Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 12 Sep 1997.
[pic] what is it?
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· 17 messages · 12 Sep 1997 - 16 Sep 1997
Seth Tupper wrote: > > On 12 Sep 1997, Spunk1111 wrote: > > > >> what creature is this? > > >> > > >> '-.,;;:;, > > >> _;\;|\;:;, > > >> ) __ ' \;::, > > >> .--' e ':;;;:, ;, > > >> (^ ;;::; ;;;, > > >> _ --_.--.___,',:;::; ,,,;:;;;, > > >> < \ `; | ;:;;:; ':;:;;;,, > > >> <`-; \__ ,; / ';:;;:, ';;;' > > >> <`_ __', ; , / ::;;;: // > > >> `)| \ \ ` .' ';;:;, // > > >> ` \ `\ / ;;:;;. //__ > > >> \ `/` ;:; ~._,=~` `~=, > > >> \_| ( ^ ^ ^ _^ \ > > >> \ _,` / ^ ^ ^ .' `.^ ; > > >> <`-. jgs '-;` /` ^ ^ /\ ) ^/ > > >> <'- \__..-'` ___,,,-'._ ^ ^ _.'\^`'-' ^/ > > >> `)_ ..-''` `~~~~` `~===~` > > >> <_.-`-._\ > > >> > > >> -joan > > > Hi all (this is my first delurk!). So far I have been just > looking at all of this great ascii art while I hone my own skills to the > point where I feel I have something worthy to post. But I do know that > the critter Joan drew is a Hippocampus from Greek mythology. > http://web.soi.city.ac.uk/images/fantasy/boris-vallejo/hippocampus.jpg -- :) Veronica Karlsson ( e93...@sm.luth.se http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/ )
Spunk1111 <spu...@aol.com> wrote in article <199...@ladder01.news.aol.com>... > >> what creature is this? > >> > >> '-.,;;:;, > >> _;\;|\;:;, > >> ) __ ' \;::, > >> .--' e ':;;;:, ;, > >> (^ ;;::; ;;;, > >> _ --_.--.___,',:;::; ,,,;:;;;, > >> < \ `; | ;:;;:; ':;:;;;,, > >> <`-; \__ ,; / ';:;;:, ';;;' > >> <`_ __', ; , / ::;;;: // > >> `)| \ \ ` .' ';;:;, // > >> ` \ `\ / ;;:;;. //__ > >> \ `/` ;:; ~._,=~` `~=, > >> \_| ( ^ ^ ^ _^ \ > >> \ _,` / ^ ^ ^ .' `.^ ; > >> <`-. jgs '-;` /` ^ ^ /\ ) ^/ > >> <'- \__..-'` ___,,,-'._ ^ ^ _.'\^`'-' ^/ > >> `)_ ..-''` `~~~~` `~===~` > >> <_.-`-._\ > >> > >> -joan > >It appears to be a Griffen, a mythical beast that was half lion, half > >dragon. Hope that helps? > > A griffin-? My understanding is that a griffin has the head and wings > of an eagle and the body of the lion. > I made this pic using some stationary as the model- and I don't know > what kind of creature it represents... The head looks horse/dragonish > with the claws of a bird of prey, and the body of a snake... I guess I > need to do some research before I can title this... > -joan Well, if it's not a griffin/gryphon, it might be a chimera/chimaera.... That's the generic term for creatures like that, I believe. >>BKNambo -- H new...@earthling.net -Spam me, I dare ya ____ __ =@==== http://members.aol.com/brockbadge/index.html /_ \ / / H H H "World Domination Through Trivia" -S3Kitties / /\ \/ / H H H Marcher -- Just my imagination -- Nightwatch /_/ \__/
