Memories of Connor's Adventures

Orlando the Adventurer pulled a Scimitar from beneath his Robes and smiled...

Wednesday 29 August 2018

Star Frontiers: hypergate network availability timeline

The Hypergate Network Project (HNP) is concieved of in the 2050s as a means for human expansion out of the Solar System. With construction of a fully automated shipyard producing hypergate seed ships, Hypergate Seed Ships begin launching outward from the Solar system in CY2100.

Human-Space
Once they reach a star system, the Automated system turns the ship into a Hypergate linking back to Sol through an ever-expanding gate network. The first two gates link the Sol system to Alpha Centauri, the Alpha Centauri gate coming on-line in CY2650. Within another eight hundred years humanity will have hypergate access to over twenty five star systems, and by the Millenium, an expected surge to fifty star systems once the isolated Other-Space network becomes accessible.

Other-Space
While expansion beyond earth for humanity is paintakingly slow, entire mid to late stage regions of gate network are coming on-line in isolation from the Sol linked network. For any Aliens capable of travel within their solar system, the arrival of a hypergate network linking system after system out of reach of the human race can only result in the expansion of that Alien civilization as a rival.

That provides us with a different Star Frontiers setting... that makes use of my generic star map.

The Human Space Fleet
The Human Space Fleet is, other than civilian Yachts made up of three large vessel classes.

Destructor Class Vessel
Fitted with two forward facing Disruptor Cannons, each fed by a drive reactor. The mid-sized heavily armoured Military vessel is designed to wage war, pulverize Asteroids, and function with a small flight crew from the Drop-craft that serves as a plug-n-play bridge.


Curie Class Vessel
It comes with a slightly larger crew compliment than the Destructor Class and has a large Saucer Section capable of ejecting the reactors and their main drives and functioning as a landing craft capable of atmospheric entry.



Freighter Class Vessel
Though it comes with a small crew, the large cargo space can be modified to take cargo, colonists, or both.

Monday 27 August 2018

Bad Astronomy: A bunch of Exoplanets around Bernards Star

At least a couple more exo planets...

Planet     Period (yrs)     AU        Temp
Ice Line ------------------- 0.15973
Red                 2             0.83164    68K
Pink                12           2.7460     37K
 Yellow            16           3.3266      34K
 Blue                20           3.8602      32K
 Green             26          4.5980      29K

The Red wave is a 'square wave' made up of planet yellow, and two more planets (one looks to have an orbit of two years). So lets add our 'inner system' planet.

Planet Red
At 68K its still a shity temperature. The melting point of Oxygen at 54K and Nitrogen is similar so liquid Oxygen/Nitrogen with Hydrogen Atmosphere? 0.15973 AU is the ice line for bernard's star so there isnt water in liquid form. It would be inside earth's orbit.

Saturday 25 August 2018

Friday 24 August 2018

Art Folio: Crown Prince Otar Mkun

That little Bronze Age statue from Crete is probably our best bet for the origins of the Minotaur as Mkunotarkuar. And probably the only evidence of Celtic Civilization before everyone else.

Thursday 23 August 2018

Star Frontiers: Mapping by Trade Routes

As we can see, Outer Reach, Inner Reach, Triad, and Rupert's Hole have almost total Isolation from the rest of the Known Worlds other than Triad's trade in Agriculture And Indudustrial goods with Kdikit and Gollywog (now there is a planet name thats gonna piss people off).

Gollywog is the most diverse in active trade routes yet it isnt directly supplied by Ag. Ships.
Lacao and Hristan both restricted to single Routes.
Hargut is supplied by PGC Ag. Ships meaning it eats a lot of agricultural produce though it has six trade route connections like Kdikit.
There are a few that look more like Moons.
Then there is the Closed trade economy of Pale and New Pale.

Recommended Scenario: A PGC Ag. Ship is stolen. It turns up in the Pale/New Pale trade system sparking a war over who controls Agriculture.

