(urth) Father Inire: teratoid

[David Stockhoff]

True. Of course, it's also one of the most ancient symbols of 
royalty---at least in the case of eagles.

On 12/15/2010 12:01 AM, Jeff Wilson wrote:
> On 12/14/2010 8:54 AM, Son of Witz wrote:
>>
>> On Dec 14, 2010, at 6:41 AM, David Stockhoff<dstockhoff at verizon.net>  
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Yes, the denotation of the symbol is important: Here Be Monsters. 
>>> Because monsters can come out of the mirrors.
>>>
>>> The connotation remains DANGER.
>>
>> So, of course I'm trying to figure out what this teratoid symbol 
>> LOOKS like.
>> I see that it is mostly a medical term for monstrous abnormality and 
>> tumours and such., but I don't find associated symbols with an image 
>> search.
>>
>> I own the comic that comes up in the keyword search, Teratoid 
>> Heights. It's a lovely gem of mutant monster stream of concious lo fi 
>> comix, but it doesn't help me draw the door to this chamber of 
>> mirrors. Anyone have a suggestion?
>
> The two-headed silhouette is about the most basic monster symbol. It 
> covers notional multi-headed creatures as well as the most common and 
> lurid visibly "monstrous" birth defects in humans an animals, multiple 
> or split body parts due to mutation, replicaiton errors, cell division 
> problems, and recessives like harelip and hyposeal.
>
> From a more modern, brand-recognition  standpoint, you might want to 
> put pointy bits on the facing head surfaces so it's not mistaken for 
> Janus or Lucifer or our Typhon.
>


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