Spunk1111 wrote: > what creature is this? > > '-.,;;:;, > _;\;|\;:;, > ) __ ' \;::, > .--' e ':;;;:, ;, > (^ ;;::; ;;;, > _ --_.--.___,',:;::; ,,,;:;;;, > < \ `; | ;:;;:; ':;:;;;,, > <`-; \__ ,; / ';:;;:, ';;;' > <`_ __', ; , / ::;;;: // > `)| \ \ ` .' ';;:;, // > ` \ `\ / ;;:;;. //__ > \ `/` ;:; ~._,=~` `~=, > \_| ( ^ ^ ^ _^ \ > \ _,` / ^ ^ ^ .' `.^ ; > <`-. jgs '-;` /` ^ ^ /\ ) ^/ > <'- \__..-'` ___,,,-'._ ^ ^ _.'\^`'-' ^/ > `)_ ..-''` `~~~~` `~===~` > <_.-`-._\ > > -joan > It's Norbert of course. Pegasus and a Chimera joungest kid. He's got something from uncle Poenix too. :D -- ----- `,---------------------------------------------- ,\, # joris bellenger (b'ger) |/ ? e-mail: svz...@xs4all.nl ----| ~ )\--------------------------------------------- /__/\ \____ / \_/ \ ascii-art gallery at: / <_ ____,_ \ http://www.afn.org/~afn39695/bger.htm --/___/_____ \---------------------------------------- \/| Big Browser Is Watching You
Dave MacPheat wrote: > spu...@aol.com (Spunk1111) wrote: >>> what creature is this? >>> >>> '-.,;;:;, >>> _;\;|\;:;, >>> ) __ ' \;::, >>> .--' e ':;;;:, ;, >>> (^ ;;::; ;;;, >>> _ --_.--.___,',:;::; ,,,;:;;;, >>> < \ `; | ;:;;:; ':;:;;;,, >>> <`-; \__ ,; / ';:;;:, ';;;' >>> <`_ __', ; , / ::;;;: // >>> `)| \ \ ` .' ';;:;, // >>> ` \ `\ / ;;:;;. //__ >>> \ `/` ;:; ~._,=~` `~=, >>> \_| ( ^ ^ ^ _^ \ >>> \ _,` / ^ ^ ^ .' `.^ ; >>> <`-. jgs '-;` /` ^ ^ /\ ) ^/ >>> <'- \__..-'` ___,,,-'._ ^ ^ _.'\^`'-' ^/ >>> `)_ ..-''` `~~~~` `~===~` >>> <_.-`-._\ >>> >>> -joan > > It looks like it may be a chimera. From Encarta '96 ... > > "Chimera, in Greek mythology, a fire-breathing monster that > had the head of a lion, the body of a she-goat, and the > tail of a dragon. It terrorized Lycia, a region in Asia Minor, > but was finally killed by the Greek hero Bellerophon." Hm, this sounds OK so far but after looking on some other pics the stationary you took as a model must be something like a 'modern' interpretation. ;) (At least if this IS meant to be a chimere. I'm not so sure.) I found an interesting page with some ancient pics of chimeres : http://lcfs.chim.unifi.it/solid/bardi/chimera/origins.html _ | Ascii Dictionary (Collection, Links, ...) | o | http://www.stud.uni-hannover.de/~freise | o <<.|_ _| < > |\ | :) Andreas
what creature is this?
'-.,;;:;,
_;\;|\;:;,
) __ ' \;::,
.--' e ':;;;:, ;,
(^ ;;::; ;;;,
_ --_.--.___,',:;::; ,,,;:;;;,
< \ `; | ;:;;:; ':;:;;;,,
<`-; \__ ,; / ';:;;:, ';;;'
<`_ __', ; , / ::;;;: //
`)| \ \ ` .' ';;:;, //
` \ `\ / ;;:;;. //__
\ `/` ;:; ~._,=~` `~=,
\_| ( ^ ^ ^ _^ \
\ _,` / ^ ^ ^ .' `.^ ;
<`-. jgs '-;` /` ^ ^ /\ ) ^/
<'- \__..-'` ___,,,-'._ ^ ^ _.'\^`'-' ^/
`)_ ..-''` `~~~~` `~===~`
<_.-`-._\
-joan
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Spunk1111 (spu...@aol.com) wrote:
: what creature is this?
