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Subject: PROPHETS AND TAROT CARDS
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I haven't read the books (but I plan to before Halo 2 comes out), but I've heard a lot of mention of the Covenant ship Unyielding Hierophant. The first thought that came to my head was "What is a Hierophant?" I looked it up, and here's the definition:

"in ancient Greece, a priest of mystery cult."

I then looked it up on Google and found that "a Hierophant is a priest who interprets secret knowledge."

Here's the link to the site: http://www.learntarot.com/maj05.htm. Look at the graphic in the upper left. Kinda looks like a Prophet, doesn't it? Here's an enlarged pic: http://www.learntarot.com/bigjpgs/maj05.jpg.

So a Hierophant is a Greek priest who interprets secret knowledge. Another link between Halo and Ancient Greece. What do you think? Does this have any importance in the Halo 2 story?

[Edited on 6/2/2004 1:26:41 PM]

  • 06.02.2004 1:06 PM PDT
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Go to Google and type in "hierophants in ancient greece". You get a bunch of interesting sites. Here's one of them: http://altreligion.about.com/library/texts/bl_kybalion1.htm. There are a few similarities to Halo, like Hermes (the Master of Masters) being deified and revered by the Egyptians. Kinda sounds like the Covenant deifying the Forerunner.

[Edited on 6/2/2004 1:34:35 PM]

  • 06.02.2004 1:28 PM PDT
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Tarot cards? Whats that got to do with prophets?
Nice detective work by the way. This is the first post without spam Iv'e seen today!

  • 06.02.2004 1:30 PM PDT
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The Hierophant web site was for a Tarot Card Club or something. I hoped it would be a nice attention getter (but it probably makes it seem like spam).

[Edited on 6/2/2004 1:40:51 PM]

  • 06.02.2004 1:34 PM PDT