Wonderful, now that Rhyme can handle the situation, Feiht wakes up to make it worse.

Lol Ayne seems kinda pissed off :P I love how she can lift Myhrad with 1 hand... i guess dragons are naturally very light to be able to fly though, probably can't compare the weight to that of a dog the same size.

Their baaaccckkkk! Yay, Rhyme. awesome strip

Hmm it seems there's a type in Feith outburst...
That or she speaks a strange accent. *g*

I love how Rhyme sees Feiht and longs to escape... no doubt because of past experiences

Rhyme has the greatest sense of humor. I was wondering when Rhyme would come back. Poor myrhad.

Yay, Rhyme is back!
And Feiht tips the bowl thingy over...

Well, the situation has become much better with the arrival of Rhyme

But then again, with Feith awake, it could become much, much worse.

Wow... Elves really are strong to be able to pick up even a young dragon with that much ease! Those things ain't light ya know! :O

dragons are light so tehy can fly. Also, Anye is a lot stronger than teh avrfage elf. *wow, I've never had a poast so early before!* Yay, rhyme is back, I liked rhyme a lot!

"WHAT ARE YOU IMPLYING?" ... ehehehehehee... I love Ayne

Yay! Rhyme and Sohac! SOHAC is BACK! It RHYMES, see? LOL.

wow... how did feiht wake up so fast?

anyone else notice that sohac is an anagram of chaos?

and feiht woke up. uh oh. feiht+sohac=apocalypse

Well, elves and bards are known for their chaotic nature, so it kind of stands to reason. Not all chaos is bad you know.

aww poor myraid.. *hugs him*

Hindsight being 20/20, I just noticed that Feiht in fact woke up in the PREVIOUS strip, as she is already missing from Ayne when Ayne is visible after knocking Leaf out.

But let's look at the bright side of things, it can't get much worse then this, only better!

Actually, this could get worse....

Poor Myhrad. I don't think his people skills are that good either.

Arwadrat, stop spamming. No one can understand you.

You know, Ayne must be really, really strong (especially for an elf) to be able to lift Myrhad straight off the ground with one arm. Gripping him by his neck, too. Ow.

What does Deus Ex Machina mean?

God from machines, I'm guessing. I'm not sure whether machina is first declension feminine singular or neuter plural, anyone want to help me on this one?

"Deux ex machina" comes from the some of the old Greek plays. It means, more or less, "God on a wire." At the end of some plays, an actor representing a god would be lowered on a wire to put everything right or at least clear up all the loose ends. In today's literature it's considered an extremely poor plot device, although sometimes it can be milked for humor.

Which, of course, is exactly what I expect to see, now that Feiht is up and about. :P

Deus Ex Machina as I understand it is literally translated "God out of/from a machine". Essentially it's the original cop-out. In old Greaco-Roman plays, occasionally the writer would put his hero in an impossible situation. To get out of the corner he painted himself into, the writer would use Deus Ex Machina. Usually a god appeared, as mentioned before sometimes by crane, and the god would be in the form of some sort of machine and magically solve the crisis. Usually it makes for a poor plot device, but if any of you saw "Galaxy Quest", I think the Omega 13 is an excellent example.

you realize, don't you, that the last three comments were basically just paraphrasing each other? and bookbook, i think any of the lemony snicket books would work.

To each their own opinion. All to often we're wrapped up in what we're saying we don't realize someone else has already said it.

Speaking of Lemony Snicket, you know how some adults are all angry about how they are "two violent" and about "horrible things?" Well, I figure out that PETER RABBIT HAS THE SAME PLOTLINE!
Ahem: Rabbit/children whose father/parents was/were murdered (put in pie, burned in fire)almost get killed by the same person (Mr. MacGregor/Count Olaf)! Except Beatrix Potter fit it all in about 20 small pages with lots of pictures. But hers isnt considered "violent", is it? Huh? HUH?
Nothing agains B. Potter, but ya know.

Man I love my strangely twisted mind!

To CryptoGirl, Yeah, but my full definition was first. And I scrolled up to check before I posted. I always do that.

Nyeah. :)

Warning: I am not taking myself seriously and neither should you. :P

Well, Nebra Reppalk's is the one I use. And the most literal. Deus = god, ex = out of/from, and machina = machine, or machines (see my earlier comment on my confusion). I'm too lazy to look it up. Not that it matters, I'm just slightly obsessed with latin...

Social life? What's that? :P

I supposed "machina" may refer to the pulleys used to lower the actor playing the god. Machines were pretty simple back then.

Oh! Social life! I remember now! No, I can't afford those. :P

oh i almost forgot to add: YAY the cutest character in the comic is back! Rhyme is yummy!