Wednesday 22 August 2018

Linguistic Archaeology: Old English

Old English              Meaning                                     Protoform

aelf/aelb                  elf                                                arkulf/arkulb
aethel/aedil             noble                                          arkuthkul/arkudkul
badu/beado/beo   fight, battle                               bardku/bkuardo/bkuo
blith                           cheerful                                     blkuth
bregu                        prince                                        barkugku
ceol                           keel, ship                                   ckuol
coen/coin/cene     bold, fierce                                 cokun/ckunku
cuth/cud                  known, famous                        ckuth/ckud
cwic(u)/quic           alive                                             ckukukuc(ku)/qkukuc
dryct/dryht              band of retainers                     darkukuct/darkukuht
ead/ed/aead           bliss, prosperity                       kuard/kud/arkuard
eald/ald                    old, eminent                             kuarld/arld
kuh/alh                     temple, refuge                        kuh/arlh
earcon/ercon          genuine, excellent                    kuarcon
earn                           eagle                                           kuarn
ecg/ec                      edge, sword                               kucg/kuc
eofor                         boar                                              kuofoar
eorcon                      genuine, simple                         kuoarcon
eormen/yrmen       universal, immense, whole      kuoarmkun/kukuarmkun
folc                            folk, people, nation, tribe         folc
ford                           forth, forwards                           foard
fri                               free                                                farku
go/d                          gold                                               go/d
grim                          savage, fierce                               garkum
haem                         home                                             harkum
haeth                         heath                                             harkuth
heah                           high, illustrious                            hkuarh
healf                           half                                                 hkuarlf
hreth                           victory                                           harkuth
hroth(i)                      fame                                              haroth(ku)
huaet                         sharp, bold                                   hkuarkut
hyg/hugu                  mind, heart, courage                  hkukug/hkugku
iaru                             ready, prepared                           kuarku
leof                             desirable, friend, dear                lkuof
maegen                     strength, might, ability               markugkun
oidil                            native country, one’s land          okudkul
ongen                         opposed, against, contrary to   ongkun
OS                               god                                                  os
rath                             quick, clever                                 ararth
saex/sax/sex           knife, short sword                          sarkux/sarx/skux
se/e                            house                                               sku/ku
tat                               tender, delicate                             tart
theod                         folk, people                                     thkuod
til                                 good, excellent                              tkul
torct                           illustrious, bright                           toarct
trum                           firm, strong                                     tarkum
tun                              enclosure                                         tkun
waeg                          motion, wave, billow                     kukuarkug
wig                              strife                                                 kukukug
wil                               will, desire, pleasure                    kukukul

