Ravage Nocturne Posted June 11, 2005 Share Posted June 11, 2005 Inspired by Ayame; the winner can't win anything but respect, per se, unless a mod or admin wishes to create a small prize lot #1. Pushing through the ocean's waves Onward shalt the ships sail, legends forgotten on these unpredictible currents Stormy waves and ghostly voices break the fatiguing spirits Eternity so close to grasp but far from reach Indefinite wishes not yet granted; storms continue on Death close to those who perish slowly, seeking no penance for ignorant sins Onward shalt the souls sail, legends forgotten of this incomprehensible lore Neverending torture wreaking havoc on the sinful shores Teehee, giggle-giggle. Have fun with this one kiddos. No hints provided. Take your time and figure it out D: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shikyo Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 Im thinkin either 1. The whole Columbus thing with america and all? or 2.The River Stix and the ferry man Charon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravage Nocturne Posted June 12, 2005 Author Share Posted June 12, 2005 Im thinkin either 1. The whole Columbus thing with america and all? or 2.The River Stix and the ferry man Charon? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Nice guesses, but both are incorrect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Freelancer Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 Movie or show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravage Nocturne Posted June 12, 2005 Author Share Posted June 12, 2005 Movie or show? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> No and no. Not even close, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantasyIV Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 I'm thinking something a little more Helenistic: Ulysses or Jason and the Argonauts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Freelancer Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 First thing I thought about when I read it is that pirates of the carribean movie.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravage Nocturne Posted June 12, 2005 Author Share Posted June 12, 2005 Both of you are still incorrect ALMOST on the right track...vaguely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 Its most def. foreshadowing to people in a boat when the hurricane hits Florida. A boat of immoral sinners in a cult who worship sharks and jelly fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravage Nocturne Posted June 12, 2005 Author Share Posted June 12, 2005 Yipes, things are getting really off. Here's a small hint: It pertains to the ocean by some degree.....I'll give a HUGE hint later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 Charybdis' gaping oceanic hole? Something to do with Posidon's wrath? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravage Nocturne Posted June 12, 2005 Author Share Posted June 12, 2005 (edited) Getting warmer...actually, VERY warm on one of your guesses (NOTE-This has now been noted to have a $50 reward) EDIT: It's not enough to find out what the riddle is about. NO credit will be given until you find that, and the HINT the riddle gives! You'll need to apply higher levels of reading skills to obtain this information. It is not enough to see face value of things Edited June 12, 2005 by Ravage Nocturne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Osiris Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 The sirens perhaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravage Nocturne Posted June 12, 2005 Author Share Posted June 12, 2005 The sirens perhaps. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Incorrect (Though this would technically be a good means of applying said creature...but alas, this is not the meaning) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 Heh I already tried that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantasyIV Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 (edited) Attempt the second: I want to think something about the water nymphs (which syprisingly we named the moons of Jupiter, I believe, after some of). I'm also thinking of the kraken, but that doesn't have to do with the second stanza. EDIT: Amphitrite was one of said water nymphs, the wife of Poseiden (forgot to put in a very relevant part of my logic) Edited June 12, 2005 by PhantasyIV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 I have half of it he told me on AIM. Your close, but not as close as me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantasyIV Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 Darn. This isn't about the hydra (A little too much God of War for someone? Eh?) Oh well. I'll think a little more and get back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravage Nocturne Posted June 12, 2005 Author Share Posted June 12, 2005 Still wrong, friends. Aether IS very, VERY close; all he needs to do is figure out what he is right about, and find the reasoning behind it. I will not count a win until someone 'reads between the lines' and finds the all-too-important clue hidden within the riddle itself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantasyIV Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 I know it's wrong but I keep thinking of the Iliad where Poseiden is punishing Ulysses for blinding his cyclops son. The whole "wandering the stormy seas and theoretically never supposed to be able to go home" deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravage Nocturne Posted June 12, 2005 Author Share Posted June 12, 2005 I know it's wrong but I keep thinking of the Iliad where Poseiden is punishing Ulysses for blinding his cyclops son. The whole "wandering the stormy seas and theoretically never supposed to be able to go home" deal. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You're getting warmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantasyIV Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 I'ts Poseiden. JUST Poseiden. The first letter of every line, from up to down spells poseiden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravage Nocturne Posted June 12, 2005 Author Share Posted June 12, 2005 (edited) I'ts Poseiden. JUST Poseiden. The first letter of every line, from up to down spells poseiden. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We have a winner. It is not enough to read each word....Read between the lines; the second level of thinking (Inferential) Aether, would you please bestow upon this fortuneate one $50 EDIT: Time for #2 #2. Gnawed, chewed, ripped, broken, and battered. Cut, removed and reborn, and overlooked. I am alive, yet I do not breathe. I am alive, yet I do not live. I have no life of my own, but my symbiotic relationship causes me to thrive. Defenses build with parasitic leeching. Resistances formed with absorption. Strong as flexible, alive as dead, resistant as fragile. I am that which is in visible sight, yet often times looked past. I give protection to my host, and it to me. I am the means of obtaining various tasks accomplished. What am I? (This one may be a little more vauge than I hope...meh) $10 prize for this one Edited June 12, 2005 by Ravage Nocturne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MrSako Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 A Chloroplast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokujin Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 It must be a virus of some sort... Could it possibly be AIDS...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