: '-.,;;:;,
: _;\;|\;:;,
: ) __ ' \;::,
: .--' e ':;;;:, ;,
: (^ ;;::; ;;;,
: _ --_.--.___,',:;::; ,,,;:;;;,
: < \ `; | ;:;;:; ':;:;;;,,
: <`-; \__ ,; / ';:;;:, ';;;'
: <`_ __', ; , / ::;;;: //
: `)| \ \ ` .' ';;:;, //
: ` \ `\ / ;;:;;. //__
: \ `/` ;:; ~._,=~` `~=,
: \_| ( ^ ^ ^ _^ \
: \ _,` / ^ ^ ^ .' `.^ ;
: <`-. jgs '-;` /` ^ ^ /\ ) ^/
: <'- \__..-'` ___,,,-'._ ^ ^ _.'\^`'-' ^/
: `)_ ..-''` `~~~~` `~===~`
: <_.-`-._\
: -joan
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Is it a griffon? <sp?>
>> what creature is this? >> >> '-.,;;:;, >> _;\;|\;:;, >> ) __ ' \;::, >> .--' e ':;;;:, ;, >> (^ ;;::; ;;;, >> _ --_.--.___,',:;::; ,,,;:;;;, >> < \ `; | ;:;;:; ':;:;;;,, >> <`-; \__ ,; / ';:;;:, ';;;' >> <`_ __', ; , / ::;;;: // >> `)| \ \ ` .' ';;:;, // >> ` \ `\ / ;;:;;. //__ >> \ `/` ;:; ~._,=~` `~=, >> \_| ( ^ ^ ^ _^ \ >> \ _,` / ^ ^ ^ .' `.^ ; >> <`-. jgs '-;` /` ^ ^ /\ ) ^/ >> <'- \__..-'` ___,,,-'._ ^ ^ _.'\^`'-' ^/ >> `)_ ..-''` `~~~~` `~===~` >> <_.-`-._\ >> >> -joan >It appears to be a Griffen, a mythical beast that was half lion, half >dragon. Hope that helps? A griffin-? My understanding is that a griffin has the head and wings of an eagle and the body of the lion. I made this pic using some stationary as the model- and I don't know what kind of creature it represents... The head looks horse/dragonish with the claws of a bird of prey, and the body of a snake... I guess I need to do some research before I can title this... -joan -- ,;;;, ;;;;;;; .-'`\ '/_ .' \ ("`(_) joan stark / `-,.'\ \_/ spu...@juno.com \ \/\ `--` \ \ \ ASCII ART GALLERY: / /| | <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/7373/> /_/ |_| jgs ( _\ ( _\ #:## #:## #:## #:## #:## #:## #:##
spu...@aol.com (Spunk1111) wrote: >>> what creature is this? >>> >>> '-.,;;:;, >>> _;\;|\;:;, >>> ) __ ' \;::, >>> .--' e ':;;;:, ;, >>> (^ ;;::; ;;;, >>> _ --_.--.___,',:;::; ,,,;:;;;, >>> < \ `; | ;:;;:; ':;:;;;,, >>> <`-; \__ ,; / ';:;;:, ';;;' >>> <`_ __', ; , / ::;;;: // >>> `)| \ \ ` .' ';;:;, // >>> ` \ `\ / ;;:;;. //__ >>> \ `/` ;:; ~._,=~` `~=, >>> \_| ( ^ ^ ^ _^ \ >>> \ _,` / ^ ^ ^ .' `.^ ; >>> <`-. jgs '-;` /` ^ ^ /\ ) ^/ >>> <'- \__..-'` ___,,,-'._ ^ ^ _.'\^`'-' ^/ >>> `)_ ..-''` `~~~~` `~===~` >>> <_.-`-._\ >>> >>> -joan It looks like it may be a chimera. From Encarta '96 ... "Chimera, in Greek mythology, a fire-breathing monster that had the head of a lion, the body of a she-goat, and the tail of a dragon. It terrorized Lycia, a region in Asia Minor, but was finally killed by the Greek hero Bellerophon." However, I kinda like the name "Spunkasaurus"<g> Dave _______________________ | Happy Pheat! | Dave MacPheat | _ _ | mac...@worldnet.att.net | .oooO / ) ( \ Oooo, | http://home.att.net/~macpheat/ | ( ` ) / ( ) \ ( ' ) | Home of Dave's "Deep Thoughts" Archives |--\ (-( . )-( , )-) /--| | \_)`oooO Oooo'(_/ | |_______________________|
