Final Fantasy and Mythology

October 29, 2007, 8:23 PM

This thread is about the the things in real life and mythology have reference in FF games. Let me start:

FF6: The Dream Stooges; Moebius, Laragorn and Curlax are reference to the TV seried Three Stooges in which the characters were called Moe, Larry and Curly.

FF5, FF8: Odin - In FF8 and FF5 Odin, if can't use Zantetsuken, uses Gungnir. In Norse mythology Odin's (chief god in Norse mythology) weapon is called Gungnir.

FF5, FF8, FF12: Gilgamesh and Enkidu - in Sumerian mythology Gilgamesh was king of Uruk in Babylonia. The Gilgamesh was half god and half human. Then a man named Enkidu enters the city and confronts Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh wins and ever since that battle Gilgamesh and Enkidu were friends.

October 30, 2007, 6:08 PM

Hehe, awesome! Everything gets direct ideas from other sources. Mythology seems to be a popular source for fantasy. Well done on finding those! I'm sure, after further research, many more ideas will be found to have links with real myths. =]

October 30, 2007, 8:20 PM

This really is something I thought most people new... Most of the Aeons, Guardian forces, summons , are usually from Mythology. Like Shiva, a deity from the Hinduism, Minotaur, Greek mythology, you mentioned Odin, Bahamut originated from Arabic creationist myths, Ifrit from the Arabic mythology as well, also known as Afrit from the muslim book the Qur'an...

If you check probably even more of the originate from myth and religion

October 30, 2007, 9:46 PM

There are many aspects of Final Fantasy that were referenced from Mythology and other Western folklore. Not just summons were taken from Western folklore many monsters, races, and items as well.

http://mythology.terrapolis.org/?title=Main_Page This a good website to surf if you wish to see other Western references.

November 5, 2007, 7:32 PM

I found something more about the myth of Gilgamesh and Enkidu in Sumerian Mythology, this time it includes Humbaba that appears in FF6 and FF12.

Humbaba was a demon guarding the Cedar Woods. Gilgamesh and Enkidu went there to fight Humbaba. When they were nearing the Cedar Woods they fell asleep. Then suddenly Gilgamesh was awaken by strange sounds, he then woke up Enkidu. Then the Humbaba appeared and both Gilgamesh and Enkidu fought that creature.

P.S. You can also post some of you're findings

November 5, 2007, 7:46 PM

I learned about the story of Gilgamesh in my senior english class. At some point, Gilgamesh's friend Enkido dies (can't remember the cause) and Gilgamesh pretty much watches him die. That is when Gilgamesh decides to go look for a way to give himself eternal life. After many years of journeying, Gilgamesh finds the man to be the only immortal person in the world (forgot his name). The man tells gilgamesh that in order to receive eternal life, he must eat a special fruit that can only be found in one place. Getting the fruit was very difficult because it was on a cliff (or something). Anyway, Gilgamesh finally gets the fruit, but before he can eat it, a serpent snatches it from him and eats it. So now, Gilgamesh is forced to return to his kingdom empty-handed and a very old man( his journey was very long).

-That's about as much as I can remember from my English class.

My Character Profiles · November 6, 2007, 1:25 AM

I just brought this up in another thread this morning and I thought I would share it, since it's interesting enough. This is something learned in my world civ. class.
In regards to FFX, and the dreaming Fayth.

In Indian culture, it's believed that "we" (human beings) are not real, or physical entities; each and every one of us is actually an individual fragment of God's "dream". When "God" goes to sleep, he dreams that he is "us" ("us", being the people of the world). And every one of us has a different task as a portion of his dream. And when "God" finally awakes from his dream, we no longer exist, and he returns to heaven (or, his own "reality").

November 7, 2007, 2:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Rhea

I just brought this up in another thread this morning and I thought I would share it, since it's interesting enough. This is something learned in my world civ. class.
In regards to FFX, and the dreaming Fayth.

In Indian culture, it's believed that "we" (human beings) are not real, or physical entities; each and every one of us is actually an individual fragment of God's "dream". When "God" goes to sleep, he dreams that he is "us" ("us", being the people of the world). And every one of us has a different task as a portion of his dream. And when "God" finally awakes from his dream, we no longer exist, and he returns to heaven (or, his own "reality").

So you're saying that FFX and the dream of the fayth may be in reference to that?

November 9, 2007, 2:20 AM

In the concluding part of the FF Retrospective, the summons, and there links to mythology is explained. Not all of them, but a lot of them.

Here's the link
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/27455.html