What's your favorite mythological beast? - Page 2

Claenoic · 07-12-2002, 11:13 PM

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Originally posted by Erawyn
those horse eagle things

I believe you're talking about the pegasus. Welcome to the 'Moot, Erawyn.

***Tessar*** · 07-12-2002, 11:16 PM

no a pegausus is a horse with wings.

he/she is talking about a gryphon.

UNICORN!!!! has ALWAYS been my fav!

Eruviel Greenleaf · 07-12-2002, 11:38 PM

Actually, the eagle/horse are hippogriffs.

Hippo=horse. Griff=I don't know, I assume something to do with eagles.

Mirahzi · 07-12-2002, 11:41 PM

IIRC, griffons (or gryphons, or gryffins, etc) were a cross between lions and eagles.

Cirdan · 07-12-2002, 11:42 PM

The Pegasus, definitely, for classical mythic beasts.

I like the brownie from Willow for movie incarnations (outside of LotR, of course).

The Great Eagles are my favorite JRRT beasts.

Eruviel Greenleaf · 07-13-2002, 01:22 AM

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Originally posted by Cirdan

I like the brownie from Willow for movie incarnations (outside of LotR, of course).

ooh, the brownies were really cool! I liked them

"This way!"
"No, that way!"
"You are drunk, and when you are drunk, you forget that I AM IN CHARGE! So which way do we go?"
"This way!"

er, not exact quote, but oh well.

Rána Eressëa · 07-13-2002, 02:39 AM

Gryphons! I absolutely love gryphons.

Arathorn · 07-13-2002, 03:56 AM

What's the typical size of gryphons? On some feature films like Jim Henson's The Story Teller, they're the size of a small house. In the Hallmark Channel's "Merlin" mini-series, they're the size of regular eagles.

Just wondering...

BTW, them Brownies from Willow are definitely real; except that the ones I know aren't that small enough to throw around.

The Ringbearer · 07-13-2002, 03:59 AM

I liked those brownies too!

I just watched Legend today so I'm for unicorns right now, but I also LOVE dragons (Smaug doesn't count cause' he was mean to the poor dwarves

), and hippogriffs. My fav LotR beastie is either Gwaihir and Co. or the Olog-hai.

Grey_Wolf · 07-13-2002, 07:14 AM

The Griffin, The Unicorn and perhaps even the Serpent.

I believe there was a huge wolf (Fenrisulven) in Nordic Mythology.

***azalea*** · 07-13-2002, 01:24 PM

My 5 favorite mythological beasts:

centaurs
mermaids (and men)
unicorns
pegasus
dragons

Rána Eressëa · 07-13-2002, 03:25 PM

The only kind of dragons I really liked were those from Dragonheart. Draco was awesome.

The Ringbearer · 07-13-2002, 10:50 PM

Aaaaahhhhhh. Draco.......

I was under the immpresion that centaurs didn't count as beasts. They can speak, and at least in Harry Potter, they could read the stars. Doesn't that make them "people"?

Claenoic · 07-14-2002, 04:22 AM

Oh I forgot, I like Huan from the Sil.

Cirdan · 07-14-2002, 06:08 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by The Ringbearer
I was under the immpresion that centaurs didn't count as beasts. They can speak, and at least in Harry Potter, they could read the stars. Doesn't that make them "people"?

Maybe, but would you want your sister to marry one?

Let's see 100% mythological and at least 50% beast... so, 75% "mythological beast"?

Brokehorn4000 · 07-14-2002, 10:55 AM

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Originally posted by The Ringbearer
Aaaaahhhhhh. Draco.......

Draco rocks! I wish the movie could've shown the other dragons though. I bet they would've been really cool too.

Brokehorn4000 · 07-14-2002, 11:14 AM

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Originally posted by samwise of the shire
I think you're right about that hobbit thing Brokenhorn. So what category would they fall under? Faeries? *shrugs shoulders*.

I don't know exactly what hobbits would fall under. But Faeries? Absolutely not!

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Originally posted by samwise of the shire
I dont have any unicorn stuff though, not even a statue. And it seems to me that faery and dragon stories are so much more cooler to read and write than unicorn stories. Most of the time unicorn stories deal with healing and I am DEFINANTLY not a healer.

Unicorns deal a lot with healing. I mean, they're nice, but dragons are much more exciting and interesting!

BeardofPants · 07-14-2002, 04:01 PM

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Originally posted by Brokehorn4000

I don't know exactly what hobbits would fall under. But Faeries? Absolutely not!

Hobbits are related to humans, so get any filthy ideas about placing them in the "mythological beast" section outta your heads.

afro-elf · 07-15-2002, 03:25 AM

Does Godzilla not that 1998 US garbage but the Japan garbage that I love

Katt_knome_hobbit · 07-15-2002, 05:50 PM

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Originally posted by The Ringbearer
I was under the immpresion that centaurs didn't count as beasts. They can speak, and at least in Harry Potter, they could read the stars. Doesn't that make them "people"?

If you had read "Magical Beasts and Where To Find Them" centaurs were given the right to be classified as people but they declined and are now in the beast catagory.

