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Legendary Figures: Morihaus

  • June 28, 2016

    This is a horn sled... no but for real that is an actual horn sled.

  • Member
    June 28, 2016

    Well if he truly was an Ada Spirit, then you could argue that very much like the Daedra and Aedra his form could be whatever he wished it to be at that moment. Naturally it is hard to say the Aedra are capable of this since we have never seen them in game. But it is reasonable to say that beings of such power would be capable of it as evidenced by the Daedra Lords.

    You may ask why I haven't said the same for Pelinal, well that is because he is a "reincarnation" (which is what I understand the Shezarrine to be at its core, correct me if I'm wrong) and not a spirit.

    Honestly though I'm much more partial to the idea of people becoming more then themselves through the retelling of stories. So if anything I'd argue more for this. In this case the "Bull" perhaps being a reference to his strength as a warrior/pit fighter (which is why he is depicted as one in Oblivion), or his stubbornness in pursuing Alessia. 

  • Member
    June 28, 2016

    With the way the wood curves up at the front, I can see it

  • June 28, 2016

    Nice to see this finally posted, Phil. 

    I still think Morihaus had a little fun with Pelinal too. With both, everybody slept with everybody. 

  • Member
    June 28, 2016

    That ties into the Oversoul, Phil wants right? :D

  • June 28, 2016

    I agree))

  • Member
    June 28, 2016

    I was worried that you wouldn't finish this one, glad I was wrong. :)

  • Tom
    Member
    June 28, 2016

    That's King Belharza the Man-Bull , not Mor. He's wearing the Amulet of Kings.

  • Member
    April 28, 2019

    Rereading this (images broken BTW), I can't help but draw parallels between the Bull of Heaven title Mor bears, but also to the similarly named Bull of Heaven from Sumerian and such mytholgy, sent by the goddess Ishtar to enact her revenge against Gilgamesh and his city of Uruk

  • Member
    April 28, 2019
    Thanks for the heads-up about the images, Chris. I'll see if I can get them sorted soon. I think there is quite a bit of Mesopotamian influence on TES lore. Their mythology seems to be quite literal in that the temples really were the houses of the gods - taking things literally is quite a big thing with TES, and statues being physical representations of manifest divinity so as to require constant attention seems like it should be a thing. A few names are also similar like Anu and Dagon, while Ishtar herself is reminiscent of Alessia having similar titles and spheres of influence. So I wouldn't be at all surprised if Mor was an amalgamation of various sacred bulls from different mythologies. There's definitely a theme they both share of a god giving them a bull of heaven to fight for them "Morihaus, your son, mighty and snorting, gore-horned, winged, when next he flies down, let him bring us anger."