"Fingers" Mazda - Revision history

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	Strauss' ''Also Sprach Zarathustra'', known better as the music from ''2001 - A Space Odyssey'', is an attempt to recapture the moment the light of Mazda was born into the world.		Strauss' ''Also Sprach Zarathustra'', known better as the music from ''2001 - A Space Odyssey'', is an attempt to recapture the moment the light of Mazda was born into the world.

	Artist Maxfield Parrish painted a calendar series for the Edison Mazda Lamp Division in the 1920s. They were extremely popular and widely distributed. One of the paintings features Prometheus stealing fire, with the words “Edison Mazda” at the top. [https://~~www~~.~~google~~.com/~~search~~?q=~~mazda+prometheus+parrish+wikipedia&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=inv&source=lnms&tbm=isch~~&sa=X&~~ved~~=~~0ahUKEwjD167kxr3bAhVhzVQKHdQGD1QQ_AUIESgB~~&~~biw=375&bih=537#imgrc~~=~~WoEdZYKIpE5gIM: Maxfield Parrish’s~~ Prometheus]		Artist Maxfield Parrish painted a calendar series for the Edison Mazda Lamp Division in the 1920s. They were extremely popular and widely distributed. One of the paintings features Prometheus stealing fire, with the words “Edison Mazda” at the top. [https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse1.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.ayxY8INdJDKGGiNF6YHrpAHaJQ%26pid%3DApi&f=1&ipt=54c9d95eef9f2fac1d3b255c6e7538e8109920a498c5f589f3e7f4514a2b1e8e&ipo=images `Prometheus']
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Old Dickens: Old Dickens moved page "Fingers" Mazda on Wheels! to "Fingers" Mazda over a redirect without leaving a redirect: revert

2021-10-20T15:55:00Z

Old Dickens moved page "Fingers" Mazda on Wheels! to "Fingers" Mazda over a redirect without leaving a redirect: revert

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U mad bro: U mad bro moved page "Fingers" Mazda to "Fingers" Mazda on Wheels!

2021-10-20T13:43:05Z

U mad bro moved page "Fingers" Mazda to "Fingers" Mazda on Wheels!

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Holly Mercer at 20:00, 4 May 2021

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	The very first [[Thieves' Guild\|thief]] to emerge on the Disc. He stole the secret of fire from [[The gods\|the Gods]] and, even though he got his fingers burnt on the deal and it was hard to fence, is ~~reverenced~~ even today by Thieves everywhere.		The very first [[Thieves' Guild\|thief]] to emerge on the Disc. He stole the secret of fire from [[The gods\|the Gods]] and, even though he got his fingers burnt on the deal and it was hard to fence, is revered even today by Thieves everywhere.

	The story is explored further in {{TLH}}, where we learn that the Gods, in respect of his audacity and because they are sentimental about some things, granted Fingers immortality. But because the Gods are also just, and because they wanted make a VERY big point about what happens to people who dare steal things from [[Dunmanifestin]], decreed that he spend his immortality trapped in a place found on no map, chained to a rock, where once a day a very big eagle flies down and pecks his liver out. (It is assumed that the liver regenerates overnight).		The story is explored further in {{TLH}}, where we learn that the Gods, out of respect for his audacity and because they are sentimental about some things, granted Fingers immortality. But because the Gods are also just, and because they wanted make a VERY big point about what happens to people who dare steal things from [[Dunmanifestin]], they decreed that he spend his immortality trapped in a place found on no map, chained to a rock, where once a day a very big eagle flies down and pecks his liver out. (It is assumed that the liver regenerates overnight).

	Mazda was eventually freed by [[Cohen]] and the [[Silver Horde]], who took it in turns to shake him reverentially by the hand, gifted him a ''very'' big sharp sword, and departed. That eagle is in for something of a surprise... as is the Discworld, now its first and greatest thief is free again - and immortal, with a self-regenerating body to boot...		Mazda was eventually freed by [[Cohen]] and the [[Silver Horde]], who took it in turns to shake him reverentially by the hand, gifted him a ''very'' big sharp sword, and departed. That eagle is in for something of a surprise... as is the Discworld, now its first and greatest thief is free again - and immortal, with a self-regenerating body to boot...
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	Bears more than a passing resemblance to the Greek legend of [[wikipedia:Prometheus\|Prometheus]], which shares many characteristics with the tale of "Fingers" Mazda...		Bears more than a passing resemblance to the Greek legend of [[wikipedia:Prometheus\|Prometheus]], which shares many characteristics with the tale of "Fingers" Mazda...