Spunk1111 wrote: > > what creature is this? > > '-.,;;:;, > _;\;|\;:;, > ) __ ' \;::, > .--' e ':;;;:, ;, > (^ ;;::; ;;;, > _ --_.--.___,',:;::; ,,,;:;;;, > < \ `; | ;:;;:; ':;:;;;,, > <`-; \__ ,; / ';:;;:, ';;;' > <`_ __', ; , / ::;;;: // > `)| \ \ ` .' ';;:;, // > ` \ `\ / ;;:;;. //__ > \ `/` ;:; ~._,=~` `~=, > \_| ( ^ ^ ^ _^ \ > \ _,` / ^ ^ ^ .' `.^ ; > <`-. jgs '-;` /` ^ ^ /\ ) ^/ > <'- \__..-'` ___,,,-'._ ^ ^ _.'\^`'-' ^/ > `)_ ..-''` `~~~~` `~===~` > <_.-`-._\ > > -joan It appears to be a Griffen, a mythical beast that was half lion, half dragon. Hope that helps? **************************************************************************************** d88P'`88b d8888888888888888F' |888 "88b .dF' __ `88b d88P __ .dF' d888888b `88b d888888b .dF' d8b `Y88b `88b. d8b `Y88b .dF' 888b(*)888xxxxxx888bxxxxxx888b(*)888 .dF' "888oo8P `88b "888oo8P .dF' ~~~~ d88P `88b ~~~ .dF' '88b. 888| d88b. `88b.d88P "888b. ~~~~~ Regards, "888b. .d8888b. d888888888==- zos...@odyline.com "888b. 8888L 88b. `888888P~~ __________ "888b. "8F 8888xxxxx8888xxxxxxxxxxx88888888888"" "888b. d8P"""""""""""""""""""""~~~~~~ "888b.. ..d8F "888888F ~~~ ascii by: Roberto De Feo ****************************************************************************************
On 12 Sep 1997, Spunk1111 wrote: > >> what creature is this? > >> > >> '-.,;;:;, > >> _;\;|\;:;, > >> ) __ ' \;::, > >> .--' e ':;;;:, ;, > >> (^ ;;::; ;;;, > >> _ --_.--.___,',:;::; ,,,;:;;;, > >> < \ `; | ;:;;:; ':;:;;;,, > >> <`-; \__ ,; / ';:;;:, ';;;' > >> <`_ __', ; , / ::;;;: // > >> `)| \ \ ` .' ';;:;, // > >> ` \ `\ / ;;:;;. //__ > >> \ `/` ;:; ~._,=~` `~=, > >> \_| ( ^ ^ ^ _^ \ > >> \ _,` / ^ ^ ^ .' `.^ ; > >> <`-. jgs '-;` /` ^ ^ /\ ) ^/ > >> <'- \__..-'` ___,,,-'._ ^ ^ _.'\^`'-' ^/ > >> `)_ ..-''` `~~~~` `~===~` > >> <_.-`-._\ > >> > >> -joan Hi all (this is my first delurk!). So far I have been just looking at all of this great ascii art while I hone my own skills to the point where I feel I have something worthy to post. But I do know that the critter Joan drew is a Hippocampus from Greek mythology. - Seth -----------------------------------------------------------;------------ Seth Tupper, Operations Assistant |\ IRIS Data Management Center ..... .. .,^ /\ | \ /\ ..... 1408 NE 45th St. ~ ~ ' \| ! ~~ Seattle, WA 98105 ; ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (set...@iris.washington.edu)
It's a Chupa Cabra heh. RaD Man ACiD Productions http://www.acid.org On Fri, 12 Sep 1997 12:49:45 -0700, "Brock Kevin Nambo" <new...@earthling.net> wrote: >Spunk1111 <spu...@aol.com> wrote in article ><199...@ladder01.news.aol.com>... >> >> what creature is this? >> >> >> >> '-.,;;:;, >> >> _;\;|\;:;, >> >> ) __ ' \;::, >> >> .--' e ':;;;:, ;, >> >> (^ ;;::; ;;;, >> >> _ --_.--.___,',:;::; ,,,;:;;;, >> >> < \ `; | ;:;;:; ':;:;;;,, >> >> <`-; \__ ,; / ';:;;:, ';;;' >> >> <`_ __', ; , / ::;;;: // >> >> `)| \ \ ` .' ';;:;, // >> >> ` \ `\ / ;;:;;. //__ >> >> \ `/` ;:; ~._,=~` `~=, >> >> \_| ( ^ ^ ^ _^ \ >> >> \ _,` / ^ ^ ^ .' `.^ ; >> >> <`-. jgs '-;` /` ^ ^ /\ ) ^/ >> >> <'- \__..-'` ___,,,-'._ ^ ^ _.'