THE FORMIDINE RIFT MYSTERY (Part 4)
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"Mother Gaia" is the leading faction in the Sol system. Coincidence? As Drew said: "The solution was implemented in the beginning of the ED."
Arai is a station name in-game, not sure if we are including those. They also semi-fit the clue for 19, but I think it is worth having it in the running if only to rule it out. Apparently the Arai are often mistaken for the Erinyes.
To quote myself for the umpteenth time, the riddle is looking for 'women', not a single 'woman'.
Fibonacci's zero would be the center of a spiral so Sagittarius A
I've been struggling to decode clues and keep up with the thread all evening, now my head hurts so I'm going to step away from the mythology and leave my suggestions for the last unverified by drew as correct clues.
3 Fourth minor bear in vain – Polaris
9 Mother of the mother of – Eve
19 Women of vengeance infernal – Furies
22a If you would understand it all, seek Fibonacci’s Zephyrum - Fibonacci’s golden Ratio or
22b Zephyrum --> Zero = origin point = sol (our coordinates start at 0,0,0 on sol.
3 Fourth minor bear in vain – Polaris
9 Mother of the mother of – Eve
19 Women of vengeance infernal – Furies
22a If you would understand it all, seek Fibonacci’s Zephyrum - Fibonacci’s golden Ratio or
22b Zephyrum --> Zero = origin point = sol (our coordinates start at 0,0,0 on sol.
Sorry to be nitpicking again, but 'Arai' is a transliteration of the Greek, while the German version of the riddle explicitly wants Roman goddesses (in the case of the Arai, the spelling would be Arae). Of course, this is relevant only if proper attention has been paid to details...
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I just checked the information. Wikipedia in English writes that this is indeed Amphithea. But in Russian, Wikipedia writes that this is Neeria.
Okay, wrong, it happens. I'll have to read more information in different languages, not in one language.
Absolutely, ruled out.
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It is true that Fibonacchi numbers in a special geometric context do form a spiral like some galaxies do. But I personally think that this has nothing to do with the riddle. (or does it?)
Another thought, "mother of the mother of" if it turns out not to be Odysseus nanna, could possibly be a reference to Gaia (Gaea). Gaia was the mother of Rhea, who was the mother of the gods. Adding to the list below for now -
Potential answers:
Potential answers:
1. The river to the underworld - STYX. x
2. Gaia’s daughter all unfurled - RHEA. x
3. Fourth minor bear in vain -
ATLAS TELAMON. YILDUN
4. By viper’s sting was slain -
EURYDICE. x
5. Also known as Nemesis -
RHAMNOUSIA. x
6. The doom of Chimera -
BELLEROPHON. x
7. She is tasked with soothing pain -
EPIONE. x
8. Suckling Odysseus from afar -
EURYCLEIA. x
9. Mother of the mother of -
AMPHITHEA. GAIA
10. Leader of the Titans -
CRONUS. x
11. He transformed into a hawk -
DAEDALION. x
12. A daughter of Daedalion’s -
CHIONE. x
13. The piercer was how he was known - IAPETUS. x
14. Mother of Ulysses -
ANTICLEA. x
15. Ruler of the winds -
AEOLUS. x
16. God of night, primordial flees -
EREBUS. x
17. Zeus’ namesake now lies in Sol -
JUPITER. x
18. Achilles’ favoured horse -
XANTHUS. x
19. Women of vengeance infernal -
FURIAES. POINAI.
20. The vain queen rides not forth -
CASSIOPEIA. x
21. A final word, a course to follow, a poor miser’s sum -
MORAI.
