Page 125: Exodus 7:5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the lord, when I stretch out My hand over Egypt and bring out the Israelites from their midst."

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TANAKH (Jewish Publication Society, Hebrew-English) Page 1775: Ecclesiastes 7:5 It is better to listen to a wise man's reproof than to listen to the praise of fools.

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Strong's Concordance #2447 chaklili: to be dull, dulled, reddish Original Word: חַכְלִיל

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Strong's Concordance #1661 Gath: "wine press," a Philistine city Original Word: גַּת

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Strong's Concordance #8 obed: destruction, to perish, lost Original Word: אֹבֵד

Figure 8… Luke 2:21 On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived.

Luke 9:27 “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Kingdom of God.” Luke 9:28 About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray.

1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit. 1 Peter 3:19 After being made alive, he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits— 1 Peter 3:20 to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water, 1 Peter 3:21 and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 1 Peter 3:22 who has gone into heaven and is at God’s right hand—with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him.

Strong's Concordance #2208 zaqun: old age Original Word: זָקֻ

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Desperately do not want Haitham to be the reincarnation of King Deshret like look me in the eyes and tell me fr that an Egyptian inspired ruler was reborn as a pale ass man

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Egyptology professor J. Fr. Quack on Herodotus’ Egyptian sources and “precise knowledge” of the Egyptian realities and traditions (text in French with translation to English)

“ Remarques finales

En somme, les études actuelles montrent bien qu’apparaissent de plus en plus de parallèles entre les récits d’Hérodote et la documentation démotique égyptienne, aussi bien pour les traditions concernant l’histoire de l’Egypte que pour la section “ethnographique”. La question spécifique des sources devrait devenir plus claire grâce à cet apport. Hérodote se réfère souvent à ce qu’il a entendu des prêtres égyptiens 96. Les textes démotiques que j’ai présentés ici proviennent largement d’un milieu de prêtres, comme le montrent assez clairement les papyrus de Tebtynis. Cela montre aussi à l’évidence que les traditions sur le passé égyptien et les hauts faits des héros, que l’on a souvent qualifiés de “ folkloriques” 97, ont une base solide dans les récits qui circulaient parmi les prêtres de l’Egypte tardive. Et là où le récit d’Hérodote nous semble étrange, s’agissant des anecdotes sur les rois égyptiens ou leur ordre de succession, il serait approprié d’imputer cette étrangeté moins aux erreurs et mécompréhensions de l’historien grec ou aux fantaisies de guides incultes qu’ aux confusions qui se sont déjà produites pendant la longue transmission de la culture égyptienne. Qu’Hérodote soit quand même aussi capable de modifier certains détails pour mieux les faire s’accorder à ses propres manières de pensée est indiscutable, mais ne peut aucunement changer l’image globale: Hérodote montre une connaissance si précise des traditions et réalités égyptiennes qu’il est difficile de ne pas admettre la réalité de la visite en Egypte du “père de l’histoire”. L’ “école des menteurs 98”, qui nie cette visite, se trouve donc formellement démentie. Ainsi la tradition de recherche qui voit dans les rapports d’Hérodote avec les peuples étrangers surtout un mirroir mettant en relief leur altérité vis-à-vis les Grecs, sans assez prendre en compte les réalités 99, s’avère inadéquate pour traiter la complexité de l’oeuvre de l’historien d’Halicarnasse.”

[ Final Remarks

In summary, the current studies show well that more and more parallels appear between Herodotus’ narrative and the Egyptian demotic documentation, for both the traditions on the history of Egypt and the “ethnographic” section. The specific question about the sources should become clearer thanks to this contribution. Herodotus often refers to what he has heard from Egyptian priests 96. The demotic texts that I have presented here originate largely from a priestly milieu, as it is showed clearly enough in the papyri of Tebtynis. This makes also abundantly clear that the traditions on the Egyptian past and the exploits of the heroes, which have often been characterized as “folkloric” 97, have a solid basis in the stories circulating among the priests of Late Egypt. And where Herodotus’ narrative seems to us strange, concerning the anecdotes on the Egyptian kings or their order of succession, it would be appropriate to impute this strangeness less to the errors and misunderstandings of the Greek historian or to the fancies of uncultured guides than to the confusions which had been already produced during the long transmission of the Egyptian culture. Although it is undeniable that Herodotus is capable of modifying certain details in order to make them agree with his own way of thinking, this can by no means change the overall picture: Herodotus shows such a precise knowledge of the Egyptian traditions and realities that it is difficult to not admit the reality of the visit to Egypt of the “father of history”. The “Liar school” 98 which denies this visit is explicitly refuted. Also the tradition of research which sees above all in the relations of Herodotus with foreign peoples a miror effect putting into relief their otherness in comparison to the Greeks, without taking enough into account the realities 99, is proved to be inadequate to deal with the complexity of the work of the historian from Halicarnassus.]

