Shakeepuddn Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Undying once in truth now dead We carried swords that claimed our heads. Our step unclean was split asunder Silent where our kin make thunder. We’ve lain upon a maiden’s pillow And dwelt among the fern and willow. If from the vile you would drink A tip from us is best we think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Wilson Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 whale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plasmid Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 various definitions of locks rhinoceros Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 ha, your response tickled me, plasmid . had been thinking similarly unicorn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Shakeepuddn Posted September 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 And the winner is . . . Plainglazed! (a bit too easy for you super-genius types?)Unicorn: Undying (immortal) Dead in truth (recognized as myth) Horn is sword that claims their head. Cloven (split) hoofed (unclean biblicly) Silent and gentle compared to thunderous horses. Known to lay their heads in the laps of virgins. If from vile (poison) you would drink, the horn tip was believed to be a purifier. Good job PG, once again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 souls?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 plainglazed Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 aw man - must admit, did not fully parse all of the clues in this, yet another fabulous, Shakee riddle. had been thinking of this as a possibility but plasmids earlier response actually had me thinking of a feather and really thought that might be it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted September 11, 2011 Report Share Posted September 11, 2011 Okay, would somebody explain to me why Shakeepuddn thinks in such strange ways? I mean, no offense, but how do you get "cloven hoofed" from "split/unclean" biblically? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Shakeepuddn Posted September 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Hi Ryan. I'd be happy to explain. In the Hebrew (and Christian) Bible, Leviticus 11, animals that have cloven (split) hooves and which are not ruminants, are designated as UNCLEAN, both literally and spiritually. They are taboo. You may not eat them (if you're Jewish of course). A unicorn is not a ruminant and it has split hooves like a goat. Therefore, step split-unclean biblically. Hope that clears things up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Undying once in truth now dead
We carried swords that claimed our heads.
Our step unclean was split asunder
Silent where our kin make thunder.
We’ve lain upon a maiden’s pillow
And dwelt among the fern and willow.
If from the vile you would drink
A tip from us is best we think.
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