After watching the drama, I really wanted to go through the strange and strange creature prototypes that appeared in the drama, and I wanted to be lazy and reluctant to do it myself. However, I waited for a long time and there was no long film review of this kind. I am an atheist, out of interest and curiosity. I couldn't help but crackling through the Internet materials, knocking down this rough article and sorting it out for myself. My level of understanding of Western mythology is estimated to have only the level of reading "Aesop's Fables" when I was young. If you accidentally turn to my article and find something wrong, please correct me, thank you! It doesn’t have much to do with mythology, but I’m interested~ At the beginning of the first episode, I started with a ridicule about the origin of the universe. It talked about the phrase "God does not roll the dice". Refutes the famous saying of quantum mechanics. Just some time ago because of "Avengers 4", quantum mechanics has once again become a hot topic. In fact, Einstein did not oppose the uncertainty and randomness of quantum mechanics, which is like rolling a dice. He just didn't think that "indeterminism" could be used as the basic principle of the physical world. I personally understand that this is a foreshadowing for future predictions and Great Plan. God has designed the rules of the game, but she just doesn’t know the rules. This allows some willfulness and accidents to appear. The process can be random. Anyway, the final result is controllable and will not violate her principles.
[Order related parts of the myth in order of appearance]
E01 is derived from the story of the Garden of Eden 6000 years ago in the Old Testament of the Bible. Everyone is familiar with it, so it is omitted here. What is interesting is that Adam and Eve are played by two black actors. It can be said that subverting the traditional image representative is a major feature of British dramas. In the Bible, the two people who had eaten apples and had original sin were driven out of the comfortable Garden of Eden. Women were cursed to increase the suffering of pregnancy and childbirth. Men were cursed to work all their lives to get food from the ground. This deed makes the Garden of Eden called Paradise Lost. Correspondingly, after the last day of judgment, mankind was redeemed and returned to Paradise again, which is also called Paradise Renewal. So the play says that the Garden of Eden is the beginning and end of everything.
The snake that encourages Eve to eat the fruit, Crowley, one of the heroes of this play (the name was Crawley before the play, the crawl in the name means crawling and creeping), is a cunning and seductive demon incarnation arranged by God. Another male protagonist, Aziraphale, has more things to say about him. Judging from the name, the archetype of the little angel is one of the seven angels who acted as a helper in God's seven days of creation, and is in charge of Raphael (Raphale) the next day. In Western mythology, Raphael is an angel with healing arts, a cheerful and loving image that can heal people’s bodies and beliefs, and this healing arts makes people often associate Raphael with the image of a snake (so The generational entanglement of the two male protagonists can be regarded as prototypes, because the snake's hibernation and spring awakening are considered to be a symbol of regeneration and immortality. Ouroboros is often used in the West to indicate infinity and endless life. But when I look for Raphael’s pictures, it’s hard to find the shadow of a snake. The only one with a snake is when he stepped on the snake under his feet. But then I don’t really believe in Baidu’s pictures.
In the play, the kind little angel gave the flame sword to Adam and Eve to defend against the dangers outside, which of course did not do so in the prototype. It is mentioned in the Bible that God installed the Angel of Sheraphael on the east side of the Garden of Eden and gave him a sword of flame to guard the way of the tree of life to prevent human beings from coming back to steal the fruits of life in order to live forever. (God insisted on planting messy trees in human living quarters -_-|||, Crowley also complained about this.) Gabriel, the boss of Aziraphale, has a very clear prototype. He is the well-known Gabriel, who is in charge of the first creation. The archangel of heaven, serving as an important security chief among angels, belongs to the leadership level among angels (I will add the angel hierarchy after I finish talking about all angels later), and has the responsibility of destroying all filthy things in the world and transmitting the message of life. It symbolizes wisdom.
Crowley's boss Beelzebub, prototype Beelzebub, one of the legendary fallen angels (referring to angels expelled from heaven for betraying God), is positioned as the prime minister in hell and represents one of the seven deadly sins of gluttony. Among the fallen angels, the position should be ranked second, the first being Lucifer. Because the most famous image created by later generations was the appearance of a giant fly, he was nicknamed "Lord of the Flies". In the play, Beelzebub often flies around, or there is a fly hat on his head, which is the reason.