J-Fr. Quack “Quelques apports récents des études démotiques à la compréhension du Livre II d’ Hérodote” (”Some recent contributions of the demotic studies to the understanding of Book II of Herodotus”) in L.Coulon- P. Giovannelli-Jouanna- F. Kimmel-Clauzet (editors) Hérodote et l'Égypte. Regards croisés sur le Livre II de l'Enquête d'Hérodote, Actes de la journée d’étude organisée à la Maison de l’Orient et de la Méditerranée – Lyon, le 10 mai 2010. Lyon : Maison de l'Orient et de la Méditerranée Jean Pouilloux, 2013, available on https://www.persee.fr/doc/mom_0151-7015_2013_act_51_1_2256

Joachim Friedrich Quack is German Egyptologist and Demotic language specialist, professor of Egyptology at the University of Heidelberg. Among his works, we should mention his edition (with Kim Ryholt) of the papyri of Tebtynis and of other texts of demotic literature.

#herodotus #ancient greek classics #ancient egypt #egyptology #joachim friedrich quack

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Divinum Pacis’s Reference Guide- UPDATED 2021

Let’s face it, schooling is expensive, and you can’t cram everything you want to know into 4+ years. It takes a lifetime (and then some). So if you’re like me and want to learn more, here’s an organized list of some books I find particularly insightful and enjoyable. NEW ADDITIONS are listed first under their respective sections. If you have any recommendations, send them in!

African Religions 🌍

African Myths & Tales: Epic Tales by Dr. Kwadwo Osei-Nyame Jnr

The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead: Prayers, Incantations, and Other Texts from the Book of the Dead by E.A. Wallis Budge

Prayer in the Religious Traditions of Africa by Aylward Shorter (a bit dated but sentimental)

The Holy Piby: The Black Man’s Bible by Shepherd Robert Athlyi Rogers

The Altar of My Soul: The Living Traditions of Santeria by Marta Moreno Vega (autobiography of an Afro-Puerto Rican Santeria priestess)

African Religions: A Very Short Introduction by Jacob K. Olupona

Buddhism ☸

The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation by Thich Nhat Hanh

The Dhammapada by Eknath Easwaran (collection of Buddha’s sayings)

Liquid Life: Abortion and Buddhism in Japan by William R. LaFleur

The Tibetan Book of the Dead by John Baldock (the texts explained and illustrated)

Teachings of the Buddha by Jack Kornfield (lovely selection of Buddhist verses and stories)

Understanding Buddhism by Perry Schmidt-Leukel (great introductory text)

Essential Tibetan Buddhism by Robert Thurman (collection of select chants, prayers, and rituals in Tibetan traditions)

Christianity ✝️

The Story of Christianity Volume 1: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation by Justo L. Gonzales

The Story of Christianity Volume 2: The Reformation to Present Day by Justo L. Gonzales

By Heart: Conversations with Martin Luther's Small Catechism by R. Guy Erwin, etc.

