Well, while digging thru my computer, I managed to find a part of the original "monster names" post. Here it is:


Did you notice how the monster names come? Golem they got from the Hobbit, Phoenix because of the old Greek tale, and I just found a song in my music book for band called Zum,Gali,Gali!! (Yes, only one "M"). If you find anything else, post it here! I have more, I'm just in a hurry right now
-- JellTrainer (lukadjukic@yahoo.com), February 15, 2000

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Ebony is a black tree wood in Africa
-- Bloodshed (Bloodshed2@email.com), February 15, 2000.
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mew is the sound a cat makes.
-- torey luvullo (dst10000@compuserve.com), February 15, 2000.
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Zilla was in the bilbe, shorta. It was Zillai or Some thing like that.
-- Great Naga (Mankey56@Hotmail.com), February 15, 2000.
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Kato was a name in Green Hornet. https://www.ganesha.lu/asianantiques.html Has to with naga
-- Same (Same@GH.com), February 15, 2000.
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here's a few more, a centure was a legendry beast, that hercules (or some1) fought. durahun was a greek siut of armor that was magicly aminated for some greek god to use in battles. golem also is any creature made of stone (i found well going through my dad's old Ad&d books) similer to gargolyes only are awake all the time. monol, maybe, is short for monolith, a big slab of stone that did something (i can't remember what). Jell, you guessed, also from Ad&d an animated blob, A.k.a Ooze, blob, clay, pudding etc. i've got more just tell me if you wan to here them
-- ~Earl~ (cjacton@home.com), February 15, 2000.
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Oh, yeah, an Obelisk is a living wall or something. It's in the dictionary if anyone wants to check.
-- JellTrainer (lukadjukic@yahoo.com), February 15, 2000.
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Hare..hmmm...that stems from..uhhh.......oh yeah, Hare!
-- Zack F (fake@dontemailme.com), February 15, 2000.
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Jill, hmmmmm.....how about Jack and Jill. Oh, I don't know.
-- The Man (djedmond@pinenet.com), February 15, 2000.
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The Hare/Golem from the first MR was called a Stoner.......my friend has a little white rabbit that loves eating his weed(he's too young to smoke it). No ••••!!
-- Exitwound (exitwound3@hotmail.com), February 15, 2000.
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Obelisk - A tapering, four-sided, shaft of stone, usu. monolithic, having a pyramidal apex and often seen among the monuments of ancient Egypt; something resembling a shaft.

Mocchi - The instruction manual states that it is derived form a sugar cake, called a sakuramocchi.

Jilt - To discard or cast off, as a fianc'e, lover, or sweetheart.

Wracky - WRACK - Seaweed, esp. when thrown ashore by the waves; A WRECK, esp. of a ship; A PIECE OF WRECKAGE, RUIN.

Undine - UNDULATE - To have a wavy motion; to rise and fall in waves; to move in curving or bending lines; to wave__v.t. To cause a wave, or move with a wavy motion.__a. Wavy or having a wavy edge.

Pixie - A fairy who is mischievous.

Gali (very mysterious) - GALLING - VEXING or annoying.

Kato - Could it possibly be an amalgamation of the words CAT and KARATE?
-- Eagle Fierce (Eagle1@Citynet.net), February 15, 2000.
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Golem, if you want the full history, is a Jewish or Hebrew (forgive me, I don't know which) myth of a giant clay man who had the symbols of life inscribed on his forehead which brought him to life. I believe his purpose was to protect the Jewish people. After that, somewhere, the term golem came to represent any man-made creature that was made to look like a man. In Dungeons and Dragons (the roleplaying game) they had clay golems, flesh golems (Frankenstein's Monster, anyone?), iron golems (robots?) and other items including rock, but the ORIGINAL golem was clay. FYI.
-- Gatchaman (TheCaj@aol.com), February 15, 2000.
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Yes, Gatchaman, I had heard that tale of golems before. While Gollum is in the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, his real name was Smeagol, he got the gollum from a sound he made. I don't think it has any connection to the golem in the game. Also I read a book where undines were the magic servants of magicians with the water affiliation(as in earth, air, fire, and water). Each element had their own servants, water-undine, fire-salamander, air-sylph, and I don't remember earth. it was an interesting book, I think it was called Lord of Fire but I am not sure.
-- Miss Carrie (musicality1@earthlink.net), February 16, 2000.
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beside the real easy names, Hare, Ape, Dragon, Worm, Ghost, Plant. i have a few others Bajarl is a Djinn or Geine. Hopper, gee... maybe its because it hops. Ducken, is kinda a duck. Undine, is also i type is water sprit, so is a Siren, only Sirens are evil. Arrowhead, maybe because he has a arrow shaped head. Beaclon, is some sort of bug. Charoit was a old greek race car. Tiamat was a type of dragon (found in FF8). Hercules, a legenary greek hero. Genocider, genocide to kill an entire race. Kokushi Muso, means has to equal. Omega the last letter in the greek alphabet. thats all for now.
-- ~Earl~ (cjacton@home.com), February 16, 2000.
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Miss Carrie it's Water-Undine Air-Sylph Fire-Salamander and Earth- Knome
-- Jacqueline Clark (jackie@westman.wave.ca), February 16, 2000.
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018-Dryad(Pixie/Mock): A nymph inhabiting a tree

