SweetChiliPhili Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Hi!I was reading up on Elder Scrolls Wiki and found something interesting. Alduin, the antagonist, is aparently the nordic variation for the name Akatosh, the dragon of time, one of the nine divines. So we could be potentially killing a God? Killing the God who aided Martin and the Oblivion hero in killing Mehrunes Dagon? This could be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankleon Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Hi!I was reading up on Elder Scrolls Wiki and found something interesting. Alduin, the antagonist, is aparently the nordic variation for the name Akatosh, the dragon of time, one of the nine divines. So we could be potentially killing a God? Killing the God who aided Martin and the Oblivion hero in killing Mehrunes Dagon? This could be interesting. What they mean by this is that Alduin is like Akatosh in the Nordic culture. Sort of like the same place in the religion. It's like Zeus and Odin, God, Allah and Jaweh. Different interpretations with the same functions. Also, the article you read states that they "only look alike superficially". They mean that Akatosh is primarily a "good God", and Alduin more of an evil one. Therefore I think it's highly unlikely that what you propose will be in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetChiliPhili Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 Ah good! I was thinking that it was just retarded. Although, it could be a cool alternative to have Akatosh turning evil and then having to put him down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pronam Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Alduin will be a form (world eating one) of Akatosh and most likely it would be an 'aspect' as with Hircine in Bloodmoon. Anything else would be rather severe as it is the god of time.My bet is that you will kill this aspect at the end of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ub3rman123 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Did Dagoth Ur die at the end of Morrowind? He wasn't a god, I don't think.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corakus Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 You probably don't really kill him, you probably just banish him or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhawl Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Hi!I was reading up on Elder Scrolls Wiki and found something interesting. Alduin, the antagonist, is aparently the nordic variation for the name Akatosh, the dragon of time, one of the nine divines. So we could be potentially killing a God? Killing the God who aided Martin and the Oblivion hero in killing Mehrunes Dagon? This could be interesting. What they mean by this is that Alduin is like Akatosh in the Nordic culture. Sort of like the same place in the religion. It's like Zeus and Odin, God, Allah and Jaweh. Different interpretations with the same functions. Also, the article you read states that they "only look alike superficially". They mean that Akatosh is primarily a "good God", and Alduin more of an evil one. Therefore I think it's highly unlikely that what you propose will be in the game.Absolutely not. Alduin, Auri-el, and Akatosh are all the same being. Also, "Jaweh" and God are the same entity. It's just disrespectful, or some nonsense, to call God by his name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ankleon Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Hi!I was reading up on Elder Scrolls Wiki and found something interesting. Alduin, the antagonist, is aparently the nordic variation for the name Akatosh, the dragon of time, one of the nine divines. So we could be potentially killing a God? Killing the God who aided Martin and the Oblivion hero in killing Mehrunes Dagon? This could be interesting. What they mean by this is that Alduin is like Akatosh in the Nordic culture. Sort of like the same place in the religion. It's like Zeus and Odin, God, Allah and Jaweh. Different interpretations with the same functions. Also, the article you read states that they "only look alike superficially". They mean that Akatosh is primarily a "good God", and Alduin more of an evil one. Therefore I think it's highly unlikely that what you propose will be in the game.Absolutely not. Alduin, Auri-el, and Akatosh are all the same being. Also, "Jaweh" and God are the same entity. It's just disrespectful, or some nonsense, to call God by his name. Wrong, from religous standpoints, Jahweh is the God of Israel in the Hebrew bible, while "God" is usually used in the Christian sense. They mean the same thing, but call it something else. And from that viewpoint, Alduin and Akatosh are the same, but different at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhawl Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 It's the same God. Christianity is an extension of Judaism. And the Judeo-Christian God doesn't really have anything to do with different interpretations of Auri-El, Akatosh, and Alduin. They are all different names of the same Aedra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stars2heaven Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 If alduin and Akatosh are the same, then why is one generally perceived as good and the other evil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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