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I'll check back once I've done the Olympics quiz and caught up with the sprint. This week has been hectic!
Reply #61. Jul 05 12, 11:54 AM
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habitsowner
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Hope you can do one, Rossian. The editor said mine should go the general, unexplained, category, so it won't be in here...even though it was a beast and a myth. As I understand it, I couldn't put enough of what it had actually done - since it was really a benign beast and hadn't done too much of interest except scare people just by being.
So, have at it. I know yours will do well!
Lee
Reply #62. Jul 06 12, 9:47 AM
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salami_swami
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I was afraid of that for you, Lee.
The mothman is not a beast of myth at all; a beast of myth is something that definitely did not exist in Roman, Greek, Norse, etc, mythology.
The mothman, however, is something we are unsure that exists or not... It is therefore considered a cryptid, and is more "unexplainable" than "myth".
I was hoping it would work for ya, but I guess it didn't. ;)
I love cryptids, so I figured mothman would go there instead. Not so fond of the mythology, though.... ;)
Next we should do an unexplained challenge in general. :P
Reply #63. Jul 06 12, 9:53 AM
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salami_swami
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I only clicked enter a few times; how did those gaps get so massive?
Reply #64. Jul 06 12, 9:54 AM
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kyleisalive
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I hope the Mothman quiz still sees the light of day-- I find the topic fascinating. :)
Reply #65. Jul 06 12, 12:36 PM
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salami_swami
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Oh yes, indeed. I love cryptids. :)
Reply #66. Jul 06 12, 2:13 PM
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habitsowner
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Did anyone ever see the movie about the Mothman?
Reply #67. Jul 06 12, 2:40 PM
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kyleisalive
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Have-- love it. :)
Reply #68. Jul 06 12, 2:53 PM
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salami_swami
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No... I love cryptids, but the mothman does tend to frighten young children.... As well as me. ;)
Some of the cryptids frighten me for some reason, but then, I would go swimming in Loch Ness without a problem. Even though I believe Nessie is real. :P
Reply #69. Jul 06 12, 2:59 PM
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rossian
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Nessie probably wouldn't get you, but you would probably freeze to death.
Reply #70. Jul 06 12, 3:37 PM
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Plodd
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Wild haggis is difficult to catch this time of year but you may see them running down the mountainside at dusk.
Reply #71. Jul 06 12, 4:26 PM
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habitsowner
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Well, I have to be honest, until I did this quiz I thought a "beast of mythology" was ALL of them...the Yeti, Sasquatch, Mothman, Centaur, what-have-you. I didn't realize there was a difference. They're allegedly all beasts and allegedly all myths.
Go ahead. TELL me to believe their was a Centaur. Just try it. After I get done laughing...
Lee
Reply #72. Jul 06 12, 5:18 PM
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kyleisalive
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It depends; something can have its own mythology, but typically those in the Humanities category are based on ancient stories.
The Mothman is still an unexplained event from the last century. Who knows-- maybe a thousand years from now, our descendants will recall the Myth of the Mothman. ;)
Reply #73. Jul 06 12, 5:32 PM
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looney_tunes
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To fit in Humanities, it needs to have a mythology or set of legends developed about it, and not just a collection of reports about unexplained events. Mothman may become a figure of myth, if people record enough stories of its actions. Cryptids may have numerous reports of sightings, but don't tend to do much other than be seen (or not, depending on your point of view). It takes time to build up a collection of stories about the creatures!
There are many cultures with beasts in their mythology (although some would call it their religion, as the spirituality is still an active force), not just the familiar Greek, Roman and Norse. Australian Indigenous cultures have many legends of animals who formed the landscape and whose spirits interact for good or ill with humans. It would be possible, but would require some research, to write a quiz on the various stories about one of them, since different tribes have different stories. We would really love to see some quizzes that explore the myriad of beasts to be found in myths from around the world!
Reply #74. Jul 06 12, 6:47 PM
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salami_swami
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Of course, there's the bunyip... Both a beast of myth AND a cryptid. ;-)
Though I view it as more cryptid than myth, but I don't know much about the bunyip, either, so... ;-)
Reply #75. Jul 06 12, 8:05 PM
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| Daaanieeel
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You guys have got my interest up on this topic. :) So, considering I have plenty of time and I'm in a particuarly quizzy mood, I'm going to start a quiz on my favourite beast- the griffin (or gryphon, depending on where you live). Even if it doesn't make it to this challenge, I'll still have fun writing it.
Reply #76. Jul 06 12, 8:50 PM
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salami_swami
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Someone should do a quiz on a wyvern (my favorite). I would, but I had tried and didn't find enough material to use. :-P
Reply #77. Jul 06 12, 8:52 PM
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looney_tunes
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[Of course, there's the bunyip... Both a beast of myth AND a cryptid. ;-)
Though I view it as more cryptid than myth, but I don't know much about the bunyip, either, so... ;-)]
Play my Bunyip quiz and find out about some of the myths. It could also be handled as a cryptid, but that's not the tack I took for this quiz. The Yowie, now, that's definitely cryptid. The Rainbow Serpent, myth.
Reply #79. Jul 06 12, 10:14 PM
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| SBH
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Well done, the cockatrice!
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