	In [[wikipedia:Zoroastrianism\|Zoroastrianism]] (incidentally the birth religion of Queen singer Freddie Mercury) '''Ahura Mazda''' is ~~also~~ the ~~God of light~~ and fire...		In [[wikipedia:Zoroastrianism\|Zoroastrianism]] (incidentally the birth religion of Queen singer Freddie Mercury) '''Ahura Mazda''' is the creator and highest divinity, whose visible presence in the world is manifested through fire.

	Strauss' ''Also Sprach Zarathustra'', known better as the music from ''2001 - A Space Odyssey'', is an attempt to recapture the moment the light of Mazda was born into the world.		Strauss' ''Also Sprach Zarathustra'', known better as the music from ''2001 - A Space Odyssey'', is an attempt to recapture the moment the light of Mazda was born into the world.

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	Strauss' ''Also Sprach Zarathustra'', known better as the music from ''2001 - A Space Odyssey'', is an attempt to recapture the moment the light of Mazda was born into the world.		Strauss' ''Also Sprach Zarathustra'', known better as the music from ''2001 - A Space Odyssey'', is an attempt to recapture the moment the light of Mazda was born into the world.

			Artist Maxfield Parrish painted a calendar series for the Edison Mazda Lamp Division in the 1920s. They were extremely popular and widely distributed. One of the paintings features Prometheus stealing fire, with the words “Edison Mazda” at the top. [https://www.google.com/search?q=mazda+prometheus+parrish+wikipedia&client=safari&hl=en-us&prmd=inv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjD167kxr3bAhVhzVQKHdQGD1QQ_AUIESgB&biw=375&bih=537#imgrc=WoEdZYKIpE5gIM: Maxfield Parrish’s Prometheus]
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	Strauss' ''Also Sprach Zarathustra'', known better as the music from ''2001 - A Space Odyssey'', is an attempt to recapture the moment the light of Mazda was born into the world.		Strauss' ''Also Sprach Zarathustra'', known better as the music from ''2001 - A Space Odyssey'', is an attempt to recapture the moment the light of Mazda was born into the world.

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Dromandkass at 21:40, 6 December 2012

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	The very first [[Thieves' Guild\|thief]] to emerge on the Disc. He stole the secret of fire from [[The gods\|the Gods]] and, even though he got his fingers burnt on the deal and it was hard to fence, is reverenced even today by Thieves everywhere.		The very first [[Thieves' Guild\|thief]] to emerge on the Disc. He stole the secret of fire from [[The gods\|the Gods]] and, even though he got his fingers burnt on the deal and it was hard to fence, is reverenced even today by Thieves everywhere.

	The story is explored further in {{TLH}}, where we learn that the Gods, in respect of his audacity and because they are sentimental about some things, granted Fingers immortality. But because the Gods are also just, and because they wanted make a VERY big point about what happens to people who dare steal things from [[Dunmanifestin]], decreed that he spend his immortality trapped in a place found on no map, chained to a rock, where once a day a very big eagle flies down and pecks his liver out. (It is assumed that the liver regenerates overnight).		The story is explored further in {{TLH}}, where we learn that the Gods, in respect of his audacity and because they are sentimental about some things, granted Fingers immortality. But because the Gods are also just, and because they wanted make a VERY big point about what happens to people who dare steal things from [[Dunmanifestin]], decreed that he spend his immortality trapped in a place found on no map, chained to a rock, where once a day a very big eagle flies down and pecks his liver out. (It is assumed that the liver regenerates overnight).