\^`'-' ^/ >> >> `)_ ..-''` `~~~~` `~===~` >> >> <_.-`-._\ >> >> >> >> -joan >> >It appears to be a Griffen, a mythical beast that was half lion, half >> >dragon. Hope that helps? >> >> A griffin-? My understanding is that a griffin has the head and wings >> of an eagle and the body of the lion. >> I made this pic using some stationary as the model- and I don't know >> what kind of creature it represents... The head looks horse/dragonish >> with the claws of a bird of prey, and the body of a snake... I guess I >> need to do some research before I can title this... >> -joan > >Well, if it's not a griffin/gryphon, it might be a chimera/chimaera.... >That's the generic term for creatures like that, I believe. > >>>BKNambo >-- > H new...@earthling.net -Spam me, I dare ya ____ __ >=@==== http://members.aol.com/brockbadge/index.html /_ \ / / > H H H "World Domination Through Trivia" -S3Kitties / /\ \/ / > H H H Marcher -- Just my imagination -- Nightwatch /_/ \__/
Andreas Freise <ad...@mpq.mpg.de> wrote: > Dave MacPheat wrote: > > > spu...@aol.com (Spunk1111) wrote: > > >>> what creature is this? > >>> > >>> '-.,;;:;, > >>> _;\;|\;:;, > >>> ) __ ' \;::, > >>> .--' e ':;;;:, ;, > >>> (^ ;;::; ;;;, > >>> _ --_.--.___,',:;::; ,,,;:;;;, > >>> < \ `; | ;:;;:; ':;:;;;,, > >>> <`-; \__ ,; / ';:;;:, ';;;' > >>> <`_ __', ; , / ::;;;: // > >>> `)| \ \ ` .' ';;:;, // > >>> ` \ `\ / ;;:;;. //__ > >>> \ `/` ;:; ~._,=~` `~=, > >>> \_| ( ^ ^ ^ _^ \ > >>> \ _,` / ^ ^ ^ .' `.^ ; > >>> <`-. jgs '-;` /` ^ ^ /\ ) ^/ > >>> <'- \__..-'` ___,,,-'._ ^ ^ _.'\^`'-' ^/ > >>> `)_ ..-''` `~~~~` `~===~` > >>> <_.-`-._\ > >>> > >>> -joan > > > > It looks like it may be a chimera. From Encarta '96 ... > > > > "Chimera, in Greek mythology, a fire-breathing monster that > > had the head of a lion, the body of a she-goat, and the > > tail of a dragon. It terrorized Lycia, a region in Asia Minor, > > but was finally killed by the Greek hero Bellerophon." > > Hm, this sounds OK so far but after looking on some other pics > the stationary you took as a model must be something like > a 'modern' interpretation. ;) (At least if this IS meant to > be a chimere. I'm not so sure.) > > I found an interesting page with some ancient pics of > chimeres : > > http://lcfs.chim.unifi.it/solid/bardi/chimera/origins.html It looks to me like it's a version of one of many different "sea monsters" that decorated maps from the 12th to the 15th centuries or so. Chimera would work, though, as "chimera" has broadened to include most freakish beasties with no other specific names. -- "The world is populated by ingrates, morons, assholes, and those beneath them." -Wolf J. Flywheel, as quoted by Peter Straub **Show no mercy for my proper e-mail address.
here is a griffin:
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I'm still trying to figure out the last pic... I looked at the jpg of the
hippocampus that VK posted-- it's too sea-horselike. Chimera
will work until we can be more specific.
