Meeting Thymbris 2015-01-26

[wwf]

Tsillah's mother is Thymbris.
Tsillah's father is Charon.

Pan's mother is Thymbris.
Pan's father may be Zeus.

Tsillah and Nudge are (half)sisters.
Would Nudge be the full sister of Pan?
She has almost all of Pan's physical characteristics.
Also Pan had the reputation of being a deciever/seducer.
Nudge is also described as one of the original tricksters.
Is Pan's' and Nudge's behaviour also a clue that they are brother and sister?

[meisdadoo]

All I heard was " my dad's sister's cousin's uncle's best friend's next door neighbor. . . .words, blah blah blah, yadda yadda yadda..."

These family lines have got me more confused than a box full of puppies on a Ferris wheel. . .

[Jay-Em]

Θυμβρις:

THYMBRIS was a prophetic Arkadian Oreiad or Naiad nymph who, according to one account, was the mother of the god Pan by Zeus.

She is related to the nymphai Sose and Penelopeia, who are both elsewhere called the mother of Pan.

(emphasys by me) interrresting... remember Atsali's crush?

[TazManiac]

Google just likes to confuse people, that is when they are not trying to sell you something.

...Meanwhile the city stretched away from the hill of Shehir Euyuk and developed along the Poursak (ancient Tembris or Thymbris)

Huh,
we've seen Atsali in both Bird Mode and Not so Bird mode, but looking back I think we've seen her in a Hybryd mode too (a combination of both sides of the family...).

[Grantwhy]

Tsillah's mother is Thymbris.
Tsillah's father is Charon.

Pan's mother is Thymbris.
Pan's father may be Zeus.

Tsillah and Nudge are (half)sisters.
Would Nudge be the full sister of Pan?
She has almost all of Pan's physical characteristics.
Also Pan had the reputation of being a deciever/seducer.
Nudge is also described as one of the original tricksters.
Is Pan's' and Nudge's behaviour also a clue that they are brother and sister?

All I heard was " my dad's sister's cousin's uncle's best friend's next door neighbor. . . .words, blah blah blah, yadda yadda yadda..."

These family lines have got me more confused than a box full of puppies on a Ferris wheel. . .

somewhat relevant youtube link





*edit*

It may not be 100% accurate, but it's not the most inaccurate explanation of Greek/Roman mythological family trees

[Sidhekin]

Would Nudge be the full sister of Pan?
She has almost all of Pan's physical characteristics.
Also Pan had the reputation of being a deciever/seducer.
Nudge is also described as one of the original tricksters.
Is Pan's' and Nudge's behaviour also a clue that they are brother and sister?

When you put it like that ...

... might Nudge be Pan?

Ah, "Pan is a fictional male deity. That's Nudge."

... right?

[Sidhekin]

Let's see, Pan is surnamed Sinoeis, after the nymph Sinoe, a nurse and/or teacher of Pan.

And Sinoe may mean "mischievous" ...

ETA: Oh, and "Nudge" is a synonym of "Ram".

[zachariah]

That's just too funny! I love the bit about "I was still in my Hades uniform"...



Meanwhile, it's nice to see one's opinion vindicated: she was, indeed, forming flesh...
)

Actually it proves I was right. She says herself she 'Forgot to change out of Hades Uniform!!" Coming through the wall we saw the skeleton and the shroud. The ghostly form she traveled was taking on solid shape as was her uniform. So what appeared to be flesh was her uniform.

Potato Patato. Does it really matter?

[GlytchMeister]

All I heard was " my dad's sister's cousin's uncle's best friend's next door neighbor. . . .words, blah blah blah, yadda yadda yadda..."

These family lines have got me more confused than a box full of puppies on a Ferris wheel. . .

Welcome to the wonderful world of Greek deity genealogy. Family Trees are more like braided vines.

[Wdot]

Well I was fooled. The "bad guy" isn't a "bad guy." It was just like when Atsali slugged Tsilla. There is a lot of family resemblance between Nudge, Tsilla and Thymbris! I'm glad Thymbris took being slugged well and even said Atsali's dad would be proud!

