My point is that they're still called snakes whether they're mundane or not, because the Ancient Greek differentiation of terms doesn't matter to myths from India.Originally Posted by Lycodrake
My point is that they're still called snakes whether they're mundane or not, because the Ancient Greek differentiation of terms doesn't matter to myths from India.
Oh I'm not denying that at all but at least (to me) sounds somewhat plausible so I'm just enjoying the ride. (It helps that I don't know much about Mythology)
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But, in the case of English, when you think "snake" your range of thought goes from harmless grass snake to a king cobra to an andaconda/python.
Serpent might bring in mind those, but sea serpent certainly shouldn't, which is what (IIRC) Jormungandr is most known as in English.
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Ehh, I like most of the harem girls in Campione, but the harem itself just gets tiresome after a while. Seriously.
Liliana and Yuri <3, though.
Fine, fine, they're not mundane snakes so we should call them serpents, we get it, mate. But it's just not something making a fuss over. xD
And no one said it had to stick to the sources, Lyco. That's also part of what makes it a work of fiction, y'know. Not to mention that it's pretty much hinted at in-story that the magic organizations in Campione purposely hide and alter information about deities in hopes of containing the birth of Heretic Gods, so there's that.
I still cannot for the life of me comprehend why the artistic license interpretations in Campione bother you so much compared to Fate's.
If you want to see if snakes are considered "evil," or "bad," in western society then just look up the definition. If I call you a snake, it isn't a compliment. Calling you a cat, wolf or seal doesn't have the same negative connotation.
Fair enough, but it has an obligation to make those scenes so you can't really blame it for that. I also see you forgot to mention Ena's name but yeah Yuri and Liliana (especially her) are hilarious.
I also think it's because Lycodrake doesn't think Fate tries to be accurate at all and takes it as a pure fantasy while Campione seems to attempt to make sense of the mythos.
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Naaaah~, I don't blame the series for delivering what's expected out of one of its secondary genres.
Ena is funny, but I really really like Yuri and Liliana. They both have really endearing moments, and also pretty funny ones.
Liliana's delusions and novels. x3
Well, that's just silly. No one said Campione was a mythological treaty or official work, there's no reason to diss it as such when it's not anything more than fantasy fiction.
Last edited by YeOfLittleFaith; May 13th, 2013 at 11:36 PM.
Correct. Nasu at least admits that he's not trying to necessarily stick to the original, while Campione's author seems to be pretending to have a degree in mythology - see Athena. :/
Last edited by Lycodrake; May 13th, 2013 at 11:41 PM.
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I really don't see where you got this from. Just cause in-universe the characters treat those things as facts, doesn't mean the author promotes them as true.
It's clear he did some research, and then put his own twists and made up his own in-universe details to things, but no one ever said it was supposed to be taken as an an academical work. xD
Honest Questions: Do you have a degree in mythology? Is that why Taketsuki pisses you off so much?
All together manga or just what I've rewritten to date? I lost quite a bit, atm I've managed to rewrite most of the prologue but plot wise it's finished all the way through to the epilogue dealing with the moon cell, Merlin and the fight with Kojiro
Then start with that and released that (probably going through a beta first) then the story, side stories come either after the main story or somewhere after a certain arc.
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that was the plan, it's just that this particular side bit happens at about the mid point of chapter one. so it's a point of semantics with this in particular
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Pls stop pretending you can into mythologyWikipedia
[...]is a legendary reptile reputed to be king of serpents and said to have the power to cause death with a single glance.
[...]basilisks can be killed by hearing the crow of a rooster or gazing at itself through a mirror[...]
Stories gradually added to the basilisk's deadly capabilities, such as describing it as a larger beast[...]
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Athena is his mythology waifu.
Bellona is a better choice, imo.
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