Old English              Meaning                                     Protoform

b(e)ald/balt/balth*                  bold, brave             b(ku)arld/barlt/barlth*
be(o)rht/berct/ berict*           bright, noble          bku(o)arht/bkuarct/bkuarkuct
beorn/bern*                 man, warrior (poetic)     bkuoarn/bkuarn
brand                             sword                                 bararnd
brod/brord                   point, lance                        barod/baroard
burg/burh                     castle, town                       bkuarg/bkuarh
cyni/cyn(n)(e)*            kin, family                           ckukunku/ckukun(n)(ku)*
degn                               thane, servant, warrior     dkugn
ferth                                mind, soul, life, person    fkuth
flaed/fled                      cleanliness, beauty           flarkud/flkud
for                                   journey                                foar
frith(u)/frit/frid            peace, security                  farkuth(u)/farkut/farkud
gar*                                spear                                    gar*
geld                                worship, sacrifice, payment        gkuld
gifu/geofu                    gift                                        gkufku/gkuofku
gis(i)l                              hostage                                gkus(ku)l
gund(i)/gunn(r)            war, combat                       gkund(ku)/gkunn(ar)
gyth/gyd*                      war, combat                         gkukuth/gkukud*
haed/hathu*                  battle                                     harkud/harthku
heard/hard*                  hardy, firm, brave                hkuard/hard*
here/heri*                      army, host, folk                   hkuarku/hkuarku*
he/m                               helmet, protection, protector       hku/m
hild(e)*                           war, combat                         hkuld(ku)*
hun                                  young bear                           hkun
Iac                                   dance                                     larc
laf                                    legacy, relic, survivor          larf
lid                                    soft, gentle                           lkud
lind/linda                       serpent                                  lkund/lkundar
maer(e)                          famous                                  markuar(ku)
man/mon                       man                                        marn/mon
mund                               hand, protection                  mkund
noth                                 boldness, booty                    noth
raed/red*                        counsel, wisdom                  ararkud/arkud*
refu                                   steward, high official           arkufku
ric                                      powerful, ruler, kingdom     arkuc
sig/sige*                         victory                                     skug/skug
stan                                   stone                                       starn
swith/swid                      strong                                      skukukuth/skukukud
theof                                 criminal, thief                          thkuof
theow                                servant, slave, follower        thkuokuku
thryth/thryd*                    force, strength, majesty       tharkukuth/tharkukud*
w(e)alch/walh                 foreigner, slave                      kuku(ku)arlch/kukuarlh
weald/wald*                    power, rule, possession    kukukuarld/kukuarld
weard/ward                     guardian                                kukukuard/kukuard
wic                                     dwelling place, village         Kukukuc
wict/wiht*                        creature, person                    kukukuct/kukukuht
wine/wini                          friend, protector                 kukukunku
wiw/wiu                             holy                                       kukukukuku/kukukuku
wuda/widu/wudu            wood                                      kukukuda/kukukudku
wulf/wulf*                          wolf                                      kukukulf
wyn/wynn*                        joy, delight                            kukukukun/kukukukunn*

* — An asterisk marks sets of second elements that can also be used as first elements.

Fascinating that the word Bregu (Prince) comes with barku- which is basically  a boat. -gku appears in the other words for war, gift, hostage, payment, courage, strength, opposed. So the Prince was a royal hostage?

Sunday 19 August 2018

Art Folio: An Assassin...

Now you have seen her, you must die.


Shrike: Thief L14; Neutral; 30hp; S12, I17, W13, D18, C10, Ch14; Dagger of Slaying (dagger+1/kill on a natural 18+), silk clothing of camoflague (visible only by infravision or detect magic), Boots of Leaping, Bracers of Defence+3; Shrike is an assassin in the employ of the Sultan of Ylaruam. She will kill any witnesses who see her, though she might reveal herself to someone worthy of her tradecraft.

Creature Catalogue: Infernostagg

Infernostagg
HD    8*
AC    -2
MV    180' (60')
AT     Antlers/Death Eye
DA     2d6/gaze
ML    12
SA     Fighter L8
NA    1 (unique)
TT     nil
AL     neutral
XP    1200xp

This seven feet tall black coloured beast seems to be an ordinary Stag (though three legs are ever visible) standing in perpetual shadow with a setting sun caught in its antlers. The setting sun is the eye of an ancient immortal caught in the beast's antlers for all time. There is a percentage chance equal to the number of hitdice the opponents of the Infernostagg that the eye will open causing death to befall all its gaze falls apon as a death spell. It will appear in desolate places devoid of life (usually because its gaze even kills trees and plants), roaming its desolate realm.

Friday 17 August 2018

Dragon Magazine: the Gamma World timeline

Here is a snippet of Gammaworld History from Dragon #188:

2003-2021

  • Ecosystem collapse in Atlantic and Pacific oceans ✔
  • world-wide food and water shortages ✔
  • severe civil disturbances ✔
  • collapse of Japanese and European economies


2010

  • American, Chinese, Indian, and Soviet international conferences lead to establishment of the First World Council


2013

  • Rise of the first commercial business blocks to control countries 🔜


2019

  • First commercial spaceport opens (First Texan Space Complex) ✔


2020

  • First Earth-orbital commercial space factory assembled


2034

  • American and Canadian governments unify and form United North America


2046

  • Orbital city Atlantis becomes first politically independent space colony
  • moves to Martian orbit


2047

  • Columbus, Magellan, and Marco Polo unmanned interstellar probes launched from Earth orbit 🔜
Its interesting it that this is a slight variation on where we are headed...