The hell dog and the antichrist also appeared in the first episode, so I shouldn't need to say more. The former often appears in major myths. The more classic image is a three-headed dog that guards the gates of hell in Greek mythology; the latter does not really refer to the son of Satan in the Bible. Sinful people are called " Son of Satan", so Satan actually has no sons. Some people understand that anyone who opposes Christ Jesus is an antichrist. Others believe that the antichrist is the most powerful anti-Christ Jesus prophesied in the Bible. He has a Satanic soul but is worshipped by everyone. He is a sinner, similar to the leader of a cult.
Sandalphon, the angel who appeared in the first episode of E02 , only knew his name in the second episode after being introduced by Gabriel. The prototype is Shang Dafeng, who is in charge of the fifth day. It has a lofty status in Judaism. He is called the "Angel of Light" and can fight against the darkness. Power, there is a twin brother named Medanzo or Metatron. The elder brother’s reputation is even higher. The Jews even call him "Little Jehovah" (everyone knows that Jehovah is God, that is, God). He is an angel turned into by Noah's great-grandfather (yes, Noah's Ark). Recording everything that happens in the heavens and on the earth is equivalent to the secretary of God, known as the "agent of God", and can be regarded as the prime minister of the kingdom of heaven. Speaking of my brother, the more famous thing is to help God destroy the two "city of sin", Sodom and Gomorrah. In the Bible, God first heard that these two cities are very sinful and sent two angels, one of them is Shang Dafeng, to see if it is true. If it is true and there are less than ten righteous people in the city, Then burn the city (so-called justice from heaven). Two angels came to Sodom, and a man named Lot kindly invited them to rest at home and waited respectfully. Unexpectedly, the people in the city, even the old and young men, surrounded Lot's house, asking him to bring out the two newcomers so that they could do what they did. The Chinese version of the Bible is too reserved for the translation of this scene. I went to look at the English version and laughed out loud. The original sentence is "Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them". The Bible does not clearly say what the evil of the two cities is, but we can infer that genderless angels often appear in the image of men, so these "all the men from every part of the city" are so eager to "have sex", obviously Sin is homosexual behavior. Then the angels cast a trick to make these people blind and unable to find North, and unable to rush into Lot's house.
Next, God began to throw sulfur and fire down from the sky to wipe out the two sin cities. The two angels looked at Lot's noble personality, and told him to take his relatives and flee quickly without looking back. But Lot's wife just didn't listen, she had to look back while running away, and she turned into a pillar of salt. These two sin cities are said to be buried under the Dead Sea, and countless pillars of salt just stand around the Dead Sea.
Megiddo Gorge, which is predicted in the last chapter of the New Testament of the Bible, where the Doomsday War will occur-Armageddon. Today it is an archaeological site in Israel. The Doomsday War is the day of judgment. The old world will end and the new world will be opened. Everyone, including the dead and sinners who follow Satan, will also be resurrected, and then be called before God’s judgment seat, according to their lives. He was tried. I don't know how to spit out, God just has nothing to do to let them live again and do a few more sins and then die with a sense of guilt after the trial?
In the end of the war, there will be four knights. They are the characters in the Revelation of the New Testament of the Bible. They are also called the four knights of the apocalypse. They promote the doomsday judgment until the destruction of the old world. They do not belong to heaven or hell. The objects represented by the four knights have been controversial for a long time. I will use the content of this play to adopt the most accepted statement-the archetype red horse knight represents war, white horse knight represents plague, dark horse knight represents famine, and gray horse knight. Represents death. I think these knights in the English Bible are all male figures. When the Red Horse Knight was introduced in the Bible, it was said that Jesus Christ gave him the right to take away peace, allowing humans to kill each other. It can be seen that it represents war. He was also given a large sword, "To him was given a large sword", it was not clearly stated whether it was Raphael's burning sword. The author of this play may have equipped War with a flame sword based on this.
Let’s not talk about the others, because they are not in the second episode, and I haven’t cut the picture yet...
