Looking arround at a mythological nameing site i found nefertem today, also added my own, and marduks for good measure ;) :
Nefertem
An ancient Egyptian god identified with the lotus, but he also personified some form of the morning sun. Nefertem is usually represented as a man with a cluster of lotus flowers upon his head, but sometimes he has the head of a lion. In the little faïence figures of him, which are so common, he stands upon the back of a lion. He represents the sun-god in the legend which made him burst forth from a lotus, for in the pyramid of Unas the king is said: "Rise like Nefer-Temu from the lotus (lily) to the nostrils of Ra" and to "come forth on the horizon every day."
Bastet
Bastet was originally portrayed as either a wild desert cat or as a lioness, and only became associated with the domesticated feline around 1000 BCE. She was commonly paired with Sakhmet, the lion-headed goddess of Memphis, Wadjet, and Hathor. Bastet was the "Daughter of Ra", a designation that placed her in the same ranks as such goddesses as Maat and Tefnut. Additionally, Bastet was one of the "Eyes of Ra", the title of an "avenger" god who is sent out specifically to lay waste to the enemies of Egypt and her gods.
Marduk
According to Enuma Elish, an ancient epic poem of creation, Marduk defeated Tiamat and Kingu, the dragons of chaos, and thereby gained supreme power. Acknowledged as the creator of the universe and of humankind, the god of light and life, and the ruler of destinies, he rose to such eminence that he claimed 50 titles. Eventually, he was called simply Bel, meaning "Lord."
A nice one Bastet.
For other peeps type at Google:
Define:
Daedalus come in two description:
1. The savior of the SoG members that defeats all evil at Azeroth and beyond......
2. (Greek mythology) an Athenian inventor who built the labyrinth of Minos; to escape the labyrinth he fashioned wings for himself and his son Icarus. Also convicted of murded (didn't knew hord killing was illegal)
Well mine has some verry different meanings around the world apparently.
Differing from "the destroyer of the world" to "heroic warrior".
QuoteIn Egypt the wolf was seen as the guardian of the underworld and as god of death. The earliest East-Indian legends described the wolf as deceitful and evil, and Christianity went even further and set the wolf equal to the devil.
QuoteIndo-European mythology generally describes the wolf as being of demonic origin. In the Edda, the ancient Icelandic sagas, for example, the wolf is the symbol of mysterious powers: Odin, the god of war and death, was accompanied by two wolves; it was a wolf, Fenrir, that played an important role in the destruction of the world; two wolves chased sun and moon and at the end of the world they catch up on their prey
QuoteThe word "wolf" itself has a very negative meaning: The Swedish and Norwegian term for wolf is varg, in Icelandic vargr, which not only means wolf but also is used for a wicked person. The Gothic word vargs (warg in Old High German, warc in Middle High German, verag in Anglo-Saxon) stands for murderer, strangler, outlaw, and evil spirit. The verdict "thou art a warg" declared the culprit an outlaw. Those people were banished forever from human society and were forced to live in the wild.
QuoteIn one of the early East-Indian legends for example, the wolf is described as a sympathetic and helpful animal. There are several legends telling about female wolves nursing children, the most famous being the legend of Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. The Mongols viewed themselves as "sons of the blue wolf", descended through Genghis Khan from a mythical wolf that came down from heaven. For the Romans the wolf was the symbol of the god of war. Connecting the wolf with war and death was not meant in a deprecatory way, it rather referred to the death of a big warrior or chief, and warriors have been called raging wolves, so there has also been something heroic about the wolf, which could also explain the numerous personal names connected with the word wolf.
This last one could fit a Druid ;)
Padding = Paddington = The cuddley bear
Why pretend to be someone else?
Never see paddington with a Tier 2 helmet....try to hide something Padd? :D
Ye Bastet, that sounds about right :)
All of my characters except 2 or 3 of them are named after some kind of mythological figures..
