OC Mediterranean Nations

[cruel_fortuna]

... so do any of you guys have any nation-tans of your own?
If so -- I'd love to discuss them with you.

I myself have three Mediterranean Nation-tans; ( Crete, Mykonos, & Ephesus ) -- though technically speaking Mykonos & Ephesus are cities/holy sites ( but if Hong Kong can be a character -- so can they! )

Visual Reference *art isn't mine

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[palinka_femme]

Like I mentioned in my introduction post, I have a Malta OC that has only been mentioned in theory in my AU fanfic about the 1989 summit Bush Senior and Gorbachev had in Marsaxlokk Harbour. He’s very religious, enjoys tradition and friendly competition in politics, sports and the local band clubs. He can be warm and expressive, but doesn’t approve of people instantly acting familiar with him (possibly one of the reasons why after two years of French rule Malta asked the English to help them kick them out--Francis being who he is and all. But this is just a theory).

Also known as “the land of honey,” Winnie the Pooh might’ve considered Malta his Graceland.

[cruel_fortuna]

I always get confused b/c isn't "the land of milk & honey" referring to Israel & then Malta is simply 'the land of honey' .

[palinka_femme]

I’ve heard that before, too, but OTL it’s been a while since I was studying religion and the Bible. @.@ So I had to do a little research before typing this comment, kick me if I’m wrong, but from what I’ve gathered, “the land flowing with milk and honey” that Yahweh promised the Israelites refers to a land of fertility and agricultural abundance-a greater good from the suffering they were escaping from. Whereas Malta’s nickname “the land of honey” is considered to originate from the bees that are native to Malta and produce a special kind of spicy honey. The Greeks called the island Melite, which means 'honey-sweet,' and the Romans called it Melita.

[cruel_fortuna]

Oh no -- I was just remarking about the similarities.
& I don't pretend to know anything about religion.
About the extent of my knowledge of the Jewish god or Yawheh or w/e is that he's sent 10 plagues to Egypt, something about a burning bush & coming back w/ something called 'the rapture'.

[palinka_femme]

The similarities are interesting. <3 I'm sorry I misunderstood you, though: sometimes I get excited and slip into teacher mode without thinking. I hope I didn't offend you. owo;;

I was really into religion and spirituality during my teen years. Particularly angels, their hierarchy and the war in Heaven. These days I've kind of fallen out of it, but I still find the connections fascinating.

[cruel_fortuna]

It's no biggie, I can usually tell when someone misunderstands what I'm saying. & No you didn't offend me, it just made me laugh.

I've never been real big into religion -- however I've always been very interested in mythology & that's probably why I love Greece & Egypt so much.

[palinka_femme]

I'm not even religious myself, I just find these things fascinating--mythology as well. Just this week I actually got into a discussion with some people about Greek mythology on deviantART, but I feel as though we've kind of tapered away from discussing OC's? ^^;