If I Were...

[morrigirl]

If I were a month I would be: June
If I were a day of the week I would be: Saturday
If I were a time of day I would be: Afternoon
If I were a planet I would be: Saturn
If I were a sea animal I would be: A sea gull! (Yes, it counts.)
If I were a direction I would be: South
If I were a piece of furniture I would be: A big comfy blue arm chair.
If I were a sin I would be: Sloth
If I were a historical figure I would be: Marian Anderson
If I were a liquid I would be: Water
If I were a stone, I would be: Blue lace agate
If I were a tree, I would be: An oak
If I were a bird, I would be: A duck
If I were a tool, I would be: A saw
If I were a flower/plant, I would be: An Iris
If I were a kind of weather, I would be: Sunny and mild
If I were a mythical creature, I would be: A Goddess
If I were a musical instrument, I would be: A drum
If I were an animal, I would be: A cheetah
If I were a color, I would be: Royal blue
If I were an emotion, I would be: Delight
If I were a vegetable, I would be: A peanut (Yes, they are technically vegetables. Look it up.)
If I were a sound, I would be: An ecstatic moan
If I were a car, I would be: A Mazarati
If I were a song, I would be: Super-Connected by Belly
If I were a movie, I would be directed by: Joss Whedon
If I were a book, I would be written by: Sherman Alexie
If I were a food, I would be: Pizza
If I were a place, I would be: New York City
If I were a material, I would be: Flannel
If I were a taste, I would be: Sweet
If I were a scent, I would be: Magnolia blossoms
If I were a word, I would be: Lovely
If I were an object, I would be: A pen
If I were a body part I would be: A leg
If I were a facial expression I would be: A smirk
If I were a subject in school I would be: English
If I were a cartoon character I would be: Garfield the Cat
If I were a shape I would be a: Triangle
If I were a number I would be: 5

Comments

[dpsycho.livejournal.com]

Goddesses are mythical creatures?

[morrigirl.livejournal.com]

Well of course they are. Why else would they show up in so many myths across the world? To my knowledge a real honest to Heavens Goddess has never been proven to have walked the earth or existed in any tangible capacity, therefore they are myth.

[dpsycho.livejournal.com]

I believe you misunderstood my question. I would consider goddesses to be divine beings rather than creatures. Creatures generally possess few, if any, humanlike qualities.

[morrigirl.livejournal.com]

Oh no, Chris, I understood. I was just explaining the thought process behind my choice.

Merriam-Wesbster Online defines the word "creature" as..

1: something created either animate or inanimate: as a: a lower animal; especially : a farm animal b: a human being c: a being of anomalous or uncertain aspect or nature

I'm pretty sure Goddess fits into that definition.

[dpsycho.livejournal.com]

No, I don't believe that it does. Your definition suggests that a creature is a creation by, assumedly, a greater being. American Heritage Dictionary includes the quality of being dependant or subservient to another. Even if you take the angle that the myths are a creation of man, gods and goddesses were not invented as inferior beings but as superior ones, even with faults.

In short, I'm not convinced. I would continue to classify them as beings and not as creatures.