Ill give some examples :D :
Legba (Nelf rogue): There are two of these, but I can only find the African boring one on the internet and that’s not the one I chose the name from, so Ill just be translating from the Danish mythological dictionary I have: Demonic Trickster figure by the Fon-people in Dahomey, who's being is characterised by change and transformation. He is considered to be the youngest son of Mawu and Lisa. The myths about him tell about incest, whoring, promiscuity and necrophilia. I his cult a girl representing Legba, is dancing around to the rhythms of the Legba-drum and holds in one hand a wooden fallos (a little wooden figure) with which she either masturbates with or uses to create the illusion of an intercourse with a female spectator. Legba is depicted with an over dimensioned or erected male organ. :P
Livtraser (gnome mage): From Nordic mythology, the only man who survives Ragnarok (judgement day). His wife is Liv. They survive in Hoddmimers forest by drinking the morningdew. All future earthen life will descent from them.
Nergal (troll hunter)(Marduk as an alt of the same name): Nergal is an ancient Sumero-Babylonian deity and the god of the netherworld, where he rules with his consort Ereshkigal. He is an evil god who brings war, pestilence, fever and devastation. He is sometimes regarded as representing the sinister aspect of the sun god Shamash. He is the subject of an Akkadian poem which describes his translation from heaven to the underworld. The foremost center of his cult was the city Kuthu. His attributes are the club
Kotar (orc hunter): (Caananite, Phoenician, and Ugaritic) Patron of smiths, smithcraft, and metalwork. By extension, He was also regarded as Patron of arts and sciences generally, as well as architecture and engineering. Finally, he was understood to be the Patron of Magick, and the creator of Magickal incantations. In this last regard, He was also identified as the inventor of poetry. He was said to be the builder of the homes of the Gods and the provider of their weapons and tools. Originally, his forge was said to be located in Crete, but in later times he became synchretized with the Egyptian Ptah to a degree, and in that role he was said to be located at Memphis.
Have some others aswell, but can't be TANGO'd to write about all of em :)
sheepy = damn self explanetry really.
nice and fluffy but anoy me enough and ull find out i do have teeth
Manny = Mammut from ice age.
Asheera 60 lock = dreamed name
Heironeus 60 pala = some law god
Daksjaa 42 rogue = randomly hit the keyboard and the name popped out :P
Ahmarhielle 20 hunter = i wanted something hard to type like elven names
Muccho 20 shammy = cow in italian is Mucca
i also have a lvl 20 priest i'll guild in SoG someday who has my GF name
Dajo = Started in BrEeZeR Era
Dj Djazzy (D)Jeff [Fresh Prince of Bell Air] >Joey > Dj Djazzy Djo > DaJowie > Dajo
Voila, no god.
Tho......
QuoteIn 1947 a Dutchman, Mirin Dajo, demonstrated to audiences in the Corso Theatre in Zurich, that he could allow an assistant to plunge a fencing foil right through his body, even through vital organs, without any apparent harm. Dajo did not bleed at the removal of the foil, and only a faint red line marked where the foil had pierced.
A Swiss doctor, Hans Naegeli-Osjord, hearing of Dajo's alleged wild talent, induced him to allow scientific investigation of what happened when he was pierced. In the Zurich Cantonal hospital many people, including doctor Naegeli-Osjord, doctor Werner Brunner, the chief of surgery at the hospital, and a number of other doctors, students, and journalist observed and reported on the experiment.
In front of them Dajo stripped to the waist and after spending some time in meditation, had his assistant once more plunge the steel through him. This should have damaged vital organs, but there was no apparent harm, although the witnesses were shocked. Dajo was then asked to allow an x-ray to be taken with the rapier still in place. He agreed, walked to the x ray theatre with the foil still in place. The result of the x-ray undeniably showed Dajo was pierced through vital organs. At a later date Dajo was again examined by scientists in Basel, and this time allowed the doctors themselves to pierce him. Each time there was no apparent harm.
I didnt try that yet..
Adularena: The name of a new hero that will define what is brave and heroic for all ages to come. This is a name of a hero that does not need the blessing of a powerful god or ancient hero. Adularena, the hero that will be remembered for her sly smile, voluptious breasts and the neverending backstabbing of ppl that doesnt show up at Guildmeets.
QuoteOriginally posted by Adularena@Jul 6 2006, 06:40 PM
nd the neverending backstabbing of ppl that doesnt show up at Guildmeets.[post=135725]Quoted post[/post]
hear hear
:worship:
QuoteOriginally posted by Adularena@Jul 6 2006, 04:40 PM
and the neverending backstabbing of ppl that doesnt show up at Guildmeets.