I don’t know why I really don’t like the witch hunters in the play. The history of persecuting witches in the UK is too dark. If you are interested, you can go to the show "Bad History". I remember it should be the first episode of the first season. The complaints about dealing with the witch phenomenon at that time were very sharp. In the 14th and 15th centuries, the Black Death ravaged all parts of Europe. The people were not living, and the ignorant people pointed their fingers at the wizards or the strangers who scared them, such as people who were born with deformities, especially women. At that time, there may have been people who had a different number of natural nipples than ordinary people, and they were considered to be a member of the wizard, so the witch hunter would look at how many nipples the other party had to judge whether it was a normal person or a wizard.
The little angel was very happy when he picked up the prophecy. The narrator also showed an example of little angel’s precious book inventory. I checked that Nostradamus and Aunt Shetton are both historical prophets, and St. John is a disciple of Jesus. The New Testament Revelation written by the Bible contains many prophecies, so I inferred that the others could not find out. The name should also be a prophet.
When I finally made a call to Adam’s house, the camera showed the little angel turning 6 of the phone three times. In Western mythology, 666 means a demon. I learned in a game video that 666 also means evil and demon in Japan. As for the reasons, various parties have different explanations. What is because God created the world in 7 days, and 6 means incompleteness, what is because the number of evil beasts in the book of Revelation is 666, etc. I feel dizzy. , There is no real official interpretation. Originally, the Bible said that the public was justified, and the mother-in-law said that the mother was justified. Add a reminder from the kind people in the comment area: "666 is because the number of beasts written in the Apocalypse is 666. The most fierce beast in the New Testament is the most fierce beast in the New Testament. The occult is generally called "the beast of the apocalypse", and 666 is its representative. Later, it is also used as a representative of Satan. The passage the angel reads is the book of Revelation."
E03 In 4004 BC, the story of Noah’s Ark on the Mesopotamian Plain is well known. I am also lazy to omit one. The animals that can board the boat are in pairs. Each species is guaranteed to have a female and a male to continue. Offspring.
Jesus Christ preached and had many disciples. The Jewish dignitaries were worried that their own interests would be touched (thanks to the friends in the comments for pointing out the mistakes I wrote in this paragraph, and I have corrected them), and nailed this missionary head to the cross of Golgotha. Let him wear a crown of thorns on his head and suffer torture. This day is called Good Friday. The Bible says that it is God's will and Jesus must sacrifice to make atonement for the evil of all mankind (what ghost logic). "He was led to the place of slaughter like a sheep, but he kept silent. He did not use threats to deal with the enemy. His soul is quiet and his face is gentle, but there is a very heavy burden in the depths of his mind, which is the sin of the world. We deserve to be forgiven.” So the Bible also uses the lamb and the savior to refer to Jesus.
The little angel thought that Crowley had been renamed to the classic devil's name, and Mephistopheles was a demon that often appeared in literary works. The first appeared in "Faust". Asmod is listed among the seven great demons like Beelzebub, representing the lust which is one of the seven deadly sins.
In the Bible, the devil tempted Jesus three times. One of them was when he led Jesus up a high mountain, showing him all the kingdoms under the earth, and said to him: "I will give you all the authority and glory. This was originally Mine, give it to whoever I want. If you bow before me, it will all be yours." Jesus said no, I only worship my father. Crowley was arranged to take the role of the devil in the play.
King Arthur is a famous ancient legend in England. The legendary King Arthur led his knights of the round table together to rebel against the brutal rule of ancient Rome and formed a peaceful and beautiful kingdom of ancient Britain. This is just a legend, and there is no way to prove it. It is the British people's yearning for justice and bravery in that era. The sword in the stone and the magician Merlin that you have heard of are all stories and characters related to King Arthur. By the way, Amway played the British drama "Legend of Merlin". Those who don't like the heroine can search for the green version of The Legend of Merlin, there should be resources. It’s a pity that I am a scumbag. Although I am very interested in British historical stories, I have to spend a long time reading the literature to sort out the relevant stories in the play, so I still don’t dig holes for myself. Those who are interested can watch it. Watching a documentary in medieval England, although it is dark, it also has an interesting side.