[Dave]

Well I was fooled. The "bad guy" isn't a "bad guy."

She only plays one on television.

[eee]

Gah, is she wearing goggles / glasses or are those her EYES? And what's on her forehead? Are those braids? Tattoos? Klingon like skull ridges?

Apparently Nudge and Tisallah have a brother as well. By the mythology their brother is Pan.

Ah yes, I can see the family resemblance.

Get-togethers must be fun...

[DilyV]

The separated head and the wrap around the neck in the last panel made me think of my favorite Barista and monica's statement... "Please tell me your choker doesn't hold your head on..." (paraphrasing here)

Maybe it does, Monica... Maybe it does...

[Sgt. Howard]

(Tune; "Dueling Banjos")
well I Knowed my sister all my life
de-dle de de de de de de de
that is why she's now my wife
de-dle de de de de de de de
got a daughter Sue and a son named Fred
de-dle de de de de de de de
they both sleep in a double bed
de-dle de de de de de de de
when they turn 13 they'll both be wed
de-dle de de de de de de de
We're an inbred clan
de-dle de dom de
We're an inbred clan
de-dle de dom de
well my Mother is my Auntie Flo
and my Father is my Uncle Joe
Yankee Doodle went to town
just to court his cousin...
(still grinding out words to this, but not sure where it will play...)

... listening to the bloodlines of ancient mythology I am reminded of the family trees here around Malott... several children, different Fathers and/or Mothers, then there's them whut 'don't branch'... so I thought I'd throw this in the mix and see what happens...

[lake_wrangler]

That's just too funny! I love the bit about "I was still in my Hades uniform"...



Meanwhile, it's nice to see one's opinion vindicated: she was, indeed, forming flesh...
)

Actually it proves I was right. She says herself she 'Forgot to change out of Hades Uniform!!" Coming through the wall we saw the skeleton and the shroud. The ghostly form she traveled was taking on solid shape as was her uniform. So what appeared to be flesh was her uniform.

Potato Patato. Does it really matter?

She was indeed in her Hades uniform (skeleton), and was changing out of it (forming flesh) when she came up behind Atsali. That is much more than just a shroud, in the second panel: those are fleshy shoulders and a fleshy neck, where there were only bones in the previous panel.

It matters to me...

[Gyrrakavian]

HA! So that IS Tsillah's Mom... what an introduction... is she as scatter-brained as her kid?

I'm going to go with "Yes".

[Dave]

HA! So that IS Tsillah's Mom... what an introduction... is she as scatter-brained as her kid?

I'm going to go with "Yes".

Any physicist specializing in subatomic particle studies would say "Yes".

Thymbris scattered her brain (and her skull) off of at least two surfaces in the first panel alone. Then, there was the scattering off of Atsali's sparkling fist, a few megashakes later. All of these appear to have been elastic-collision scatterings.

The final collision was inelastic. I was sorta expecting a Gumby Theatre "My brain hurts!!" after that one.

(Yes, I'm a nerd! I'm sure this comes as an utter surprise to all of you.)

[Catawampus]

Thymbris knows Atsali's birth parents?

Well, she works in Hades and is intimate with the collector of dead souls. . .

These family lines have got me more confused than a box full of puppies on a Ferris wheel. . .

Welcome to the wonderful world of Greek deity genealogy. Family Trees are more like braided vines.

Not made any easier by our classical sources for this mythology freely re-writing it on a whim to better suit their personal or political or social needs.

[AnotherFairportfan]

The separated head and the wrap around the neck in the last panel made me think of my favorite Barista and monica's statement... "Please tell me your choker doesn't hold your head on..." (paraphrasing here)

Maybe it does, Monica... Maybe it does...

Paul swears it doesn't ... that its only significance is that Tina just likes to wear it.

[AnotherFairportfan]

HA! So that IS Tsillah's Mom... what an introduction... is she as scatter-brained as her kid?

I'm going to go with "Yes".

After her meeting with Atsali, she's lucky she's not COMPLETELY scatter-brained.

A little here, a little there ...