#deinon

[proxxicles]

Big one for the Prehistorian fans.

Hey. Remember the Deinonychus??

I redid him.

LOOK AT HIM!!!

[stamps-are-pawsome]

cute dinosaur images from the children's educational site enchantedlearning; in order the images are... allosaurus, pterodactyl, ceratosaurus / sauropelta, kronosaurus, dilopho / albertosaurus, rhamphorhynchus, apato / archaeopteryx, brachiodone / compy, trex, deinon / diplo / pteranodon, giganotosaurus, quetzalcoatlus / cycad, trex skull, dinosaur / trex boxing / yangchuanosaurus, pangea breaking up / velociraptor, utahraptor

[deinon-blog]

Kraken

[gravellyrun]

No unique English translation of the Greek word deinon is available. Most generally, it is used of that which inspires awe or wonder. But in different contexts it can be used of the dazzling brilliance of human intellect, of the monstrousness of an evil, of the terrible power of fate. That which is deinon is somehow strange, out of place; its strangeness and its capacity to inspire awe are intimately connected. Deinon frequently imples a disharmony: something out of keeping with its surroundings, or what is expected, or what is desired. One is surprised by it, for better or for worse.

Martha C. Nussbaum from The Fragility of Goodness: Luck and Ethics in Greek Tragedy and Philosophy