Storyteller, Lover of Mythology, and Yes, I'm a RPG-er (and writer)

[Inanna]

Salve omnes! (ancient Latin: Hello everyone!)

Okay, I'll stop being a smart arse college graduate... maybe. *mischevious grin*

It's great to see such a sizable resource for gamers of different types, writes and artists! Hopefully I can contribute at least a small something to entertain folks.

P.S. The handle comes from a Sumerian goddess of somewhere around 6000 B.C. who, according to what I can find, is the ONLY goddess treated as a whole person in the breadth of her tales. We see her as a child, a teenager coming into her own, a ruler, a builder of civilization, a mother, a wife, a warrior, a sister, and even a rape survivor (oh, justice was done, Sumerians had no tolerance for rape). To say the least, she's my favorite in mythology.

[RomanAria]

Salve, Innana!

Welcome to RPG! I'm sure you'll find a plethora of games to join... there's quite a sizeable group of people here who are classics and mythology nerds.

Also, not to nitpick or anything, but I think the greeting would be "salvete" not "salve"... Plurality is good when talking to a group. Jus' saying. :P

[RIGHTEOUSwench]

You're very welcome to the site!

This goddess sounds like a fun read! :) I'll hafta check her out. While medieval history is my particular interest, I've always been interested in the bronze and stone ages and their mythology, for similar reasons, especially in regards to what has influenced the Medieval era (like Greek philosophy and epics).

[Inanna]

@RomanAria, you are indeed correct! I'm out of Latin for two years, and my memory goes to pot. And nothing like having to get to the end of the sentence to find out what the subject is! And thanks for the welcome! :-)

@RIGHTEOUSwench,I highly recommend "Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth," which was a collaboration between the wonderful storyteller Diane Wolkstein, and Assyriologist Samuel Noah Kraemer. Yeah, there's a little bit of modern bending, but it gets the tales across. Reading the actual translations from tablets can be just eyeball-gouging because their style of telling a story, their structure, is a bit different from our own; it's a bit like Tolkein gone hyper myth and without cultural references.

[RIGHTEOUSwench]

I'll be sure to check that out. I've been looking for a good read ever since I finished Chretien. Thanks :)

[ayzrules]

welcome to roleplayer guild! and the goddess sounds very interesting hehe

[IcePezz]

Hi there and welcome! Happy rp'ing :D

[ArenaSnow]

Salve :)