#Hyperboreans

[galusandmalus]

i wish to construct a perseus myth with atlas that has perseus somewhat retain his good nature. so first of all let me chiggity check ye old ovids version which seems to be the earliest version of the myth.

"But Atlas, mindful of an oracle since by Themis, the Parnassian, told, recalled these words, ‘O Atlas! mark the day a son of Jupiter [Zeus] shall come to spoil; for when thy trees been stripped of golden fruit, the glory shall be his.’ Fearful of this, Atlas had built solid walls around his orchard, and secured a dragon, huge, that kept perpetual guard, and thence expelled all strangers from his land. Wherefore he said, ‘Begone! The glory of your deeds is all pretense; even Jupiter, will fail your need.’ With that he added force and strove to drive the hesitating Alien from his doors; who pled reprieve or threatened with bold words. Although he dared not rival Atlas' might, Perseus made this reply; ‘For that my love you hold in light esteem, let this be yours.’ He said no more, but turning his own face, he showed upon his left Medusa's head, abhorrent features.--Atlas, huge and vast, becomes a mountain--His great beard and hair are forests, and his shoulders and his hands mountainous ridges, and his head the top of a high peak;--his bones are changed to rocks. Augmented on all sides, enormous height attains his growth; for so ordained it, ye, O mighty Gods! who now the heavens' expanse unnumbered stars, on him command to rest."-Ovid, Metamorphoses

So first of all it seems to me (nkosi) that atlas kinda became paranoid and kicked out 'strangers' from his land. but he is regarded as a king in this text but we don't hear a lot about his people. I'm assuming the strangers were his subjects he kicked out. perseus meets him, ask for help, atlas says no, insults him and I think shoves him away? "added force" and all that. and then perseus kills him. the question I have is why would perseus do something like that? (I mean its probably assholerly but I think that's boring so) i think I can rationalize it by saying that my homeboy did it for his new friends

"so when he was come to Atlas in the land of the Hyperboreans"-Apollodorus, Library

"Of the fairest glories that mortals may attain, to him is given to sail to the furthest bound. Yet neither ship nor marching feet may find the wondrous way to the gatherings of the Hyperborean people. Yet was it with these that Perseus the warrior chief once feasted, entering their homes...There with the breath of courage in his heart, unto that gathering of happy men, by guidance of Athene, came long ago the son of Danaë, Perseus,"-Pindar, Pindar Pythian Ode AND with THIS I think we can make a clearer version of perseus actions, the idea of the hyperboreans kicked from their homes, only able to return with the death of Atlas. Or maybe they are just unhappy with the big walls and the dragon. or maybe atlas is just a dick. or maybe I'm insane. I'm just trying to give some connection and story to the Hyperboreans and the perseus myth. if they ever make another clash of the titans movie they should INCLUDE the damn titan.

maybe the Hyperboreans feasted with perseus BECAUSE he killed atlas. (or temporarily killed) either way I think connecting them makes a better version of the myth in my humble but kinda half baked opinion

[father-of-the-void]

Of the fairest glories that mortals may attain, to him is given to sail to the furthest bound. Yet neither by ship nor on foot could you find the marvelous way to the assembly of the Hyperboreans. Yet was it with these that Perseus the warrior chief once feasted, entering their homes, and chanced upon their sacrifices unto the god, those famous offerings of hecatombs of asses; for in their banquets and rich praise Apollon greatly delights, and laughs to see the rampant lewdness of those brutish beasts. Nor is the Muse a stranger in their life, but on all sides the feet of maidens dancing, the full tones of the lyre and pealing flutes are all astir; with leaves of gleaming laurel bound upon their hair, they throng with happy hearts to join the revel. Illness and wasting old age visit not this hallowed race, but far from toil and battle they dwell secure from Nemesis' remorseless vengeance…

— Pindar, Pythian Ode 10, 26-45

[soloavengers]

North of Dragon’s Dogma II’s map mentions!

The game threw a tiny amount of information on the unreachable mountainous area North of Vermund, I want to gather them up (and open speculations) here — so please comment if you have any I’ve missed!

Loading screens:

^ Might be a hint about the Spellbound quest.

Not a lot to go by (but enough for me to believe the rest of the content is in the DLC), and I’m a believer in item descriptions being unreliable because the game has world-hopping. I remember something about harsh climate in the north, but I could have made that up because it just makes sense, or read it in the leak…

[entwinedmoon]

While I don't have any new research to share today, there is one new Torrington-related development that I just have to mention:

There's an independent film featuring ice mummies that were inspired by Torrington and the Beechey Boys!!!

The movie is called The Hyperborean. It's a comedy/family drama/mystery/sci-fi supernatural fantasy genre mashup that has been described as "bonkers" Probably because the ice mummies shoot laser beams. It sounds completely ridiculous and I want to see it a million times. Right now it's making its way through the indie film festival circuit, so it's not in theaters or streaming, but hopefully it will be available for everyone to watch one day.

There are screenshots available online, though, and they did such a good job on the Torrington-looking mummy.

The half-opened eyes, the curled back lips, the yellowish skin, the kerchief wrapped under his jaw... They even have the dark stain on Torrington's forehead and nose (from the piece of navy blue fabric that had been placed over him). It's really impressive how well they did the makeup and costume. This is the closest Torrington has ever come to appearing on screen outside of a documentary, and I for one can't wait to shove this movie in my eyeballs.

[dododecalogist]

Oh btw more Rain World custom rooms for Hyperborean Path. Woe, frigid sprawl be upon ye

[thequietabsolute]

the desire to buy a bag of frozen sweetcorn before the shops close, but also to catch the Monday night football in a nearby pub which kicks off in 15 minutes

i can do one but not both

because there’s an obscure medieval law in England which stubbornly persists to this day which says something along the lines of

should any person in the realm be found harbouring below-room-temperature vegetables in any ale or otherwise public house they will be pilloried in the nearest town or city square for no less than fourteen days

oh what to do

[masochist-mouse]

can you make another pocketcat larp edit but with hyperborea this time

why yes anon, yes i can

[galusandmalus]

its wild that the griffins are placed in either hyperborea or aeithiopia in mythology, and the Arimaspi are said to war with their neighbors the hyperboreans and they never interact with perseus, these mfs never do anything and like have nothing to do with any legends.

edit:"The son of Democharis or of Caustrobius, from Proconnesos, an epic poet; [he wrote] the verses called the Arimaspea; it is a history of the Hyperborean Arimaspeans" -Suda Encyclopedia

SOMETIMES THEIR ONE GROUP

[father-of-the-void]

Let us look each other in the face. We are Hyperboreans - we know well enough how remote our place is. ‘Neither by land nor by water will you find the road to the Hyperboreans’: even Pindar, in his day, knew that much about us. Beyond the North, beyond the ice, beyond death - our life, our happiness. We have discovered that happiness; we know the way; we got our knowledge of it from thousands of years in the labyrinth.

— Friedrich Nietzsche, The Antichrist

[themanwhomadeamonster]

i wonder what vermund was like BEFORE rothais ruled over it. was he a vermund native who conquered the nation or did he leave battahl, since he spoke so disdainfully of them? why was the border between the two nations even established? how did the humans, beastren, elves, and dwarves migrate to where they are now?

[a8ra]

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[alexiaexnihilo]

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[panelswithoutpeople]

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