The prototype of Michale is the Archangel Michael. If Gabriel is the captain of the guard, Michael is the commander-in-chief. The position is similar to Gabriel's level. People in some areas believe that he is in charge of the first day of creation, but no matter what kind of statement he is responsible for protecting the highest heaven. People are accustomed to list him at the top of the four archangels and the chief soldier of the angel regiment. In the Bible, he has repeatedly conveyed the will of God and protected the ancestors of Israel and their descendants. He has zero tolerance for sin and darkness. He is the embodiment of "absolute justice". He is not afraid of danger, handsome and handsome. It is said that he has long golden hair and gorgeous hair. Wings, holding a red cross sword, a typical beautiful male.
The prototype of the Holy Grail was the cup where Jesus and his disciples drank wine together. The wine in the cup was as bright as the blood of Jesus. Therefore, later generations guessed that the Holy Grail has incredible magic power. Most people believe that it has rejuvenation, resurrection, and even resurrection. The ability to live forever. The Holy Grail also appears in the story of King Arthur. The Spear of Destiny is a spear that stabbed Jesus who was nailed to the cross. It is also called the Longinus Spear. It may also be because it was stained with the blood of Christ Jesus. Later generations regarded it as a symbol of power. To make thousands of people surrender, I have a gun in my hand.
Crowley's new name during World War II, here I guess J stands for Jesus hahaha, I don't know if it is correctly explained.
In foreign cultures, horseshoes, four-leaf clover, crescent moons, etc. often represent luck. Among them, the horseshoes hung at the door of the house can ward off evil spirits and must be placed in a U-shape to retain the good luck of the homeowner.
This little angel is so cute that I can't help but take it out and talk about it. The word Pip-pip means goodbye. I have seen British actress Emma Thompson explained in an interview that there used to be a pip pip pip voice when transmitting a message by telegram. Later, the British, especially the upper class people in the south, used Pip. -pip as a lovely farewell saying. The origin of this word seems to be unknown to many British people. When the little angel talks about it, the cuteness suddenly reaches 200%. The grandfather who dislikes this word is probably from the north, after all, the north and the south often dislike each other.
Finally, the second of the four horsemen of the apocalypse appeared-the dark horse knight famine. The name of the famine in the play is very thoughtful. Raven is a raven and Sable is a mink, both of which have meanings of vagueness and greed. In the Bible, the dark horse rider is riding on a horse, holding a weighing scale in his hand, "It seems that there is a voice saying that one penny buys one liter of wheat, and one penny for three liters of barley. Oil and wine must not be spoiled." Based on this, it can be known that the weighing scale represents famine, which makes food scarce and prices soar.
E04 Antichrist Adam is awakening gradually. After reading the witch's magazine, he believes that Atlantis really exists, and the long-lost country appeared at sea the next day. Atlantis is a highly developed and mysterious ancient country in ancient Greek legends. According to Plato’s description in "The Dialogue" (in fact, he also listened to others), it is located in the Atlantic Ocean in the Strait of Gibraltar on the border between Africa and Europe. An island. He believes that Atlantis finally sank to the bottom of the sea after being destroyed by volcanoes and earthquakes. Then the corresponding biblical record should be the great flood in the story of Noah's Ark. Although there is still no conclusive evidence yet, many people still believe in it and look for clues to prove that there really was such a paradise on earth full of gold and silver with extremely high technological level in history. The background of the DC superhero comic book "Aquaman" is the story of the islanders living on the sea floor after Atlantis sank into the Atlantic Ocean.
The third knight-white horse knight pollution. The Bible describes "Seeing a white horse, riding a bow, and a crown for him. He came out, and behold a white horse, and he that sat on him had a bow, and a crown was given unto him, and he went forth conquering, and to conquer) ". In fact, I didn't understand this paragraph, and I don't think it makes sense when I read the original English text. Later generations have a lot of controversy about this, thinking that the white horse rider represents the conquest or Jesus himself. I use the term representing "the plague". In ancient times, many types of plagues that occurred frequently, whether at home or abroad, have been deeply feared by humans. Nowadays, the plague has been controlled by advanced medical technology, so in the play, one of the problems of human development, "pollution", replaces the plague. Position. It is said that the crown cannot be used as a weapon in the play, it should only be in line with the original text of the Bible.