07-12-2002, 11:38 PM	#23
Eruviel Greenleaf Alcoholic Villain-Fancying Elf Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lyonesse Posts: 4,547	Actually, the eagle/horse are hippogriffs. Hippo=horse. Griff=I don't know, I assume something to do with eagles. __________________ Eruviel Greenleaf in a past life. "Whoever has come to understand the world has found only a corpse, and whoever has found a corpse is superior to the world." -The Gospel of Thomas SQUAWK!

07-12-2002, 11:41 PM	#24
Mirahzi Elf Lord Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,286	IIRC, griffons (or gryphons, or gryffins, etc) were a cross between lions and eagles. __________________ "For the less even as for the greater there is some deed that he may accomplish but once only; and in that deed his heart shall rest." - Fëanor

07-12-2002, 11:42 PM	#25
Cirdan Elf Lord of the Grey Havens Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somewhere else Posts: 2,381	The Pegasus, definitely, for classical mythic beasts. I like the brownie from Willow for movie incarnations (outside of LotR, of course). The Great Eagles are my favorite JRRT beasts. __________________ There exists a limit to the force even ther most powerful may apply without destroying themselves. Judging this limit is the true artistry of government. Misuse of power is the fatal sin. The law cannot be a tool of vengance, never a hostage, nor a fortification against the martyrs it has created. You cannot threaten any individual and escape the consequences. -Muad'dib on Law The Stilgar Commentary

07-13-2002, 03:56 AM	#28
Arathorn Bard of Mangled Songs Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: West of Middle Earth...oh alright...Manila Posts: 2,679	What's the typical size of gryphons? On some feature films like Jim Henson's The Story Teller, they're the size of a small house. In the Hallmark Channel's "Merlin" mini-series, they're the size of regular eagles. Just wondering... BTW, them Brownies from Willow are definitely real; except that the ones I know aren't that small enough to throw around. __________________ Power attracts the corruptible. Absolute power attracts the absolutely corruptible. -Missionaria Protectiva, Frank Herbert *Accio, Ash Nazg!* Elennuru s?la lúmenn' omentielvo* (The Death Star shines on the hour of our meeting) - Darth Arathorn Put aside the ranger... Start looking for Mumakil action figures...

07-13-2002, 03:59 AM	#29
The Ringbearer Elven Warrior Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Crickhollow in the summer, and Rivendell in the winter Posts: 397	I liked those brownies too! I just watched Legend today so I'm for unicorns right now, but I also LOVE dragons (Smaug doesn't count cause' he was mean to the poor dwarves ), and hippogriffs. My fav LotR beastie is either Gwaihir and Co. or the Olog-hai. __________________ 'Go away, and never come back!!' '......what?' 'But you're a part of this world! Aren't you?' Frodo lives!

07-12-2002, 11:16 PM	#22
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	no a pegausus is a horse with wings. he/she is talking about a gryphon. UNICORN!!!! has ALWAYS been my fav!

07-13-2002, 02:39 AM	#27
Rána Eressëa The Rogue Elf Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,722	Gryphons! I absolutely love gryphons.

07-13-2002, 07:14 AM	#30
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	The Griffin, The Unicorn and perhaps even the Serpent. I believe there was a huge wolf (Fenrisulven) in Nordic Mythology. Last edited by Grey_Wolf : 07-13-2002 at 07:24 AM.

07-13-2002, 01:24 PM	#31
*azalea* Long lost mooter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 3,342	My 5 favorite mythological beasts: centaurs mermaids (and men) unicorns pegasus dragons

07-13-2002, 03:25 PM	#32
Rána Eressëa The Rogue Elf Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,722	The only kind of dragons I really liked were those from Dragonheart. Draco was awesome.

07-13-2002, 10:50 PM	#33
The Ringbearer Elven Warrior Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Crickhollow in the summer, and Rivendell in the winter Posts: 397	Aaaaahhhhhh. Draco....... I was under the immpresion that centaurs didn't count as beasts. They can speak, and at least in Harry Potter, they could read the stars. Doesn't that make them "people"? __________________ 'Go away, and never come back!!' '......what?' 'But you're a part of this world! Aren't you?' Frodo lives!

07-14-2002, 04:22 AM	#34
Claenoic Queen of Prolonged, Unexplained Absences Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Texas. 'Nuff said. Posts: 556	Oh I forgot, I like Huan from the Sil. __________________ Very Biased Alternate Script (but it's funny!):Click here! FREAK RAIN!!!!!!!! O.o Queen of prolonged unexplained absences and long, loooong car rides. Well, hullo everyone. As you can see, I don't hang out here muchly anymore. There's a good reason for this. Y'see, I've been hanging out at a different chatboard called Cardboardia. So far, I've been havin' a blast. Not that I don't love the TLA, but the magic of Entmoot is lost on me. So, as soon as TLA ends, so will my existance here, probably. Who knows though? I might stay. Highly unlikely however. This is a good bye in advance, then. Unless you want to join me and my group of friends at Cardboardia. Cheers!

07-15-2002, 03:25 AM	#39
afro-elf Hoplite Nomad Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 3,931	Does Godzilla not that 1998 US garbage but the Japan garbage that I love __________________ About Eowyn, Does anyone know what her alias Dernhelm means? She was kown as dernhelm because of her exclaimation when she realized that the rider's headgear was heavy and obscured her sight. 'Dern Helm" Culled from Entmoot From Kirinski 57 and Wayfarer.

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