Introducing the New Testament by Mark Allen Powell

Who’s Who in the Bible by Jean-Pierre Isbouts (really cool book, thick with history, both Biblical and otherwise)

Synopsis of the Four Gospels (RSV) by Kurt Aland (shows the four NT gospels side by side, verse by verse for easy textual comparison)

Behold Your Mother by Tim Staples (Catholic approach to the Virgin Mary)

Mother of God: A History of the Virgin Mary by Miri Rubin (anthropological and historical text)

Systematic Theology by Thomas P. Rausch

Orthodox Dogmatic Theology by Fr. Michael Romazansky (Eastern Orthodox Christianity)

Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska (very spiritual)

The Names of God by George W. Knight (goes through every name and reference to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in the Bible)

Icons and Saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church by Alfredo Tradigo (for those who like art history AND religion)

The Orthodox Veneration of the Mother of God by St. John Maximovitch (the Orthodox approach to the Virgin Mary)

East Asian Religions ☯️

Shinto: A History by Helen Hardacre

Tao Te Ching by Chad Hansen (a beautiful, illustrated translation)

The Analects by Confucius

Tao Te Ching by Stephen Mitchell

Shinto: The Kami Way by Sokyo Ono (introductory text)

Understanding Chinese Religions by Joachim Gentz (discusses the history and development of Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism in China)

Taoism: An Essential Guide by Eva Wong (pretty much everything you need to know on Taoism)

European (various)

Iliad & Odyssey by Homer, Samuel Butler, et al.

Tales of King Arthur & The Knights of the Round Table by Thomas Malory, Aubrey Beardsley, et al.

Early Irish Myths and Sagas by Jeffrey Gantz

The Prose Edda: Norse Mythology by Snorri Sturluson and Jesse L. Byock

Mythology by Edith Hamilton (covers Greek, Roman, & Norse mythology)

The Nature of the Gods by Cicero

Dictionary of Mythology by Bergen Evans

Gnosticism, Mysticism, & Esotericism

The Gnostic Gospels: Including the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary Magdalene (Sacred Texts) by Alan Jacobs and Vrej Nersessian

The Kybalion by the Three Initiates (Hermeticism)

The Freemasons: The Ancient Brotherhood Revealed by Michael Johnstone

Alchemy & Mysticism by Alexander Roob (Art and symbolism in Hermeticism)

The Gnostics: Myth, Ritual, and Diversity in Early Christianity by David Brakke

What Is Gnosticism? Revised Edition by Karen L. King

The Essence of the Gnostics by Bernard Simon

The Essential Mystics: Selections from the World’s Great Wisdom Traditions by Andrew Harvey (covers Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Greek, Hindu, Buddhist, and Taoist traditions)

The Secret Teachings of All Ages by Manly P. Hall (huge book on esoteric and occult religions)

Freemasonry for Dummies by Christopher Hodapp

Hinduism 🕉

The Ramayana by R.K. Narayan

7 Secrets of Vishnu by Devdutt Pattanaik (all about Vishnu’s various avatars)

7 Secrets of the Goddess by Devdutt Pattanaik (all about Hindu goddesses, myths and symbolism)

Hinduism by Klaus K. Klostermaier (good introductory text)

Bhagavad Gita As It Is by Srila Prabhupada (trans. from a religious standpoint)

The Mahabharata, parts 1 & 2 by Ramesh Menon (super long but incredibly comprehensive)

The Upanishads by Juan Mascaro (an excellent introductory translation)

In Praise of the Goddess by Devadatta Kali (the Devi Mahatmya with English & Sanskrit texts/explanations of texts)

Beyond Birth and Death by Srila Prabhupada (on death & reincarnation)

The Science of Self-Realization by Srila Prabhupada

Krishna: The Beautiful Legend of God (Srimad Bhagavatam) by Edwin F. Bryant (totally gorgeous translation)

The Perfection of Yoga by Srila Prabhupada (about “actual” yoga)

Islam ☪️

The Handy Islam Answer Book by John Renard (a comprehensive guide to all your questions)

The Illustrated Rumi by Philip Dunn, Manuela Dunn Mascetti, & R.A. Nicholson (Sufi poetry)

Islam and the Muslim World by Mir Zohair Husain (general history of Islam)

The Quran: A Contemporary Understanding by Safi Kaskas (Quran with Biblical references in the footnotes for comparison)

Essential Sufism by Fadiman & Frager (select Sufi texts)

Psychological Foundation of the Quran, parts 1, 2, & 3 by Muhammad Shoaib Shahid

Hadith by Jonathan A.C. Brown (the history of Hadith and Islam)