Tuesday 14 August 2018

Medieval Bastard: Black Christoph

Black Christoph: 9th level Fighter; 42 hp; AC4; Neutral; S 10, I 12, W 15, D 11, C 11, Ch 14;
Equipment: Chainmail, Normal Sword, Shield, Clothes, Boots, Belt, Belt Pouch, Riding Horse, Saddle, Saddle Bags.
Skills: Riding+3, Heraldry, Fire making.

Six feet tall, Wears chainmail and carries shield with a yellow painted field. Is looking to carve out an estate, though not prepared to 'bend the knee' to anyone. Not particularly merciful towards those who face him in combat. Known to burn crops when waging war.

Monday 13 August 2018

Linguistic Archaeology: The Trump Clan

It was inevitable I would look at the Trump Family name, given the controversial nature of a certain President.
First off we can take the Trump name and convert it to an older form: Tarkump. The Tar- Prefix roots for the more modern language branches Ta- and Tr-.
Why the Bushel drawing over there?  Because these three variations appear in measurement words associated with a portion of produce yield from a portion of land.

Tar- (Tarea, Tarefa, Tarri)

  • Tarea: 82.56 squ. Yd (Cuba)
  • Tarea: 0.155 acre (Dominican Republic)
  • Tarefa: 0.75-1.1 acre (Brazil)
  • Tarri: 0.56 bushel (Algeria)
Ta- (Tabla, Tagwerk, Takar, Tan, Tanan, Tang, Tanica, Tao)
  • Tabla: 0.58 bushels (Somaliland)
  • Tagwerk: 0.842 bushels (Bavaria)
  • Tagwerk: 1.168 acres (Württemberg)
  • Takar: 6.81 gallons (Dutch East Indies)
  • Tan: 0.245 acres (Japan)
  • Tanan: 0.84 dry qt. (Siam)
  • Tang: 20 or 40 Tanan (Siam)
  • Tanica: 19.02 liquid qt. (Eritrea)
  • Tao: 14.93 gallons (Annam)
  • Tavola: 45 squ. Yd. (Italy)
Tr- (Trug, Truong, Truss)
  • Trug: 0.67 bushels (England)
  • Truong: 16 feet (Annam)
  • Truss: 36 pounds of straw (England)
Examining the Data
You get a branch headed off to England likely through a merchantile trade route. The Ta- and Tr- prefix are both occuring in Annam (Vietnam as a French Protectorate). Thats a big ass trade route across which humans have spread a concept. It all seems to originate with Algeria and Spanish Americas where we can say that 'Tar' means Portion of Agricultural yield from a portion of land.

Tar+kus: is a combine of 'agricultural portion' with 'jar'. We get the word Custard (Kus-tar-d) from that variation. Custard originates from: 'jar of agricultural portion'.

So the Trump ancestry originate in North Africa. Ta- is a protoindoeuropean object (along with Sta-) I previously related to the 'exodus' tale. They will have genetic relatives in Europe, North Africa, Middle East, and East Asia.





Sunday 12 August 2018

Linguistic Archaeology: Where Ereshkigal, Minotaur, and Hercules converge

Ereshkigal is depicted holding the upper parts of Ankh in each hand. Combined, these objects represent the slave harness or the harness of oxen teamed together.