/blush

Social life, let's see....*rustles through files*.. hmm, does playing D&D with your friends weekly count?

On to gods and goddesses: Personally, my favorite of the Muses is Clio, muse of history. It is said she would put the mad urge in men to dig through old records and talk to elders to gather information and then make their conclusions about what happened in the past. She's definitely my patroness.

Personally, I think the new muses are better.



Go KOKO!

(Returning to original tangent) Of course, if I had to pick a MAJOR deity, I'd probably go with Athena. Mainly because she's the patroness of knowledge and (occasionally) warfare.

For my favorite major deity, Artemis, or Diana, whichever you prefer. Athena as well. I just like both of them.

As far as new muses go, I don't have a favorite, though I do enjoy the magazine.

ooh! Artemis! Artemis! She's really cool.

In my younger years I would have said Ares. Nice big war god. (I know, you're thinking, "Nebra, you are such a typical male.") However, as I continued to study mythology, I discovered Ares was a violent brute that reveled in senseless destruction. Let's just say my favor quickly went elsewhere.

Hmm... Because of the delay, I bet a really awesome comic is next! Not that all of them aren't!

Greeks rock, but what about the Norse gods?

Unfortunately, in most history books the Vikings only get a passing nod as one of the many groups that overran the decaying Roman Empire. Thus, with so little attention paid to them, it's easy to understand why their mythology is so easily skipped.

Alien Vikings? Sounds fun. What about alien dragon/werepyre/wolf/other cool things?

How do you kill a vampirate?


With a wereninja!!!

When I'm not being a dwarven warrior...I'm a, a Jedi. IT'S NOT MY FAULT!*goes off to whimper about deplorable lack of demand for Jedi in current market*

I'm a dragon/werepyre/alien/feles/anything else I think of. Fear my wrath. Rawr.

Regarding Athena vs. Ares: You are correct--in every myth that put the two against each other, Athena kicks Ares all over the battlefield.

I've had no trouble finding works on the Norse Gods, and even a web comic (Brat*Halla) covers the genre in an amusing way. Norse mythology, of course, lives on in many of the days of our week: Tuesday, Wednesday (Woden's Day), Thursday (Thor's Day), Friday (Fria's Day).

You have all now been rendered sightless by a flash of the blindingly obvious. :P

Heh... if I had to go with a Greek god for a patron, I'd pick Hephaestus. Decent enough bloke, and not a sodding nutter like some of the others (or a stuck up prig...).

Seriously, have you read about what some of those loons did? Well, that and Hephaestus has the best toys >:)

As to why the sudden flood of Anglicisms, I'm not entirely sure. I'm Canadian :/

Retiarius: I concede you the fact that the names for some of the days of the week come from Norse Mythology. However an equal number come from Greaco-Roman. Sunday (Solis die, day of the sun), Monday (Luna dies, day of the moon, moon-day=Monday) and Saturday (Saturn dies, day of the god Saturn)

However I would like to apologize for my ignorance regarding Norse mythology, I have not had proper exposure compared to my vast experience with the Greaco-Roman tradition.

I als have to admit Hesphateus/Vulcan is an impressive deity in that he is the patron of metalwork, the smith god. (Obviously something dear to my interests although I have no experience in metalwork whatsoever)

On the insanity of the gods: I have to admit, that family had more screws loose than an amusment park with labor problems. Zeus couldn't keep his pants on for what, five minutes? Hera wants revenge because Zeus is getting around. Ares just wants to kill things. His sister, Eris, is even worse, shrieking with delight at the sight of blood.

One thing I've learned is never fall in love with a nymph, she usually gets turned into a plant.

I think my favourites must be the Muses! (I'm an artist and musician, and I write the odd poem or two...) Especially Thalia and Euterpe, (Guess what I write poems about, and what instruments I play other than the 'Cello. You get a cookie if you get it right)

Ares is such a whiner. seriously. i mean, he's supposed to be this big macho war god, but he totally isn't. he's a wimp.

Hermes for Greece, Loki for Norse (yeah i know he's the bad/evil guy, but the myth of Slepnir is too funny :) )

Yeah, honestly. Ares, the great and powerful wargod gets wounded by a mortal, A MORTAL! (albeit Athena gave Diomedes some help there) And what does Ares do? Goes crying home to papa. Pathetic...

Awesome! Cellists rock!

Norse...

My fav in norse is that trickster guy...

also the big giant doggie wolf thing that will destroy everyone! :-)

That would be Loki and the Fenris Wolf, respectively. But I expect you knew that...

Hermies is cool and not very insane either.
For the Norse, I personally like Braggi. don't know much about him but he is cool anyways.

YAY THE SNAKE PIXIE