The mysteries of the Great Chimaera must be perverted ... more like ... or at least mutated

There you go again! You sound like Taw. Just because you cannot appreciate the majestic beauty of Chimaerae, it doesn't mean that they are mutated beasts. You are implying that Chimaerae are an aberration, and that assertion is clearly incorrect or, at the very least, lacking empirical evidence. It is evolution , not mutation until you can prove otherwise! The next phase of animal evolution, and indeed perhaps human evolution, to judge by the sagacity of the Chimaera(e) on these forums. Yes... evolution. Bow down, you inferior evolutionary specimens!

I'm not bowing, i'm kneeling so i can get your enormous ego in the shot.

which is bigger, his ego or his ears?

"the mustiness of the Gross Chimaera must be reverted" I think was what he said.

definatley his ego, wouldnt you say taw?

Silly Rabbit. Everyone knows that evolution is a process of mutations. I suggest that you reconsider whether chimaerae are, in fact, the final process of an evolutionary step or, rather, the higgledy piggledy middling muddle of a nascent mutation yet to be resolved.

oh they are so definitely aberrations! I can't speak much for the science of genetics, knowing sweet b*gger all about to be able to discourse coherently, but I can discuss with some knowledge regarding the role and symbolism of the chimaera in mythology.

Chimaerae (including the specific legendary Chimaera defeated by Bellerophon) being monstrous creatures made up of the parts of different animals, represent demonic forces, or at least those of the underworld. This is because they are usually the offspring of improper matches, lacking the ideal form(s) so beloved of classical mythology. In other words, if it doesn't look right, it isn't. Being un-natural, they were associated with all sorts of destructive and catastrophic events, shipwrecks, storms, volcanoes and earthquakes. These associations were carried on beyond antiquity into the Medieval and Renaissance iconographies, where for example Danté clearly places them in his Inferno as minions of Hell.

I'm not sure though that a hare/horse hybrid could class a minion of Hell, more just a sort of sad rabbit thing...



Edited by - Tawakalna on 11/29/2006 12:33:23 PM

see? all that ginger beer has made him fat.

I always said it was too gassy

he's rather red too..

Although there are certainly negative references to Chimaerae (just see this forum for proof *sniff*), there are also positive reference. The Esquilax for example, was associated with fertility and agriculture (bountiful harvests usually). There are obvious reasons for these links, and one can hardly see a rabbit-horse hybrid as being an evil harbinger of destruction. Would you run if you saw a rabbit-horse hybrid cantering towards you snorffling? I hope not.

Indy - Bah, where's your proof? And mutation has a negative connotation, so evolution it is! Besides, if Chimaerare ARE due to "mutation", then it is clearly mutation with a purpose . Hence, it is mutation or *innovation*? Hmmm?

ff - Why are you here anyway? I thought that you were supposed to be studying. Get back to it, ya slacker!

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Indy - And mutation has a negative connotation, so evolution it is! Besides, if Chimaerare ARE due to "mutation", then it is clearly mutation with a purpose.

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*Groans*

Oh dear. Another Intelligent Design advocate? That's icing on the cake isn't it? Figures as much, though. A mutant with divine aspirations which finally comes to the realization that aspiring to godhood was over-reaching (by quite a bit) decides to crown itself a king by *divine* right and now claims its aberrant birthright was due to some purpose.

Yeeesh. That's some mighty powerful GB, that is.



Edited by - Indy11 on 11/29/2006 6:27:54 PM

so powerful that it makes him aggresssive.. look at the proof!



that's one scary mutant bunny; I take back what I said earlier.

Indy - I thought that you would enjoy that, but if I believed that you believed that I believed in ID, then I would be forced to send you many abusive emails, sever all ties with you and send some my Rabbit Chevalier to "do you in". Some insults the Rabbit-King will not stand for!

Taw - Too much sugar can be a dangerous thing... but that's not a picture of me anyway; I'm grey. Hmph!