It is also a precursor pictogram for the B rune. So she is both ending slavery, and modernizing the written language by separating the old pictogram into new runes. Given the stem present in each rune, it looks like a bow in each hand: the broken pictogram now individuates as the runes ku (ku-ku) or rather th (th-th), though potentially both as ku and th (written upwards as ku-th depicting an uneven harness break and individuating each into seperate runes). Given proto-runic runes were written vertical on a common staff, this could mark the moment she breaks the staff and forms individual letter runes of modern horizontal runic.

They also possibly symbolize the archer's bow. So... twin bows made from the wood of the slavers harness from which she freed herself, or twice archery tournament champion.

These are considered for early babylonians (3200BC) to be the ud rune meaning 'day' (hence the similarity to the boat of the sun god Ra). So she divides two days into seperate parts, so she is probably seen as the goddess of the night.

They could represent long timber ships with round sails.

The individuated runes might have individually evolved into or from the oxen or cow head (flip the rune 180 degrees and it looks like a cow head pictogram). This has other potential links of relevence -

The Minotaur: If the bull head symbolizes the Mkun Royal Family and Crown Prince Otar Mkun (Mkun-otar-kuar) in particular she is holding the heads of two of the Mkun in her hands.
Hercules (Hkuarckulkus): which looks like 'prince-sickle-jar' and Hercules sacrificed two of his own crew feigning outrage at their deaths to get his hands on a pair of Mkun Princes on a Minoan island without a fight.
Ereshkigal (Kuarkushkukugarl): prince-jar + hkuku-garl
     Kuarkus: carcass?
     Garl: a powerful leader

So holding the heads of two Mkun Princes makes her a powerful leader?

Its all in the interpretation but suddenly it looks like a bunch of backwards Bronze Age cultures went out of their way to decapitate the Celtic peoples that dominated the entire Mediterranean along with the Mkun Royal family on repeated occasions.

It says... Civilization, Religion, and History as you know them are a lie built on Genocide of the Celtic peoples whose territory you occupy.

Geneva Convention: I Guess its over...

Gaming Conventions (d. 2018)
So apparently GENCON 2018 was marred by an Assault incident. Dont know why but apparently GENCON's handling of anything resembling public exposure in the aftermath was motivated purely by self preservation.

Where to for future Conventions? I can see exclusively online conventions becoming a thing.

Saturday 11 August 2018

Dragon Magazine: And thats how I met your Mother...

Its okay if you dont get it. Take your time...

Sentient Species: This rodent showed up...

This rodent showed up and after watching a possum flip the blue bowl lid off to get at its cereal proceeded to do the same.
So how do we evaluate intelligence of a species if not by its ability to hunt for food? From a single witnessed example it learned to open a container.

Friday 10 August 2018

Bad Astronomy: Sol b hypothetical

Having run the planet through an exoplanet calculator (Arecibo University), I found that if Jupiter was located where Mercury is, it would have an atmosphere functioning at:

Sol b
Orbital Period:   87.96778
Semimajor Axis: 0.387098 AU

Atmospheric Pressure:            70Kpa
Atmospheric Temperature:    310K  (36.85 degrees Celsius)

Initial planetary State: Jupiter-like
Hydrogen (89%)
Helium (10%)
Methane (0.3%)
Ammonia (0.026%)
Water (0.0004%)

Final planetary state: Mercury-like



The problem is Atmospheric Fluid states. Water alone appears to be at or very close to  Equilibrium at 70Kpa/310K. Does that mean its ice facing the Sun, and Steam on the Night side? Are we faced with the prospect of the hydrogen and helium boiling off into space, or do the volatile gases explode one day liberating the planetary atmosphere?

Post Apocalyptic: Johnny English - Brexit Strategy

Should be worth seeing...

Sunday 5 August 2018

Linguistic Archaeology: The Ruins of Runtuhan

Ruins (indonesian): runtuhan.
Associated words:

  • Runtuh: to fall down
  • Tuhan: God

Runtuhan is therfore formed from the words runtuh + tuhan meaning 'toppled god'. So the geographic origin of the word 'Ruins' in indonesian language refers to a toppled statue of a God (specifically Tuhan, the Toppled God).

