Acropolis 1.0 - Rules, Comments, and Q&A
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Avant-garde, eh? Sure, sure.
"It is not the literal past that rules us, save, possibly, in a biological sense. It is images of the past. Each new historical era mirrors itself in the picture and active mythology of its past or of a past borrowed from other cultures. It tests its sense of identity, of regress or new achievement against that past.”
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Dread Poet Jethro
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Good one!Dread Poet Jethro wrote:Overexposure
A big risk when a sun god
Appears in movies
Excellent!! That's as good as the mortgage one in Aesir.Much better than that "Big Lie" crap, btw.
As I just told Menolly this morning, I'm a god. I'll decide what's fair.All lies and jest
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest -Paul Simon
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest -Paul Simon
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Do you refer toFist and Faith wrote:Good one!
This post from last November?
(Goat is now buying...)
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Wow. Some of you guys have really pissed off the King.
"It is not the literal past that rules us, save, possibly, in a biological sense. It is images of the past. Each new historical era mirrors itself in the picture and active mythology of its past or of a past borrowed from other cultures. It tests its sense of identity, of regress or new achievement against that past.”
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Well, at least one item I don't have to keep you guys waiting in suspense for. I have determined that Nyx has won the contest. The other entries were good, but I was looking for something solid, unambiguous. Nyx presented a history that was historically satisfying without claiming to exactly know everything.
My only qualm is that it fell slightly into the trap of trying to explain how gods get more powerful. The idea that mortals create gods makes sense to us, both as players and readers of mythology. However, it is not culturally sufficient. I don't think there has been a cult in history that has not believed, on some level, that 'my god can beat up your god.'
But still, great work everyone. As the winner, Nyx's version is considered the 'official' version (which really means it's just the most well known). This does not make any other player's entry less valid, nor any future versions unusable. I'll think of an appropriate reward for Nyx while I finish turn results.
*whistles a Christmasy tune*
My only qualm is that it fell slightly into the trap of trying to explain how gods get more powerful. The idea that mortals create gods makes sense to us, both as players and readers of mythology. However, it is not culturally sufficient. I don't think there has been a cult in history that has not believed, on some level, that 'my god can beat up your god.'
But still, great work everyone. As the winner, Nyx's version is considered the 'official' version (which really means it's just the most well known). This does not make any other player's entry less valid, nor any future versions unusable. I'll think of an appropriate reward for Nyx while I finish turn results.
*whistles a Christmasy tune*
"It is not the literal past that rules us, save, possibly, in a biological sense. It is images of the past. Each new historical era mirrors itself in the picture and active mythology of its past or of a past borrowed from other cultures. It tests its sense of identity, of regress or new achievement against that past.”
-George Steiner
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None are needed.Nyx wrote:I make no apologies.
"It is not the literal past that rules us, save, possibly, in a biological sense. It is images of the past. Each new historical era mirrors itself in the picture and active mythology of its past or of a past borrowed from other cultures. It tests its sense of identity, of regress or new achievement against that past.”
-George Steiner
-George Steiner