The Story of the Quran, 2nd ed. by Ingrid Mattson (history and development of the Quran)

The Book of Hadith by Charles Le Gai Eaton (a small selection of Hadith)

The Holy Quran by Maulana Muhammad Ali (Arabic to English translation, the only translation I’ve read cover-to-cover)

Mary and Jesus in the Quran by Abdullah Yusuf’Ali

Blessed Names and Attributes of Allah by A.R. Kidwai (small, lovely book)

Jainism & Sikhi

Understanding Jainism by Lawrence A. Babb

The Jains (The Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices) by Paul Dundas

The Forest of Thieves and the Magic Garden: An Anthology of Medieval Jain Stories by Phyllis Granoff

A History of the Sikhs, Volume 1: 1469-1839 (Oxford India Collection) by Khushwant Singh

Sikhism: A Very Short Introduction by Eleanor Nesbitt

Judaism ✡

Hebrew-English Tanakh by the Jewish Publication Society

Essential Judaism by George Robinson (this is THE book if you’re looking to learn about Judaism)

The Talmud: A Selection by Norman Solomon

Judaism by Dan & Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok (introductory text)

The Jewish Study Bible, 2nd edition by the Jewish Publication Society (great explanations of passages)

The Hebrew Goddess by Raphael Patai

Native American

God is Red: A Native View of Religion, 30th Anniversary Edition by Vine Deloria Jr. , Leslie Silko, et al.

The Wind is My Mother by Bear Heart (Native American spirituality)

American Indian Myths and Legends by Erdoes & Ortiz

The Sacred Wisdom of the Native Americans by Larry J. Zimmerman

Paganism, Witchcraft & Wicca

Magic in the Roman World: Pagans, Jews and Christians (Religion in the First Christian Centuries) 1st Edition by Naomi Janowitz

The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation: Including the Demotic Spells: 2nd Edition by Hans Dieter Betz

Wicca for Beginners: Fundamentals of Philosophy & Practice by Thea Sabin

The Path of a Christian Witch by Adelina St. Clair (the author’s personal journey)

Aradia: Gospel of the Witches by C.G. Leland

The Anthropology of Religion, Magic, & Witchcraft, 3rd ed. by Rebecca L. Stein

Paganism: An Introduction to Earth-Centered Religions by Joyce & River Higginbotham

Christopaganism by Joyce & River Higginbotham

Whispers of Stone by Tess Dawson (on Modern Canaanite Paganism)

Social ☮

Tears We Cannot Stop (A Sermon to White America) by Eric Michael Dyson (concerning racism)

Comparative Religious Ethics by Christine E. Gudorf

Divided by Faith by Michael O. Emerson (on racism and Christianity in America)

Problems of Religious Diversity by Paul J. Griffiths

Not in God’s Name by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks (on religious terrorism)

The Sacred and the Profane by Mircea Eliade (difficult but worthwhile read)

World Religions 🗺

Understanding World Religions by Len Woods (approaches world religions from a Biblical perspective)

Living Religions, 9th ed. by Mary Pat Fisher (introductory textbook)

The Norton Anthology of World Religions: Hinduism, Buddhism & Daoism by Jack Miles, etc.

The Norton Anthology of World Religions: Judaism, Christianity, & Islam by Jack Miles, etc.

Zoroastrians: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices by Mary Boyce

The Baha’i Faith by Moojan Momen (introductory text)

Saints: The Chosen Few by Manuela Dunn-Mascetti (illustrated; covers saints from Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and more)

The Great Transformation by Karen Armstrong (the evolutionary history of some of the world’s greatest religions)

Roman Catholics and Shi’i Muslims: Prayer, Passion, and Politics by James A. Bill (a comparison of the similarities between Catholicism & Shi’a Islam)

God: A Human History by Reza Aslan (discusses the evolution of religion, specifically Abrahamic and ancient Middle Eastern traditions)

A History of God by Karen Armstrong (similar to Aslan’s book but much more extensive)

The Perennial Dictionary of World Religions by Keith Crim

#religion #world religions #reference #judaism #christianity #islam #hinduism #buddhism #jainism #sikhism #paganism #witchcraft #wicca #library #divinum-pacis

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