	~~Fingers~~ was eventually freed by [[Cohen]] and the [[Silver Horde]], who took it in turns to shake him reverentially by the hand, gifted him a ''very'' big sharp sword, and departed. That eagle is in for something of a surprise... as is the Discworld, now its first and greatest thief is free again - and immortal, with a self-regenerating body to boot...		Mazda was eventually freed by [[Cohen]] and the [[Silver Horde]], who took it in turns to shake him reverentially by the hand, gifted him a ''very'' big sharp sword, and departed. That eagle is in for something of a surprise... as is the Discworld, now its first and greatest thief is free again - and immortal, with a self-regenerating body to boot...

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Dromandkass at 10:53, 16 November 2012

2012-11-16T10:53:31Z

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	The very first [[Thieves' Guild\|thief]] to emerge on the Disc. He stole the secret of fire from [[The gods\|the Gods]] and, even though he got his fingers burnt on the deal and it was hard to fence, is reverenced even today by Thieves everywhere.		The very first [[Thieves' Guild\|thief]] to emerge on the Disc. He stole the secret of fire from [[The gods\|the Gods]] and, even though he got his fingers burnt on the deal and it was hard to fence, is reverenced even today by Thieves everywhere.

	The story is explored further in {{TLH}}, where we learn that the Gods, in respect of his audacity and because they are sentimental about some things, granted Fingers immortality. But because the Gods are also just, and because they wanted make a VERY big point about what happens to people who dare steal things from [[Dunmanifestin]], decreed that he spend his immortality chained to a rock, where once a day a very big eagle flies down and pecks his liver out. (It is assumed that the liver regenerates overnight).		The story is explored further in {{TLH}}, where we learn that the Gods, in respect of his audacity and because they are sentimental about some things, granted Fingers immortality. But because the Gods are also just, and because they wanted make a VERY big point about what happens to people who dare steal things from [[Dunmanifestin]], decreed that he spend his immortality trapped in a place found on no map, chained to a rock, where once a day a very big eagle flies down and pecks his liver out. (It is assumed that the liver regenerates overnight).

	Fingers was eventually freed by [[Cohen]] and the [[Silver Horde]], who took it in turns to shake him reverentially by the hand, gifted him a ''very'' big sharp sword, and departed. That eagle is in for something of a surprise... as is the Discworld, now its first and greatest thief is free again - and immortal, with a self-regenerating body to boot...		Fingers was eventually freed by [[Cohen]] and the [[Silver Horde]], who took it in turns to shake him reverentially by the hand, gifted him a ''very'' big sharp sword, and departed. That eagle is in for something of a surprise... as is the Discworld, now its first and greatest thief is free again - and immortal, with a self-regenerating body to boot...

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2012-09-23T21:51:05Z

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80.101.128.243 at 12:54, 18 October 2008

2008-10-18T12:54:53Z

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The very first [[Thieves' Guild|thief]] to emerge on the Disc. He stole the secret of fire from [[The gods|the Gods]] and, even though he got his fingers burnt on the deal and it was hard to fence, is reverenced even today by Thieves everywhere.

The story is explored further in {{TLH}}, where we learn that the Gods, in respect of his audacity and because they are sentimental about some things, granted Fingers immortality. But because the Gods are also just, and because they wanted make a VERY big point about what happens to people who dare steal things from [[Dunmanifestin]], decreed that he spend his immortality chained to a rock, where once a day a very big eagle flies down and pecks his liver out. (It is assumed that the liver regenerates overnight).

Fingers was eventually freed by [[Cohen]] and the [[Silver Horde]], who took it in turns to shake him reverentially by the hand, gifted him a ''very'' big sharp sword, and departed. That eagle is in for something of a surprise... as is the Discworld, now its first and greatest thief is free again - and immortal, with a self-regenerating body to boot...

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Bears more than a passing resemblance to the Greek legend of [[wikipedia:Prometheus|Prometheus]], which shares many characteristics with the tale of "Fingers" Mazda...

In [[wikipedia:Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrianism]] (incidentally the birth religion of Queen singer Freddie Mercury) '''Ahura Mazda''' is also the God of light and fire...

Strauss' ''Also Sprach Zarathustra'', known better as the music from ''2001 - A Space Odyssey'', is an attempt to recapture the moment the light of Mazda was born into the world.

[[Category:Supernatural entities|Mazda, Fingers]]
[[de:Langfinger Mazda]]