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Subject:	Re: possible translations (was "Re: New pictures of my Black Falcons")
Newsgroups:	lugnet.castle
Date:	Wed, 5 Apr 2000 20:17:29 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Jeff Johnston writes: > On the other hand, "-mancy" comes from the Greek "mantis" or prophet*, • <snip> > * - which, interestingly enough, is also related to "mania" or madness. > Tells you something about what the Greeks thought of prophets... LOL... I love the Greek mythologies but the one thing I don't get is: The citizens all believed in the prophets, so why the heck did they think they could change what the prophets said would happen?! (e.g. Titan and Zues, Oedipus and his Father, and zillions of others :-) -Shiri

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		Re: possible translations (was "Re: New pictures of my Black Falcons")
(...) Hubris? 8) The belief that by knowing the future they will be able to change it? Actually, it's kind of interesting to think that, for example, the whole Oedipus thing happened because his father knew of the prophecy and reacted the way he (...) (25 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)

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		Re: possible translations (was "Re: New pictures of my Black Falcons")
(...) Well, a druid was originally (before D&D got ahold of it) a Celtic priest/wise man. The whole "treehugging nature guy" stuff was invented by Gygax. (Read some of the Irish tales to get a better idea of what druids really did - I highly (...) (25 years ago, 5-Apr-00, to lugnet.castle)

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