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I just found out there are Unicorns in the bible!!
I can't begin to explain what this means to me because Unicorns were always in a separation of fantasy and religion when it comes to my stories. I have it in my head to not mix Fantasy with Beliefs...
So anyways I just had to make a comic out of it to kinda laugh at myself.
https://answersingenesis.org/bible-.....-in-the-bible/
I can't begin to explain what this means to me because Unicorns were always in a separation of fantasy and religion when it comes to my stories. I have it in my head to not mix Fantasy with Beliefs...
So anyways I just had to make a comic out of it to kinda laugh at myself.
https://answersingenesis.org/bible-.....-in-the-bible/
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Dude it's Scotland's national animal XD http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/h.....corn-1-2564399
From what I've read, the fact that unicorns are mentioned (FIVE TIMES) in the King James version of the bible is because the original translators fucked up a Hebrew word that was used to refer to wild ox elsewhere in the texts.
Dunno how Satyrs got in there but they're apparently in there as well!
Dunno how Satyrs got in there but they're apparently in there as well!
Yup. The septuagint translated rayem (aurochs) as monokeros (unicorn) in greek and the OT of the KJV is based on it. The serim in Isaiah being translated as satyrs are similar but cooler really. The arguments against it being a reference to pagan deities are hilariously stupid. "Oh, it's just goats that people were worshiping." Mmm, nope. If it were, it would've said goats in hebrew, not serim (hairy ones).
Unlike unicorns, aurochs really are extinct.
Unlike unicorns, aurochs really are extinct.
remember that most stories have been through many interpretations, and translations.
Some monk a mellinia ago could've been copying down a bible and gave examples of creatures that no longer existed and such.
The ancient Greeks invented unicorns after all, and they were adopted by european culture as rome spread knowlage of greek myths throught the world.
You want a real fun trip Alex, read Bead's History of England/Britian, where this 15th century monk mixes english folklore, greek mythology, and christian theology.
Also I'm a christian too ^,^ but ya gotta remember the bible is a tome copied and recopied and every group has left a mark on it. things get wierder the more you get into the old testament. You have to remember most of these people didn't see unicorns as myth, they believed they were real and present within god's creation.
you and I know pretty well otherwise, which is why it seems wierd. Some 10th century monk somewhere didn't know that.
Some monk a mellinia ago could've been copying down a bible and gave examples of creatures that no longer existed and such.
The ancient Greeks invented unicorns after all, and they were adopted by european culture as rome spread knowlage of greek myths throught the world.
You want a real fun trip Alex, read Bead's History of England/Britian, where this 15th century monk mixes english folklore, greek mythology, and christian theology.
Also I'm a christian too ^,^ but ya gotta remember the bible is a tome copied and recopied and every group has left a mark on it. things get wierder the more you get into the old testament. You have to remember most of these people didn't see unicorns as myth, they believed they were real and present within god's creation.
you and I know pretty well otherwise, which is why it seems wierd. Some 10th century monk somewhere didn't know that.
And the changes the church made sometimes to match the current politics.
That's what made Martin Luther's translation of the bible so dangerous. Neither the church as a whole, nor a local priest could sneak changes past the people.
Oh, and don't forget that the church took pagan holydays and turned them into their own when they could not simply forbid them.
A lot of myths have been included in the christian faith through this as well.
As for 10th century monks...
There is the story of a farmer that found something under one of his fields he could not explain. Of course he called the local pries to take a look at it. The priest said it were "Devil Lines" and may have had some story of the travel path of the devil, maybe dide some extra blessing and asked for a few more prrayers. Or maybe not.
In any case, a historian stumbled over the story and checked it up.
You want to know what these'Devil Lines'were? Leftover parts of an aqueduct from roman times that had been mostly torn down. At least the visible parts on the surface had been.
That's what made Martin Luther's translation of the bible so dangerous. Neither the church as a whole, nor a local priest could sneak changes past the people.
Oh, and don't forget that the church took pagan holydays and turned them into their own when they could not simply forbid them.
A lot of myths have been included in the christian faith through this as well.
As for 10th century monks...
There is the story of a farmer that found something under one of his fields he could not explain. Of course he called the local pries to take a look at it. The priest said it were "Devil Lines" and may have had some story of the travel path of the devil, maybe dide some extra blessing and asked for a few more prrayers. Or maybe not.
In any case, a historian stumbled over the story and checked it up.
You want to know what these'Devil Lines'were? Leftover parts of an aqueduct from roman times that had been mostly torn down. At least the visible parts on the surface had been.
If you want a rational explanation, there were a few travellers that came from africa and a few that travelled there and made it back alive. The Unicorn is simply a badly described or based on hear say of a rhino from such travellers. Add arabian horses into the mix of such travellogues and you quickly have a lot of confusing reports.
