The Fifth Elephant (legend) - Revision history

Old Dickens: separate annotation

2016-09-21T15:51:01Z

separate annotation

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	This story, and the [[The Fifth Elephant (expression)\|metaphors]] derived from it, provide the title {{TFE}} for the novel about valuable deposits of eldritch elephant fat in [[Überwald]], things which do not exist, and things which are not as they seem.		This story, and the [[The Fifth Elephant (expression)\|metaphors]] derived from it, provide the title {{TFE}} for the novel about valuable deposits of eldritch elephant fat in [[Überwald]], things which do not exist, and things which are not as they seem.

	~~There is also the possibility that the Fifth Elephant came from the back of another Astrochelonian who interacted with Great A'Tuin in the distant past.~~

			==Annotation==
	The Fifth Elephant is a pune, or play on words, based on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aether_(classical_element)#Fifth_element "fifth element"] of Roundworld cosmogony from classical Greek times to the mediæval period. It was theorised that terrestrial matter was made of the four elements earth, air, fire and water, but that celestial bodies were made of quintessence, a fifth element. Alchemists believed that small amounts of quintessence were also found terrestrially.		The Fifth Elephant is a pune, or play on words, based on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aether_(classical_element)#Fifth_element "fifth element"] of Roundworld cosmogony from classical Greek times to the mediæval period. It was theorised that terrestrial matter was made of the four elements earth, air, fire and water, but that celestial bodies were made of quintessence, a fifth element. Alchemists believed that small amounts of quintessence were also found terrestrially.



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Ctesibius at 15:31, 21 September 2016

2016-09-21T15:31:14Z

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	There is also the possibility that the Fifth Elephant came from the back of another Astrochelonian who interacted with Great A'Tuin in the distant past.		There is also the possibility that the Fifth Elephant came from the back of another Astrochelonian who interacted with Great A'Tuin in the distant past.

			The Fifth Elephant is a pune, or play on words, based on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aether_(classical_element)#Fifth_element "fifth element"] of Roundworld cosmogony from classical Greek times to the mediæval period. It was theorised that terrestrial matter was made of the four elements earth, air, fire and water, but that celestial bodies were made of quintessence, a fifth element. Alchemists believed that small amounts of quintessence were also found terrestrially.


	[[Category:Discworld concepts\|Fifth Elephant (legend),The]]		[[Category:Discworld concepts\|Fifth Elephant (legend),The]]

Richvanf at 08:11, 28 December 2015

2015-12-28T08:11:52Z

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	This story, and the [[The Fifth Elephant (expression)\|metaphors]] derived from it, provide the title {{TFE}} for the novel about valuable deposits of eldritch elephant fat in [[Überwald]], things which do not exist, and things which are not as they seem.		This story, and the [[The Fifth Elephant (expression)\|metaphors]] derived from it, provide the title {{TFE}} for the novel about valuable deposits of eldritch elephant fat in [[Überwald]], things which do not exist, and things which are not as they seem.

			There is also the possibility that the Fifth Elephant came from the back of another Astrochelonian who interacted with Great A'Tuin in the distant past.


	[[Category:Discworld concepts\|Fifth Elephant (legend),The]]		[[Category:Discworld concepts\|Fifth Elephant (legend),The]]

Old Dickens: de-stub

2015-04-02T01:59:23Z

de-stub

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	On the back of Great [[A'Tuin]], supporting the [[Discworld (world)\|Disc]], stand four [[World Elephant\|elephants]]. There is a legend that in the early days, a fifth elephant stood on A'Tuin's back, but fell off. After a while it smashed into the surface of the Disc, depositing huge amounts of fat, [[treacle]], [[gold]] and other resources.		On the back of Great [[A'Tuin]], supporting the [[Discworld (world)\|Disc]], stand four [[World Elephant\|elephants]]. There is a legend that in the early days, a fifth elephant stood on A'Tuin's back, but fell off. After a while it smashed into the surface of the Disc, depositing huge amounts of [[fat]], [[treacle]], [[gold]] and other resources.

	This story, and the [[The Fifth Elephant (expression)\|metaphors]] derived from it, provide the title {{TFE}} for the novel about valuable deposits of eldritch elephant fat in [[Überwald]], things which do not exist, and things which are not as they seem.		This story, and the [[The Fifth Elephant (expression)\|metaphors]] derived from it, provide the title {{TFE}} for the novel about valuable deposits of eldritch elephant fat in [[Überwald]], things which do not exist, and things which are not as they seem.


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Osiris: 1 revision: Discworld import 2

2012-09-24T00:13:59Z

1 revision: Discworld import 2

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Old Dickens: alphabetise

2010-01-31T00:02:05Z

alphabetise

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On the back of Great [[A'Tuin]], supporting the [[Discworld (world)|Disc]], stand four [[World Elephant|elephants]]. There is a legend that in the early days, a fifth elephant stood on A'Tuin's back, but fell off. After a while it smashed into the surface of the Disc, depositing huge amounts of fat, [[treacle]], [[gold]] and other resources.

This story, and the [[The Fifth Elephant (expression)|metaphors]] derived from it, provide the title {{TFE}} for the novel about valuable deposits of eldritch elephant fat in [[Überwald]], things which do not exist, and things which are not as they seem.

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