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Originally Posted by Dann of Thursday
If that was the case then C.C. is forever doomed for the rest of her life because of who she is. Okay, let's say that this was the case. What would her wish be?
Again, if there is a goddess similar to the one you are talking about in the Norse myths than it could fit. They aren't going to randomly choose gods and goddesses from different cultures.
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Eris is an oft use character in general. Recent examples include having her as the villain of of a 2003 Sinbad film, and a character in the Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy. She was also the villain of the first Saint Seiya film, and some other Disney production I can't remember.
She's not an obscure Goddess by any means, the Discordians see to that.
I can't think of any norse Goddesses that get that kind of exposure. I know it's a bit of a wild theory, but you're being a little silly.
The problem here is that RAGNAROK is a popular myth everyone and their ferret knows about so people are going to push it an say Oh I know Mythology
. But there are a lot of similar strands in greek mythology.
>So, after all, there was not one kind of Strife alone, but all over the earth there are two. As for the one, a man would praise her when he came to understand her; but the other is blameworthy: and they are wholly different in nature.
>For one fosters evil war and battle, being cruel: her no man loves; but perforce, through the will of the deathless gods, men pay harsh Strife her honour due.
>She stirs up even the shiftless to toil; for a man grows eager to work when he considers his neighbour, a rich man who hastens to plough and plant and put his house in good order; and neighbour vies with his neighbour as he hurries after wealth. This Strife is wholesome for men. And potter is angry with potter, and craftsman with craftsman, and beggar is jealous of beggar, and minstrel of minstrel.
Eris was often depicted as having wings, as seen here. More than likely the bird like appearance of the Geass symbol is a throwback to this, if the theory is correct.
And then there's this:
>They(Polytekhnos and Aedon) claimed to love each other more than Hera and Zeus were in love. This angered Hera, so she sent Eris to rack discord upon them. Polytekhnos was finishing off a chariot board, and Aedon a web she had been weaving. Eris said to them, "Whosoever finishes thine task last shall have to present the other with a female servant!" Aedon won. But Polytekhnos was not happy by his defeat, so he came to Khelidon, Aedon's sister, and raped her. He then disguised her as a slave, presenting her to Aedon. When Aedon discovered this was indeed her sister, she chopped up Polytekhnos' son and fed him to him. The gods were not pleased, so they turned them all into birds.
I could probably support this theory better if I had my mythology book and Wikipedia wasn't so godawful terribly written.
>>In Nonnus' Dionysiaca, 2.356, when Typhon prepares to battle with Zeus:
Eris ('Strife') was Typhon's escort in the melée, Nike ('Victory') led Zeus to battle.
>Nike is seen with wings in most statues and paintings. Most other winged deities in the Greek pantheon had shed their wings by Classical times.
Given how late the image of Eris was; it seems Eris(Chaos) and Nike(Victory) were two of the only one to be depicted with wings.
R2's ending seems to make a big point of wings.
A lot of people don't realise that "angel wings" and angelic imagery didn't originate with Christian mythology.
A lot of shows like Code Geass often turn to mythology and classic works to adapt their storyline.
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I think the "Victory"(V.V., heh) leading the righteous valiant hero against the dark "monster" supported by a chaotic deity fits Code Geass a lot better than Ragnarok which is just trying to shoehorn things into other things. Except of course, things are actually kind of the wrong way around, which is fairly typical of anime like this.