026-Tiamat(Dragon/Pixie): A dragon who was the mother of the first Babylonian gods. Slain by Marduk. (from Babylonian mythology)

039-Ragnaroks(Dragon/Monol): Ragnarök - The final battle between the gods and the powers of evil. (from Scandinavian mythology)

043-Centaur(Centaur/Centaur): A creature with the head, arms, and torso of a man and the body and the legs of a horse. (from greek mythology. Unknown origin)

053-ColorPandora(ColorPandora/ColorPandora): Pandora - The first mortal woman. She was created by Zeus and sent to Earth with a jar or box of evils in revenge for Prometheus' having brought the gift of fire back to the world. Pandora opened it out of curiosity, and all the evils flew out. (From Greek Mythology)

069-Gaia(Henger/Golem): The Earth personified as a goddess, daughter of chaos. She was the mother and wife of Uranus(Heaven); Their offspring included the Titans and the Cyclops. (from Greek Mythology)

092-Golem(Golem/Golem): A clay figure supernaturally brought to life. (from Jewish legend)

103-Titan(Golem/Suezo): A member of a family of early gigantic gods, the offspring of Heaven and Earth, who contended for the sovereignty of heaven and were overthrown by Zeus. (from Greek Mythology)

105-Poseidon(Golem/Jell): The god of the sea, water, earthquakes, and horses. Son of Cronus and Rhea and brother of Zeus. (from Greek Mythology)

124-Basilisk(Zuum/Joker): A mythical reptile with a lethal breath and look.

133-Vesuvius(Durahan/Dragon): An active Volcano near Naples, in Southern Italy. 1227 meters(4190ft) high. It erupted in 79 AD, which buried the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

134-Hercules(Durahan/Beaclon): A hero of superhuman strength and courage who performed twelve immense tasks imposed on him by Eurystheus, King of Argos. (from Greek and Roman Mythology)

139-Garuda(Durahan/Phoenix): An eagle-like being that serves as the mount of the god Vishnu. (from Hinduism)

198-Baku(Baku/Baku): The capital of Azerbaijan, on the Caspian sea. It is an industrial port and and a center of the oil industry.

240-Phoenix(Phoenix/Phoenix): The state capital of Arizona.

268-Bengal(Jill/Kato): A tiger found in the Indian subcontinent. It is distinguished by its unbroken stripes.

309-Siren(Undine/Joker): A winged creature whose singing lured unwary sailors onto rocks. (from Greek Mythology)

310-Undine(Undine/Undine): A female water spirit. A nymph. (word invented by Paracelsus)

361-Gibberer(Ape/Hare): One who speaks fast.

380-Trident(Naga/Golem): A three-pronged spear. Poseidon's possesion.

385-Cyclops(Naga/Suezo): A one-eyed giant. (from Greek Mythology)

390-Naga(Naga/Naga): A semi-divine creature. Half snake, half human. (from Hinduism)
-- RNA (RNA@Ribosome.nuc), February 17, 2000.
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A Phoenix is a mythical bird a flame, that symbolizes eternity. It arose from the ashes of war, if I remember correctly.
-- Eagle Fierce (Eagle1@Citynet.net), February 17, 2000.

i just noticed this but garuda is also the name of a monster in the game azure dreams

Wow! Thanks Jello! I was wondering if everyone who helped with this thread and the one we recently recreated would post and tell me how they would feel about me taking all this data and making one big chart out of it. -With credit given to everyone, of course. Just thought it might be useful in the future to have it all in a little more readable format!

The Garuda bird is a giant bird out of Hindu\Bhuddist Mythology. Like a Ruch (Roc), but much much bigger.

-Berge

Oops. I just noticed that RNA covered that. I missed it on my first pass through. Sorry.

-Berge

Sorry for being so scatter brained, but just one more. Baku is the name of a breed of Japanese demon beasts that eat peoples dreams. Thay are normally portrayed as looking like a tapir (?)(the long nosed pig like thing). I have also seen it portrayed as a small pig, but that was in a Rumiko Takahashi film "Beautiful Dreamer". (I know, RNA covered this one also, but this is actual new information.)

-Berge