clash of the titains

[Aelric]

I got this moive for X-mas and noticed that they make several referances to things that Howard wroye about.Stygian sisters/witchs and the river styx.HAs anyone else noticed any other moives like this?

 

[Yogah of Yag]

REH got the reference to Styx from Classical (Greek) myth. IIRC, it was the River of the Dead. REH used the name Styx instead of Nile. Stygian is the adjective derived from the word Styx.

http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/3263.html (Smith's Dictionary is a GREAT source of ideas for Hyborian RPG campaigns.)

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0059%3Aentry%3D%2345700

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3D%2397398

 

[Auggie]

Yeah, what Yogah said! 8)

 

[swinebread]

Speaking of Clash of the Titans, Blue Water Productions just put out Harryhausen comics

http://www.bluewaterprod.com/harryhausen.htm

 

[Rikki-Tikki-Tavi]

IIRC the three crones were also in Greek myth.

 

[Auggie]

The 3 crones reminded me of some teachers I had way back in grammer school :shock:

 

[Aelric]

It just caught me by surprise that tthey mentioned stygian sisters,guess since I have been reading alot more conan I am picking up more on what some moioives like that are saying.