[post=135725]Quoted post[/post]
:yell: face of Addy while bstabbing one of those raidwasters !!!
my hero !!! :clap:
QuoteOriginally posted by sheepy@Jul 6 2006, 12:36 PM
sheepy = damn self explanetry really.
nice and fluffy but anoy me enough and ull find out i do have teeth
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sheepy = damn nice shoarma soon :P
lu·mi·nance (lū'mə-nəns) pronunciation
n.
1. The condition or quality of being luminous.
2. Physics. The intensity of light per unit area of its source.
3. Nickname for Richard: German, and Czech. The first or given name Richard comes from the Germanic elements 'ric' (meaning power, rule, leader) and 'hard' (meaning brave, hardy, strong). It can thus be interpreted to mean strong ruler, brave leader, firm rule or any of many similar variations. It was brought to the United Kingdom by the Normans. It has enjoyed continuous popularity to the present day, strongly influenced by the fact that it was borne by three kings of England
Cognates.
Irish Gaelic: Ristéard. Scottish Gaelic: Ruiseart. Welsh: Rhisiart. Italian: Riccardo. Spanish: Ricardo. Low German: Ri©kert. Scandinavian: Rikard. Polish: Ryszard.
Short forms. English: Rick, Dick (often controversial), Rich
Pet forms. English: Ricky, Rickie; Dicky, Dickie; Richie
OneAngel- I play Counter-Strike with dMw with the name DarkAngel (from the tv series) and that name is taken so i change to oneangel :)
Excruciate- Fitting for a warlock i thought :)Pain aggony
Neff: Pwner off all, often seen in gnomeform. Pigtailed gnome known to be afk. This is just because this goddes sleeps alot.
Well, the spelling is a little off, (mjolnir -- Mjolner), though it differs..
- Common Danish : Mjølner
- (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faroese_language)Faroese: Mjølnir
- Icelanidc and German: Mjölnir
- Norwegian: Mjølner
- Swedish: Mjölner
QuoteMjolnir is the most fearsome weapon in the arsenal of the Norse pantheon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantheon_%28gods%29) and is used to slay any challengers to Æsir (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86sir) supremacy. While referred to as a club, an axe, and a hammer, Mjolnir was thought to be capable of toppling giants and entire mountains with a single blow. [2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mjolner#_note-1) Legend surrounding the war hammer’s origins vary: some relate that 'The Black Elves', or dwarves (that live under the ground where the roots of Yggdrasil being to form, in Svartalfheimr; svartalf being a dark alf, or dark elf, or dwarf), Sindri and Brokk made it at the behest of the calculating Loki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loki); other tales contend that it descended to earth as a meteorite. Consequently, many Norse pagans believed that lightning strikes were a manifestation of Mjolnir on earth.
QuoteWhile Thor possessed a formidable chariot, belt, and iron gloves used to lift Mjolnir, Mjolnir is the focal point of many of Thor's adventures.
Quote"...He(Thor) would be able to strike as firmly as he wanted, whatever his aim, and the hammer would never fail, and if he threw it at something, it would never miss and never fly so far from his hand that it would not find its way back, and when he wanted, it would be so small that it could be carried inside his tunic."
..And my IRL name is Thor.. :clap:
Quote from: Asheera:yell: face of Addy while bstabbing one of those raidwasters !!!
my hero !!! :clap:
I think Addy meant those that didn't show up on guild
meets, not raids Ash...
Which makes you one of 'em :tongue:
Quote from: ThrebrilithI think Addy meant those that didn't show up on guildmeets, not raids Ash...
Which makes you one of 'em :tongue:
Well isn't it better being backstabbed by your hero than someone else?
Quote from: NefertemWell isn't it better being backstabbed by your hero than someone else?
why no1 thought i wanted a dagger in my arse? :lmfao:
Bob was right for some random reason i miss read what Addy said :blink:
he's not my hero anymore :thumbsdown: giv a raidwasters killer kkthxbye :yell:
I knew you took it up the pipe Ash!:whistle:
err no tthanks that's not what i meant <_<