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Gargoyles are typically made of stone and are often used as architectural features on buildings. Variations Across Cultures. Gargoyles have been depicted in various ways throughout history and across different cultures. In some cultures, they are seen as protectors of buildings and are often depicted as fierce creatures with sharp claws and teeth.
May 28, 2020 · Gargoyles were initially made to go at the end of water spouts in Gothic churches (and yes, some castles) in the middle ages. They served a practical and artistic purpose. The word “gargoyle”...
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This section of the timeline consists of those noteworthy events in the Gargoyles Universewhich took place in early history or prehistory, but cannot as yet be assigned to the timeline. In distant prehistory, Dragons (which preceded all Three Races) appears. Gargoyles come into existence next, followed later on by humans and finally the Third Race....
9386 B.C. Atlantis is destroyed (date approximate). 3000 B.C. Sometime between now and 2199 A.D., the only other known human and gargoyle, besides Goliath and Elisa Maza, fall in love. 2400 B.C. Around this time, the Sphinx is built in Egypt. The ancient Egyptians believe many of the Third Race, including Anubis, to be gods, and worship them. 2000 ...
September 28th.Tom, Mary and other refugees are given shelter from rampaging Vikings at Castle Wyvern. September 29th. Hakon the Viking lays siege to Castle Wyvern, but is driven away by the Wyvern Clan of gargoyles. The Captain of the Guard invites Goliath and Demona to the celebratory feast. Princess Katharine is most seriously displeased. She de...
995.Oberon, angered by Titania's scorn for mortals, banishes his Children from Avalon. Constantine murders Kenneth II and usurps the Scottish throne as Constantine III. September 28th. Michaelmas Eve. Tom and the Magus get the eggs out of Edinburgh Castle. Finella drugs Constantine so that Katharine can escape, and flees with the Princess, Tom, Mar...
January 26th.The Emir's son is killed in a pointless car accident. September 29th.Xanatos inspects his castle atop the Eyrie Building. He wants everything to be perfect before he attempts to wake the gargoyles. October 4th. The final touches on the castle are completed. It now sits atop the Eyrie Building, high "above the clouds," thus fulfilling t...
January 3rd. Macbeth attacks the gargoyles at the Eyrie Building, capturing Lexington, Brooklyn, and Bronx. Elisa Maza, who is largely recovered but still on crutches from being shot, again tries to convince Goliath to leave the castle. He won't listen, but after Goliath departs to find the others, she manages to convince Hudson and Broadway that t...
January 1st. King Arthur leaves Avalon on his own to explore the world. The Weird Sisters are forced to release Macbeth and Demona from their thrall. Goliath pushes his unconscious foes off of Avalon. They land in Paris, where Demona awakens first, sees Macbeth unconscious and flees. Minutes later, a confused Macbeth regains consciousness. Realizin...
January 1st. The Squad prevents Fang from releasing Sevarius's CV-1997 virus on Times Square. Later, they discover that Sevarius has escaped and Tasha has hanged herself. Yama nearly executes Fang, but Hunter talks him out of it. Thug takes Erin and Benny back to the Labyrinth. Hunter is forced to admit Fang to the Squad. ("Louse") January 3rd. Hun...
1998 - 2188.At unknown points during this span of time, the following events happen: 1. Terry Chungmeets the New Olympians, and they make contact with the outside world. 2. King Arthur founds New Camelot in the Antarctic, which becomes the home of the Camelot Clan. 3. Wyvern Hill is resettled by gargoyles forming a new Wyvern Clan. 4. The United Na...
2198. March 21st. From around the globe, human heads of state and all twelve Gargoyle Clan Leaders come to Queen Florence Island for the hatching. The Space-Spawn attack, abducting the gargoyle eggs and the human and gargoyle leaders, including U.N. Secretary General Alexander Fox Xanatos IV. And in Antarctica, Earth's Master Matrix Computer is sto...
Gargoyles of Notre-Dame de Paris Dragon-headed gargoyle of the Tallinn Town Hall, Estonia Gargoyle of the Vasa Chapel at Wawel in Kraków, Poland. In architecture, and specifically Gothic architecture, a gargoyle (/ ˈ ɡ ɑːr ɡ ɔɪ l /) is a carved or formed grotesque: 6–8 with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building, thereby preventing it from ...
Gargoyles and humans are not capable of reproducing together without the aid of science or magic. For more information on gargoyle reproduction see this entry. Gargoyles do not age during their stone sleep, so they age only half as quickly as humans do. Thus, a 30-year-old gargoyle would be biologically equivalent to a 15-year-old human.
Gargoyles was meant to be the foundation upon which an entire universe of shows would be built. Alas, what could’ve been. During its relatively brief life, though, Gargoyles truly broke new ground. Aside from the stark contrast in character design and color palette it had with its Disney Afternoon cohorts, the show boasted an astonishingly ...
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We are referring to grotesques: the scary figures carved into stone corbels, keystones, and friezes on building facades. In 12th century Europe, grotesques, as well as open-mouthed gargoyles—which directed rainwater away from buildings—became commonplace, especially on the outside of cathedrals. At the time, the church was trying to convert ...