22. If you would understand it all, seek Fibonacci’s Zephyrum -
0. ZERO.
2. Gaia’s daughter all unfurled - RHEA. x
3. Fourth minor bear in vain -
ATLAS TELAMON. YILDUN
4. By viper’s sting was slain -
EURYDICE. x
5. Also known as Nemesis -
RHAMNOUSIA. x
6. The doom of Chimera -
BELLEROPHON. x
7. She is tasked with soothing pain -
EPIONE. x
8. Suckling Odysseus from afar -
EURYCLEIA. x
9. Mother of the mother of -
AMPHITHEA. GAIA
10. Leader of the Titans -
CRONUS. x
11. He transformed into a hawk -
DAEDALION. x
12. A daughter of Daedalion’s -
CHIONE. x
13. The piercer was how he was known - IAPETUS. x
14. Mother of Ulysses -
ANTICLEA. x
15. Ruler of the winds -
AEOLUS. x
16. God of night, primordial flees -
EREBUS. x
17. Zeus’ namesake now lies in Sol -
JUPITER. x
18. Achilles’ favoured horse -
XANTHUS. x
19. Women of vengeance infernal -
FURIAES. POINAI.
20. The vain queen rides not forth -
CASSIOPEIA. x
21. A final word, a course to follow, a poor miser’s sum -
MORAI.
22. If you would understand it all, seek Fibonacci’s Zephyrum -
0. ZERO.
Think the German translation of the clues mentions Odysseus where the English version simply says "mother of the mother of"
Maybe it just means 'go to the start', ie. the first location in the riddle. Perhaps there is a piece of information there.
Yes so I saw, but I no very little German myself and am not sure if that extra information was intended or a mistake. I do believe it is a good chance of being correct and having something to do with Odysseus, but until I can put a little x next to it I'm keeping my mind open and looking into different options. Just in case [up]
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I will try and find the post, but someone was piecing together this part and almost had it. Bear with me one sec.
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And Drews response -
I realise it is about the video clue and not the galnet clue, but maybe the same line of thinking can be applied somehow? I don't know, am hopeless with math.
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in either case, someone needs to plot the spots on the galnet to get an idea, of the image that the clue makes if you do
the connect the dots. perhaps it could be that the riddle points to a series of points that suggest that F(0) is in a certain spot or
what not
the mother of the mother of is Hemera. Yes Gaia had a mother and gaia is the mother of all.
Women of Vengeance - thats The erinyes(also spelled erinys). Someone made 3 guesses at once, and another guessed it as "erinyes?" - drew doesnt confirm unless you unambiguously claim it, so i am unambiguously stating that as the answer.
Women of Vengeance - thats The erinyes(also spelled erinys). Someone made 3 guesses at once, and another guessed it as "erinyes?" - drew doesnt confirm unless you unambiguously claim it, so i am unambiguously stating that as the answer.
I think the video gives us the location of where Fi(0) is (Phaethon's Reach) as the next step is to 'follow the path of souls' which could very well be the first answer from the transmission: Styx, the river to the underworld.
Perhaps I'm on the wrong path but I've been searching planet surfaces. Without a head look system it's a little hard to really have a look around. Mouse head look just isn't the same!
I'm currently checking possibly referenced bodies in Sol, roughly around 90, -10 coordinates. Those are the optimal viewing coordinates for Ursula Minor on Earth and the view of the constellation wouldn't change greatly from within the same system. I'm guessing that some of the clues that point to systems but not specific bodies are meant as coordinates for the bodies that are referenced. As in, you should be able to see those stars/constellations from the correct place on the planet's surface.
I'm trying to narrow down any clues that could be a reference to those constellations position to one another. Interestingly, flying around the surface of Rhea it show's your location as Mother Gaia. Perhaps searching these surfaces will connect specific clues? If anyone else notices similar connections please share! Good luck all.
I'm currently checking possibly referenced bodies in Sol, roughly around 90, -10 coordinates. Those are the optimal viewing coordinates for Ursula Minor on Earth and the view of the constellation wouldn't change greatly from within the same system. I'm guessing that some of the clues that point to systems but not specific bodies are meant as coordinates for the bodies that are referenced. As in, you should be able to see those stars/constellations from the correct place on the planet's surface.
I'm trying to narrow down any clues that could be a reference to those constellations position to one another. Interestingly, flying around the surface of Rhea it show's your location as Mother Gaia. Perhaps searching these surfaces will connect specific clues? If anyone else notices similar connections please share! Good luck all.
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