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)Lasthowl wrote:Only the "Lyc" part refers to wolves in "Lycanthrope." The remainer is "Anthrope," or human.
You got it pretty close.Calypso Blue wrote:Actually, King Lycan or in some cases Lycaon, upset the gods, by serving human flesh to one of them in a sacrifice.. I cant remember which god it was. As punishment he was turned into a wolf. Now I've also heard that it was supposedly just for 'eating' human flesh. But It's not what I remember.
That's "lichen," which is a fungus + photosynthetic symbiote, not a moss, which is a kind of non-vascular true plant.TakeWalker wrote:Lycaon aside, I've hated the word 'lycan' since Underworld first came out. To explain, close your eyes, don't think about the word, and just say it. Lycan. It's green stuff that grows on trees, and that's what I hear every time they say it. "The lycans are our enemies." "What, you guys fight moss?" It's silly.
On the one hand, the tale of King Lycaon could very well have originated in Athens, as a way of propaganda, in that, the Spartans were primitive savages who still offered up human sacrifices to the Gods.Mr_Lycos wrote:Lycaon was a king of Sparta.
Lycos = wolf
Anthros = Man
Anthropomorphic = In the shape of man
They're not pronounced the same.TakeWalker wrote:Exactly. I just didn't say 'lichen' to point out the fact that they're pronounced exactly the same.
That was it! Thank you! I wanted to know, because after reading a book they called wererats and such lycans and it made me wonder why... lycans usually being wolves and all...ChaosWolf wrote:You got it pretty close.Calypso Blue wrote:Actually, King Lycan or in some cases Lycaon, upset the gods, by serving human flesh to one of them in a sacrifice.. I cant remember which god it was. As punishment he was turned into a wolf. Now I've also heard that it was supposedly just for 'eating' human flesh. But It's not what I remember.
Lycaon had a special guest at a grand dinner once, who claimed no matter what it was or how it was seasoned, that he could tell what sort of meat was in a dish. Lycaeon was certain he could tell the taste of 'common' meats like deer and pig and beef and such, so he, being an utter bastard, had one of his slave-boys killed and cooked, then served to the guest, just to really test his skills.
However, this guest was really Zeus in disguise, and he knew what Lycaeon had done the moment he first tasted the meat. Now, a god is forbidden to consume mortal flesh, so it was this deception that led to Lycaeon being transformed into a mangy hound as punishment for both killing an innocent boy and serving human flesh to a god.
Later retellings of the story would lay the blame for the boy being in the stewpot on the chef, and the clueless Lycaeon's punishment being him turned into a wolf, but the reason for these changes is uncertain.
ChaosWolf wrote:You got it pretty close.Calypso Blue wrote:Actually, King Lycan or in some cases Lycaon, upset the gods, by serving human flesh to one of them in a sacrifice.. I cant remember which god it was. As punishment he was turned into a wolf. Now I've also heard that it was supposedly just for 'eating' human flesh. But It's not what I remember.
Lycaon had a special guest at a grand dinner once, who claimed no matter what it was or how it was seasoned, that he could tell what sort of meat was in a dish. Lycaeon was certain he could tell the taste of 'common' meats like deer and pig and beef and such, so he, being an utter bastard, had one of his slave-boys killed and cooked, then served to the guest, just to really test his skills.
However, this guest was really Zeus in disguise, and he knew what Lycaeon had done the moment he first tasted the meat. Now, a god is forbidden to consume mortal flesh, so it was this deception that led to Lycaeon being transformed into a mangy hound as punishment for both killing an innocent boy and serving human flesh to a god.
Later retellings of the story would lay the blame for the boy being in the stewpot on the chef, and the clueless Lycaeon's punishment being him turned into a wolf, but the reason for these changes is uncertain.
No.greniar wrote: you are thinking of Pelops, tho his curse was to be near food and drink but to never be able to consume either
crap your right * i'm dased* thanks for the correctionApokryltaros wrote:No.greniar wrote: you are thinking of Pelops, tho his curse was to be near food and drink but to never be able to consume either
You're thinking of Tantalus, Pelops' father, who wanted to offer up the most precious thing he possessed to the Olympian Gods, in order to repay Them for inviting him to one of Their feasts.
So, he killed Pelops and served him as stew to the Gods.
Only Demeter partook of the stew, as she was still despondent about Persephone's marriage to Hades, and ate Pelops' shoulder.
The other Gods were horrified over Tantalus' blasphemy, and cast him into Tartarus, where he suffers from never ending thirst and hunger.
Then the Gods rescisutated Pelops and crafting a new shoulder out of ivory for him. Poseidon also had a *cough* relationship with Pelops while he was recovering in Olympus.
'Cause i just like to annoy you, *Throws duckie* actually it is because.......................I'll have to think of an interresting reasonVuldari wrote::Side Note: ...what's with all the reviving of ancient threads greniar?
I mean...I can understand two or three...and I appreciate that you are not duplicating threads that allready exist...but more than 10? That's a bit much.
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