flower power?

Jul 24, 2008 14:08

Aglaophotis:"the soul which shows the truth".

Has anyone heard of this? It may be useful in our fight against the coming 'god'.

The Greek doctor Dioscorides named Aglaophotis as a member of the peony family, Paeoniaceae. It has been speculated that the species paeonia officinalis, or the European peony, is the source of Aglaophotis, but there is ( Read more... )

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damned_daughter July 24 2008, 18:16:13 UTC
That's all very well and good, but in spite of your scholarly endeavours, no mere flower is going to stop NYX.

It's.. well, I've seen it! It's massive, it.. nothing could possibly stop it. I'm sure of this!

And yet.. I suppose mad as it all seems, we've nothing to lose by trying..

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missingfred July 24 2008, 18:23:10 UTC
Mr.. Sakaki? is it?
From someone who came here first squawking about the end of the world and how we all deserved it for participating in society, you seem to have made significant growth.

You may already know I am no fan of Special Agent Mulder. In his notes of the time on the lesser god, Xulchilbara he wrote:
The name Xulchilbara is derived from the Aztec words Xuchil and Bara which mean Flower Spear. The particular type of flower referred to is usually found in cemeteries,and many cities in Mexico use the Xuchil for their arrangements in the Day of the Dead/Dia de los Muertos celebrations. Either way, it's certainly not as cutesy as it sounds; A flower war or "Flowery war" (from Nahuatl xōchiyāōyōtl) is the name given to the battles fought by the Aztecs of that time in order to satisfy the religious needs of both combatants for war captives to use in sacrifice rituals, as well as to train warriors. The common belief perpetuated by the leaders at the time this god came to power was that human sacrifice was the only way to ( ... )

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snarky_padre_v July 25 2008, 15:09:31 UTC
I tracked some down. It was harder to find than hen's teeth, so if it's from a flower it's a pretty rare one.

I had it with me in the City. I kept it just in case Alessa and Xulchilbara mated. I just.. understand, I was devoted to him, but..

I knew that wouldn't be right.

Long story short, I lost it. It's still in the City, for all the good it will do us here.

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