The last knight, the gray horse knight, died. "I saw a gray-white horse. The one riding on the horse was called Death. The underworld followed him." The original text here is very clear.
Kraken appears in the play, tossing about the Japanese ship studying how many whales can be caught in a week (Japan’s massive whaling behavior has been criticized by countries all over the world). Kraken is a giant sea monster that looks like an octopus in Norse mythology.
The fourth episode finally said the name of this character through the mouth of the little angel-Uriel, the prototype Uriel. Compared to Raphael’s warm healing, Uriel prefers an image of majesty and even terror, representing absolute justice. Therefore, some people think that it is not Raphael but Uriel who holds the flame sword and guards the Garden of Eden. He is also the angel in charge of hell fire and hell, and is responsible for opening the gates of hell at the time of the final judgment.
Hey Metatron showed up, do you remember him? I mentioned earlier that it is Shang Dafeng’s brother, the agent of God, and the prime minister of the kingdom of heaven.
The little angel begged Metatron to avoid the battle and not to appear the doomsday scene described in the Bible. In the book of Revelation, seven angels sounded their horns, triggering a series of phenomena that wary of the world, and in turn kicked off the prelude to the end of the war. "The first angel blew the trumpet, and hail and fire filled with blood fell on the ground. One-third of the land and one-third of the trees were burned, and all the green grass was burned. The second angel blew it. When the trumpet sounded, it seemed as if a large mountain burning on fire was thrown into the sea. One-third of the sea water turned into blood. One-third of the living creatures in the sea died. One-third of the ship was broken. The third angel When the horn was blown, there was a big burning star, which fell from the sky like a torch, and fell on one third of the river and the springs of the many waters. The name of this star is Wormwood, one third of the many waters. So it became bitter, and many people died. The fourth angel blew his trumpet, and one-third of the sun, one-third of the moon, and one-third of the stars were all struck. One-third is dark, one-third of the day has no light, and so is the night. The fifth angel blew his horn, and I saw a star falling from the sky to the ground, and there was a key to the bottomless pit on the star. Angel When the bottomless pit was opened, smoke rose up from the pit, like smoke from a large furnace. The sun and the sky were dimmed by the smoke." At this time, the locusts and scorpions all ran out and committed evil, torturing the guilty. Don't let them die. The sixth angel blew the horn. (The original text is too long, I will summarize it). A group of warriors on horses ran out. Even the horses and the people spewed fire, smoke and sulfur, killing one third of human beings. . The seventh angel blew the horn, the door of the hall of God opened, and the gods and demons began to fight fiercely.
Each of the seven original sins of E05 has a corresponding demon. I talked about gluttony in Beelzebub and lustful Asmod, here is the familiar Lucifer, which represents arrogance. Lucifer was a fallen angel. Like Satan, he was unwilling to pay homage to the Adam created by God. He rebelled against God with other angels. After being defeated, he was punished into hell full of sulfur pools.
It is said that there are frequent traffic jams on London's outer ring highway M25, and many British people complain about it. The play is a spoof based on this, but I can't find the prototype of the magic mark. It may be made up by the original. The ancient Mu continent is a legendary continent. In the Pacific Ocean, it is said that the last continent sank to the bottom of the sea. Scientists generally believe that it does not exist.
The description of hell in the E06 Bible does not involve several levels, but Dante’s "Divine Comedy" describes nine levels of hell.
Excerpted from Baidu: "dagon" The god of agriculture in Dagon (Catholic translation of Dagon), in the shape of a man in fish skin, was regarded as a devil by ancient Israelis. It does not originate from the Bible, but belongs to the image of Cthulhu mythology.
Satan appeared! One of the fallen angels, heaven regards him as the culprit of all chaos, representing the anger of the seven deadly sins. When analyzing the Bible, many people believe that the snake that lured Eve to eat the apple was the incarnation of Satan, and caused evil to come to the world.
The content that can be written in the next two episodes is relatively small, so all the relevant content is finished. I'll find another time to compile a chart of angel and devil positions.
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