At least the romans (maybe people before as well) priced silk from china. They never knew the name of the land were the silk came from. They did not know the names of most of the lands the silk went through. Extremely few traders went the whole silk road and those that did probably spread a lot of misinformation. It would have been bad for business if a european merchant stumbled over the idea of importing silk themselves.
At least the romans (maybe people before as well) priced silk from china. They never knew the name of the land were the silk came from. They did not know the names of most of the lands the silk went through. Extremely few traders went the whole silk road and those that did probably spread a lot of misinformation. It would have been bad for business if a european merchant stumbled over the idea of importing silk themselves.
I rarely pay attention to the voice actors in animated movies. Also, when I first saw the Last Unicorn, it was in german, my native language. By now I've seen it in english, but my attention was on King Haggard, as Christopher Lee voiced not only the english, but also the german version. I'm telling you this, so you can understand how wide the smile was you gave me.
As it is, this one is funny, but adding the fact that that I just realized that Jeff Bridges voiced Prince Lir gave me a smile that began to hurt after five minutes and is still holding as I write this about ten minutes later. Thank you, thank you very much.
As it is, this one is funny, but adding the fact that that I just realized that Jeff Bridges voiced Prince Lir gave me a smile that began to hurt after five minutes and is still holding as I write this about ten minutes later. Thank you, thank you very much.
Yes but that in itself is a mistranslation or misinterpertation of the original French word of that of the unicorn's horn. Which got to be said as the alicorn from the beast's head. How that got mixed in to become the name of a winged unicorn I can't exactly recall at the moment.
based on description, I think the biblical unicorn was actually a Rhino, the behemoth might also have just been an elephant too...Basically you take some overly flowery language and an exaggerated description, pile on a few millennia of translation errors, and boom, mythical creature.
Thought you'd enjoy.
A lot of ancient monsters can actually be attributed to misinterpretation of either real world or extinct animals.
As note, the rhino is the main culprit for the unicorn due to ancient texts describing it as being a foul tempered animal that will charge anything with little provocation and a hide impervious to most arrows and spears - the horse with the goat horn is actually a (relatively) modern interpretation of what it looks like.
For example, the griffin was just a case of mistaken identity of a dinosaur fossil, the Greek "Amazon cemetery" is also a dinosaur fossil field while marine mammals such as seals are suspected to be the ancient mermaids sailors saw.
Let's also not forget that animals which we thought were fantastic were later proven real, with the giant squid, long thought to be a creature of myth, having been discovered and confirmed just in the past few years, while I'm sure the first reports of the platypus were met with "How many times have we told you not to eat the mushrooms around here?"
A lot of ancient monsters can actually be attributed to misinterpretation of either real world or extinct animals.
As note, the rhino is the main culprit for the unicorn due to ancient texts describing it as being a foul tempered animal that will charge anything with little provocation and a hide impervious to most arrows and spears - the horse with the goat horn is actually a (relatively) modern interpretation of what it looks like.
For example, the griffin was just a case of mistaken identity of a dinosaur fossil, the Greek "Amazon cemetery" is also a dinosaur fossil field while marine mammals such as seals are suspected to be the ancient mermaids sailors saw.
Let's also not forget that animals which we thought were fantastic were later proven real, with the giant squid, long thought to be a creature of myth, having been discovered and confirmed just in the past few years, while I'm sure the first reports of the platypus were met with "How many times have we told you not to eat the mushrooms around here?"
Twilight may not "believe" in Celestia, but in my mind, she worships her every night... OH YEAH!
In all seriousness, the whole "before Christ" parts of the Bible are pretty much nice tales to set up a bunch of rules and explain the world.
The comes the Christ stuff... and I got no issue with that. Kindness, compassion and selflessness are good and Jesus was apparently a smart guy.
And then come the crap again. Screw that bigot Paul!
And the Apocalypse is flipping silly...
In all seriousness, the whole "before Christ" parts of the Bible are pretty much nice tales to set up a bunch of rules and explain the world.
The comes the Christ stuff... and I got no issue with that. Kindness, compassion and selflessness are good and Jesus was apparently a smart guy.
And then come the crap again. Screw that bigot Paul!
And the Apocalypse is flipping silly...
I think we all know that unicorns are real: https://mrbarlow.wordpress.com/2008.....orns-are-real/
By the way, I'm going to steal that "Oh Ship" line for my comic. I'm looking for clean alternatives to swearing, and that was a very perfect one.
By the way, I'm going to steal that "Oh Ship" line for my comic. I'm looking for clean alternatives to swearing, and that was a very perfect one.
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