Tuhan, The Toppled God
The island of Sulawesi comes with numerous megalithic stone statues that would qualify as gods, a few of them most certainly toppled.

That of course means that this location is originally called Runtuh-tuhan, and the toppled god was named Tuhan.

Han has some associated words:

  • Hantu: ghost
  • Hantjur: smashed, crushed
  • Hantar: to leave (together)
  • Hantam: to beat violently
So it is a haunted place of broken artefacts that the people who dwelled there left behind.

Star Trek: More Captain Picard

Sir Patrick Stuart to reprise role as Captain Picard in new Startrek Series. Thats a good thing? Right?.

Saturday 4 August 2018

Star Wars: Episode 9 plot speculation


Assuming the title of the ninth starwars is something along the lines of this, it is one that recalls this ad from dragon magazine:

The Campaign Pack covers infiltration deep inside the Imperial lines. This seems like something a certain Ex-Stormtrooper named Finn will undertake- perhaps to steal an Imperial star destroyer and some badly needed ship assets. Resulting hopefully in a final confrontation with Captain Phasma and the New Republic taking control of the remaining assets of the Empire/first order.

The Associated Adventure module 'Tattoine Manhunt' involves a clash between rebels and bounty hunters as they search for a hero (this makes sense for Kylo Renn to employ their services in hunting down Rei because she would detect his presence in a heartbeat). Why would Rei be on Tattoine? She needs a lightsaber and investigating Luke's origins will thanks to information from Chewbacca will lead her to Obi Wan Kenobi.  In his house beyond the dune sea, its likely she will find secrets of the Old Republic Jedi including how to make a lightsaber.

The adventure involves the obligatory visit to the Cantina at Mos Eisley Spaceport.

Other Tourist hotspots include:
Beggars Canyon
The Sarlac Pit
Jabba's Palace
Luke's Family Farm
Obi Wan Kenobi's house
The Dune Sea
Toshi Station
An old Sand Crawler
Sand People Encampment

The Millenium Falcon will be Destroyed as Bounty hunters blow up Mos Eisley Spaceport to kill or strand Rei on Tattoine. Chewbacca will likely die on Tattoine as a consequence.
Why would Bounty Hunters blow up all of Mos Eisley Spaceport? The starwars saga has been escalating in meaningless mass-slaughter of civilians as an end-goal for the Empire and the First Order. Rei is also a very powerful Jedi. No Bounty Hunter could hope to 'take her alive'. 'Nuke the site from Orbit. Its the only way to be sure.' Seems a modern Mantra in this violent age and is likely a fallback position for Ruthless Bounty Hunters.
Rei likely makes contact with the force ghost of Obi Wan, and perhaps learns more of the Old Republic Jedi. General Greivous's single pilot fighter craft which Obi-Wan Kenobi aquired at the end of Revenge of the Sith might be sitting buried in the desert providing a way off world for Rei. There might be a spare lightsaber floating around from General Greivous's collection.

While this covers Rei being chased down by bountyhunters (Starwars always needs more bountyhunters), The Rebellion needs more ships and more fuel. So they raid the Imperial fleet. The Black Ice is the Imperial fuelcell transport vessel moving enough for the entire Imperial Fleet.








Finish up with Rebel Star destroyers and First Order star destroyers converging in a massive space battle above Tattoine and the destroyed Mos Eisley Spaceport should end the film franchise. Slaves in Beggars Canyon inheriting their freedom in the aftermath.