'-.,;;:;,
_;\;|\;:;,
) __ ' \;::,
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(^ ;;::; ;;;,
_ --_.--.___,',:;::; ,,,;:;;;,
< \ `; | ;:;;:; ':;:;;;,,
<`-; \__ ,; / ';:;;:, ';;;'
<`_ __', ; , / ::;;;: //
`)| \ \ ` .' ';;:;, //
` \ `\ / ;;:;;. //__
\ `/` ;:; ~._,=~` `~=,
\_| ( ^ ^ ^ _^ \
\ _,` / ^ ^ ^ .' `.^ ;
<`-. jgs '-;` /` ^ ^ /\ ) ^/
<'- \__..-'` ___,,,-'._ ^ ^ _.'\^`'-' ^/
`)_ ..-''` `~~~~` `~===~`
<_.-`-._\
Thanks for the input!
-joan
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On 12 Sep 1997 04:08:40 GMT, in reply to a post Spunk1111 left in alt.ascii-art, Rozberk posted: >what creature is this? > > '-.,;;:;, > _;\;|\;:;, > ) __ ' \;::, > .--' e ':;;;:, ;, > (^ ;;::; ;;;, > _ --_.--.___,',:;::; ,,,;:;;;, > < \ `; | ;:;;:; ':;:;;;,, > <`-; \__ ,; / ';:;;:, ';;;' > <`_ __', ; , / ::;;;: // > `)| \ \ ` .' ';;:;, // > ` \ `\ / ;;:;;. //__ > \ `/` ;:; ~._,=~` `~=, > \_| ( ^ ^ ^ _^ \ > \ _,` / ^ ^ ^ .' `.^ ; > <`-. jgs '-;` /` ^ ^ /\ ) ^/ > <'- \__..-'` ___,,,-'._ ^ ^ _.'\^`'-' ^/ > `)_ ..-''` `~~~~` `~===~` > <_.-`-._\ > >-joan I believe it's a hippocampus, a sea horse.
Spunk1111 wrote: > I'm still trying to figure out the last pic... I looked at the jpg of the > hippocampus that VK posted-- it's too sea-horselike. Chimera > will work until we can be more specific. > '-.,;;:;, > _;\;|\;:;, > ) __ ' \;::, > .--' e ':;;;:, ;, > (^ ;;::; ;;;, > _ --_.--.___,',:;::; ,,,;:;;;, > < \ `; | ;:;;:; ':;:;;;,, > <`-; \__ ,; / ';:;;:, ';;;' > <`_ __', ; , / ::;;;: // > `)| \ \ ` .' ';;:;, // > ` \ `\ / ;;:;;. //__ > \ `/` ;:; ~._,=~` `~=, > \_| ( ^ ^ ^ _^ \ > \ _,` / ^ ^ ^ .' `.^ ; > <`-. jgs '-;` /` ^ ^ /\ ) ^/ > <'- \__..-'` ___,,,-'._ ^ ^ _.'\^`'-' ^/ > `)_ ..-''` `~~~~` `~===~` > <_.-`-._\ > Maybe we cannot decide with only seeing one representation made by a 'fantasy'- painter. ;) I think it is actually a hippocampus, 'cause the description is more general than the picture : From Alt.mythology.mythic-animals FAQ (http://www.ecis.com/~ddragon/amma-faq.html) Hippocampus: Portrayed as a literal sea-horse, with gills and other features to help it adapt to the water. Often seen as steeds for sea-elves or merrow. (I can't figure out what they mean by 'often seen'. I can only find two pictures in the net and I havn't seen one before either. Looking at the wrong stationary I guess.) A 'literal' sea-horse! Pictures of chimeras look totally different. And just because a lot of people call every monster a chimera it's still something else. Atleast this looks like a seamonster to me. I'll save it as 'hippocampus' on my site. Like it or not. ;) (BTW : I like it - the picture!) :) Andreas _ | Ascii Dictionary (Collection, Links, ...) | o | http://www.stud.uni-hannover.de/~freise | o <<.|_ _| < > |\ |
