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[ooc: The Corporeal Beast and Ammut]
Aug. 5th, 2010 03:49 amThe idea just struck me.
The Spiritual/Corporeal Beast, who devours spirits and claws at the bounds of the Spirit world, vaguely fits the description of the Egyptian Demon/Godess Ammut who is part of the inspiration for the character Amascut. It is easy to imagine someone describing the form of the alien terror of the Beast by comparing it to the familiar earthly terrors of the desert and river. Head of a crocodile, mane and forepaws of a lion, and back of a hippopotamus.
This is ironic, since before the quest where the Spiritual Beast was revealed, many were speculating that it was Amascut who was slowly devouring the souls of the dead in the wilderness.
Could the Corporeal Beast be a remnant of Her divine power? A forgotten and abandoned "pet"?
The Spiritual/Corporeal Beast, who devours spirits and claws at the bounds of the Spirit world, vaguely fits the description of the Egyptian Demon/Godess Ammut who is part of the inspiration for the character Amascut. It is easy to imagine someone describing the form of the alien terror of the Beast by comparing it to the familiar earthly terrors of the desert and river. Head of a crocodile, mane and forepaws of a lion, and back of a hippopotamus.
This is ironic, since before the quest where the Spiritual Beast was revealed, many were speculating that it was Amascut who was slowly devouring the souls of the dead in the wilderness.
Could the Corporeal Beast be a remnant of Her divine power? A forgotten and abandoned "pet"?