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premjan · 07-19-2004, 03:12 PM

I believe there is a "Brahma" chicken (with a "pea" style comb...only for the roosters??) and a "Brahman" bull (e.g. humped or Zebu bull).

Are there other animals species or subspecies that have been named for Gods?

This is a crossover thread between ARP and E/C

Mageth · 07-19-2004, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by premjan

I believe there is a "Brahma" chicken (with a "pea" style comb...only for the roosters??) and a "Brahman" bull (e.g. humped or Zebu bull).

Are there other animals species or subspecies that have been named for Gods?

Well, there's the Jesus Christ lizard, one of my favorites.

Heathen Dawn · 07-19-2004, 03:49 PM

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named for Gods?

You Americans ... why can’t you use the preposition “after” in this construct? :frustrated:

What about them juggernauts? (after Jaghanat)

premjan · 07-19-2004, 10:03 PM

this JC lizard looks fascinating.

I think juggernaut is more of a a simile than a name for (after??) anything.

premjan · 07-19-2004, 10:40 PM

Sauron · 07-20-2004, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by premjan

I believe there is a "Brahma" chicken (with a "pea" style comb...only for the roosters??) and a "Brahman" bull (e.g. humped or Zebu bull).

Are there other animals species or subspecies that have been named for Gods?

This is a crossover thread between ARP and E/C

Venus flytrap (plant)
Venus' girdle (jellyfish)
Venus' flower basket (sponge)
Venus' looking glass (flowering herb)

diana monkey

Goliath beetle (not technically a god)

premjan · 07-20-2004, 12:37 AM

Sivapithecus
Ramapithecus
Hanuman Langur.

Pan Troglodytes.

Infidelettante · 07-22-2004, 04:12 PM

May you grow strong and happy ~elsewhere~.

JT

Ojuice5001 · 07-22-2004, 06:20 PM

My patron goddess's name is Postverta. It's Latin for "turn backward." So I think it's cool that this butterfly's scientific name is Dynamine postverta (common name: four-spotted sailor).

www.naba.org/chapters/nabast/postverta.html

sbaii · 07-26-2004, 03:20 PM

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Well, there's the Jesus Christ lizard, one of my favorites.

OK, I'll bite. Why is the JC lizard so-named?

07-19-2004, 03:12 PM	#1
premjan Obsessed Contributor Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 61,538	Brahma I believe there is a "Brahma" chicken (with a "pea" style comb...only for the roosters??) and a "Brahman" bull (e.g. humped or Zebu bull). Are there other animals species or subspecies that have been named for Gods? This is a crossover thread between ARP and E/C

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premjan Obsessed Contributor Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 61,538	quetzalcoatlus

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premjan Obsessed Contributor Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 61,538	others Sivapithecus Ramapithecus Hanuman Langur. Pan Troglodytes.

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Ojuice5001 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: A city in Florida that I love Posts: 3,416	Not exactly, but... My patron goddess's name is Postverta. It's Latin for "turn backward." So I think it's cool that this butterfly's scientific name is Dynamine postverta (common name: four-spotted sailor). www.naba.org/chapters/nabast/postverta.html

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07-19-2004, 10:03 PM	#4
premjan Obsessed Contributor Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 61,538	this JC lizard looks fascinating. I think juggernaut is more of a a simile than a name for (after??) anything.

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Infidelettante Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Deep South Posts: 889	May you grow strong and happy ~elsewhere~. JT

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