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Angels, Demons and Celestial beings

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This body of text is a gathering of sources regarding the description visual features and origins of angelic demonic and celestial entries from various cultures and societies. The following researched information is to inform the conceptualisation of the Overlord alien design for the film adaptation of Childhoods end. Before exploration of specific demonic traits beneficial to the Overlords visual research a brief  look at the origin and etymology of the character and its trait is established. Demon originates back to Ancient Greek, daímōn meaning “superhuaman power” or divine power.  As well as daí stemming from daisthetai  “to divide”. Mon closely associated to Numen the latin term for “divine will” Its translated derivative in Arabic shayṭān often refers to a mischievous jinni, ‘spirt’.   Early Islamic theology and mythology of Šayṭān originates from the Hebrew text Šāṭān "accuser, adversary"  Interestingly the early beliefs and notions...

Childhood's End Story Journey Diagram

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This diagram was found to be useful in explaining the stories major plot evens. Also what provided is the a review of the book which examines the stories overlapping and even changing situation between the main human characters and the Overlord aliens. Wow! Wait, What? Wow!: Arthur C. Clarke’s Childhood’s End Jo Walton, 2012 tor.com You’ve got to like having the rug pulled out from under you to enjoy this book, and when I was twelve I wasn’t at all sure about it. People talk about SF written now that can only be read by people familiar with how SF works. If there ever was a book that epitomises that it’s Childhood’s End . It’s a roller coaster ride that relies on you lulling you into thinking you know what it’s doing and then shocking you out of that. It’s a very post-modern book in some ways, very meta, especially for something written in 1953. And for it to work properly, you have to know SF, SF expectations, the kinds of things SF normally does, so that you can sett...