joan, this pic reminds me something from the greek myths.....maybe that would help?! racheli > >> what creature is this? > >> > >> '-.,;;:;, > >> _;\;|\;:;, > >> ) __ ' \;::, > >> .--' e ':;;;:, ;, > >> (^ ;;::; ;;;, > >> _ --_.--.___,',:;::; ,,,;:;;;, > >> < \ `; | ;:;;:; ':;:;;;,, > >> <`-; \__ ,; / ';:;;:, ';;;' > >> <`_ __', ; , / ::;;;: // > >> `)| \ \ ` .' ';;:;, // > >> ` \ `\ / ;;:;;. //__ > >> \ `/` ;:; ~._,=~` `~=, > >> \_| ( ^ ^ ^ _^ \ > >> \ _,` / ^ ^ ^ .' `.^ ; > >> <`-. jgs '-;` /` ^ ^ /\ ) ^/ > >> <'- \__..-'` ___,,,-'._ ^ ^ _.'\^`'-' ^/ > >> `)_ ..-''` `~~~~` `~===~` > >> <_.-`-._\ > >> > >> -joan -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Racheli Sokol E-Mail: rac...@vipe.technion.ac.il s34...@techst02.technion.ac.il (Not For Use) IRC Nickname: tinkerbel /\\ ,;%, | `.;' } \ ~\/`>~~~^\ / , ( `\ |.' `-'/__\ -- * -- \ \ .'|`. \` ;`_
I don't know what everyone's problem with this is. It is obviously a mare-maid. Andreas Freise <ad...@mpq.mpg.de> wrote in article <341...@mpq.mpg.de>... > Spunk1111 wrote: > > I'm still trying to figure out the last pic... I looked at the jpg of the > > hippocampus that VK posted-- it's too sea-horselike. Chimera > > will work until we can be more specific. > > '-.,;;:;, > > _;\;|\;:;, > > ) __ ' \;::, > > .--' e ':;;;:, ;, > > (^ ;;::; ;;;, > > _ --_.--.___,',:;::; ,,,;:;;;, > > < \ `; | ;:;;:; ':;:;;;,, > > <`-; \__ ,; / ';:;;:, ';;;' > > <`_ __', ; , / ::;;;: // > > `)| \ \ ` .' ';;:;, // > > ` \ `\ / ;;:;;. //__ > > \ `/` ;:; ~._,=~` `~=, > > \_| ( ^ ^ ^ _^ \ > > \ _,` / ^ ^ ^ .' `.^ ; > > <`-. jgs '-;` /` ^ ^ /\ ) ^/ > > <'- \__..-'` ___,,,-'._ ^ ^ _.'\^`'-' ^/ > > `)_ ..-''` `~~~~` `~===~` > > <_.-`-._\ > > > > Maybe we cannot decide with only seeing one representation made by a > 'fantasy'- > painter. ;) I think it is actually a hippocampus, 'cause the > description > is more general than the picture : > From Alt.mythology.mythic-animals FAQ > (http://www.ecis.com/~ddragon/amma-faq.html) > > Hippocampus: Portrayed as a literal sea-horse, with gills and other > features to help it adapt to the water. Often seen as > steeds for > sea-elves or merrow. > > (I can't figure out what they mean by 'often seen'. I can only find two > pictures in the net and I havn't seen one before either. Looking at the > wrong stationary I guess.) > > A 'literal' sea-horse! Pictures of chimeras look totally different. And > just because a lot of people call every monster a chimera it's still > something else. Atleast this looks like a seamonster to me. > > I'll save it as 'hippocampus' on my site. Like it or not. ;) > (BTW : I like it - the picture!) > > > :) > Andreas > > _ > | Ascii Dictionary (Collection, Links, ...) | > o | http://www.stud.uni-hannover.de/~freise | o > <<.|_ _| < > > |\ | >
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