Fish and Caves

James Wynn · 22 Dec 2010, 14:40 · from 2010-December.txt.gz

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From: crushtv at gmail.com (James Wynn)
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 08:40:21 -0600
Subject: (urth) Fish and Caves
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> Forgot to clarify- Ourobouros, Echidna, Scylla and the Cumaean can be
> more associated with snakes
> than fish but I think the myth name Abaia was chosen for the primary
> demon on Urth because, as
> a giant eel, he invokes both fishiness and snakiness, serving as a
> unifying theme. 	

In mythology, the Hero Against the Serpent is a common icon.
Sigurd and Fafnir
St. George/St. Michael and the dragons
Apollo and Hera's delphic dragon
Indra and Vrtra

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