Wednesday 1 August 2018

Linguistic Archaeology: Origin of the Gods

Greek                         Protoform                    Markers
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Zeus                           Zkukus                          -kus: jar
Aphrodite                 Arpharodkutku
Apollo                       Arpollo
Ares                          Arkus                            -kus: jar
Artemis                   Artkumkus                   -kus: jar
Athena                     Arthkunar
Demeter                  Dkumkutkuar             kumkut: kumquat?; -kuar (suffix): crown prince
Dionysus                 Daronkukuskus          -kus: jar (-kuskus suffix)
Hades                      Hardkus                        ard: earth/ash; kus: jar
Hecate                     Hkucartku
Hephaestus             Hkuararclkus             ararcl: oracle?; -kus: jar
Hera                          Hkuarar
Heracles                  Hkuararclkus            -kus: jar
Hermes                    Hkuarmkus               -kus: jar
Nike                          Nkukuku
Pan                           Parn
Poseidon                  Poskukudon
Tyche                       Tkukuchku

Roman                    Protoform                   Markers
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Jupiter                    Jkupkutkuar              -kuar (suffix): crown prince
Venus                      Vkunkus                     -kus: jar
Apollo                     Arpollo
Mars                        Mars
Diana                      Dkuarnar                    kuarn: corn; ar: arrow
Minerva                 Mkunkuarvar            M'Cun  -kuarvar: Carver?
Ceres                       Ckuarkus                  -kus: jar
Bacchus                  Barcchkus               -kus: jar
Pluto                        Plkuto
Hecate                    Hkucartku
Vulcan                    Vkulcarn                    vkul: vercola (glass)?; -carn: Cairn?
Juno                        Jkuno
Hercules                Hkuarckulkus           kuar: crown prince ckul: sickle? (Ar)ckul: icicle?;  -kus: jar
Mercury                Mkuarckuarkuku
Victoria                 Vkuctoarkuar            -kuar (suffix): crown prince
Faunus                  Farkunkus                  Farkun-kus: Falcon?-Jar
Neptune                Nkuptkunku
Fortuna                 Foartkunar                 Foart: Fort, Foe-art, Foamorian-art?; -kunar: Connor

So some potential oddities of history:

Vulcan (Soda-lime-silica Glass? Cairn):  A mound of soda lime glass. If Vulcan was into Glass Making, then Natron which is used to make Soda lime silicate glassware is found in egypt and greece. In northern europe as available natron imports halt, potash becomes popular making 'forest glass'.

Ares (Arrow Jar): Ares god of war was sealed in a bronze jar for thirteen months. A legend about a truce between 'greek' tribes.

Hercules (Icicle Jar/sickle-jar): cant say I have heard of one of the twelve tasks of Hercules being the collection of Ice in a jar. So... task 13: fetch me a jar of ice...lol never heard from again?
Or 'crown prince, sickle, jar' as in "fetch me a prince's head." Previously we have kuar associated with the crown prince Otar Mkun in the minotaur myth. So the head of a celtic prince of the Mkun family? He visits a Minoan island and having had two of his crew killed by locals replaces them with two minoan princes. So deliberatly got his people killed so he could get his hands on two minoan princes without a fight?

Faunus (Falcon Jar): Sounds like a falcon-headed canopic jar. Qebehsenuef, the falcon-headed god representing the west, whose jar contained the intestines and was protected by the goddess Serqet.

Hephaestus (Oracle Jar): Hephaestus crafted a jar on orders of Zeus and sent with Pandora as a gift to mankind.

Dionysus (Dkuonku-two jars): zeus created humans giving them happy or unhappy personalities from two jars. So What relationship does Dionysus have with two jars from which humans are granted personality? Perhaps he was given to exhibiting multiple personalities.
-Kuskus suffix is also associated with Jesus (Jkuskus) which I thought implied an older form of his name- in egyptian the two jar symbol apparently meaning beer and the J prefix associated with a serpent on the Pharoahs forhead (his father Jacob (originally Jarcob) naming him after his favourite brand of beer. That would be like your dad naming you Heineken, or XXXX.
Is Dionysus Egyptian? A Proto-Jesus? Prone to Multiple Personalities like a drunk? Was Jesus a mean drunk?