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Peruda
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 Re: A is for Absinth - a Gothic Alphabet
Lachrymose wrote: Z is for zoroastrianism, which is a 6th century Persian religion and isn't goth at all, but it does believe in a struggle between light (good) and dark (evil). I gotta say, when we get to stuff like xylophone and zoroastrianism, we're pretty much looking at the end of this. Well, we're trying, I guess!  In relation to this, I have to add: E is for Ereshkigal, the Babylonian Goddess of the Underworld. Now there's a truly fucking gothic tragedy!
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| Sun Sep 18, 2011 8:10 am |
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Nephele
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 Re: A is for Absinth - a Gothic Alphabet
And since we were up to the letter I, I'll add: I is for Irkalla, the realm of the goddess Ereshkigal and her consort, the death god Nergal. -- Nephele
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| Sun Sep 18, 2011 8:23 am |
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Lachrymose
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Joined: July 2009 Posts: 1089 Location: Zombietown, PA. Gender:
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 Re: A is for Absinth - a Gothic Alphabet
J is for Jacob's Ladder, which is one of those electric-things with 2 V-shaped wires that arcs electricity between them. Often seen in Frankenstein and other B-grade horror movies. (Incidentally, Nergal of the band Behemoth is recovering from his illness and hopes to have a new record in 2012.)
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| Sun Sep 18, 2011 5:30 pm |
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Nephele
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K is for Krampus, the demonic, horned companion of St. Nicholas (Santa Claus), who comes for the naughty children at Christmastime. Krampus is a popular figure in Austria, and here you can see a Christmastime Krampus parade (in the city of Graz, Austria). Yay, Krampus! He's my kind of Christmas icon! -- Nephele
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| Sun Sep 18, 2011 5:51 pm |
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Lachrymose
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 Re: A is for Absinth - a Gothic Alphabet
L is for the German/Swiss band Lacromosa, as well as another related word...
Gimme a K! Gimme an R! etc.... What do ya have? Krampus! Krampus! Yaaaay!
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| Mon Sep 19, 2011 8:35 am |
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Wolfmammy
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Joined: March 2009 Posts: 9286 Location: Alvin, TX Gender:
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 Re: A is for Absinth - a Gothic Alphabet
Lachrymose wrote: L is for the German/Swiss band Lacromosa, as well as another related word...
Gimme a K! Gimme an R! etc.... What do ya have? Krampus! Krampus! Yaaaay! What word is that? M is for Mortality
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I'm on the quest for immortality here people! Down with death!! ~ Carpi
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| Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:43 pm |
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Nephele
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N be for Necropolis.
An' N also be for Nineteenth, the day o' th' month o' Septemby when we all arrr su'posed t' Talk Like a Pirate.
-- Nephele
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| Mon Sep 19, 2011 2:25 pm |
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Lachrymose
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Ya be right, fair Nephele, an' I be a-hijackin' this thread and givin' ya an M for Midships! An' I'll fire a sixteen-pounder over his who gives me grief t'day!
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| Mon Sep 19, 2011 2:31 pm |
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christiandeath
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Joined: December 2010 Posts: 56 Location: colorado Gender:
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 Re: A is for Absinth - a Gothic Alphabet
O... hard one... for ... oracle, odd..?
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| Fri Sep 23, 2011 7:35 am |
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Nephele
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P is for Psychopomp.
-- Nephele
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| Sat Sep 24, 2011 6:57 pm |
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Lachrymose
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Q is for Qabala.
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| Sun Sep 25, 2011 6:32 am |
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Midieval Fantasy
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Joined: October 2009 Posts: 8319 Location: Jacksonville Florida. Gender:
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_________________ "May I have the Enlightenment of Buddha, the Peace of Gandhi, the Balance of Loazi, the Confidence of Hypatia, the Logic of Dawkins, and the Science of Sagan to guide me in all things." -Midi
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| Sun Sep 25, 2011 8:05 am |
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Taygete
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New here, but i saw Christiandeaths pic and thought... S... Scissorhands. and T... Tim Burton or but maybe thats T for.. Too commercial? and nephele, thats a good one, about half the fiction i write always ends up having a psychopomp in it. dunno why i like them so much.
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| Sun Sep 25, 2011 1:01 pm |
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Nephele
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Taygete wrote: and nephele, thats a good one, about half the fiction i write always ends up having a psychopomp in it. dunno why i like them so much. Thank you, and welcome to Goth.net, Taygete. Nice choice of screen name! U is for Usher (from Edgar Allan Poe's story: "The Fall of the House of Usher"). --Nephele
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| Sun Sep 25, 2011 2:00 pm |
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Lachrymose
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V for Dave Vanian of The Damned.
And Taygete is also the name of a moon of Jupiter.
It is retrograde (moving backwards in orbit) and irregular (on an inclined, eccentric orbit, and captured rather than formed from Jupiter).
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| Sun Sep 25, 2011 3:00 pm |
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