I'm still trying to figure out why they are called "constellations" instead of something like "celestials." Might have to do with aspects of belief systems I've not heard of yet.
Thank you for the updates.
I figured it was an ORV copycat thing. Ever since Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint got popular, and rightly soon, it’s all been “Constellation this” and “Constellation that.” This comic is unusual in that there were only three to show up so far.I'm still trying to figure out why they are called "constellations" instead of something like "celestials." Might have to do with aspects of belief systems I've not heard of yet.
Thank you for the updates.
I guess I've been out of "the know" about this. I've been thinking of constellations as groups of stars like a crab (cancer), Orion, or just a large and small ladle.I figured it was an ORV copycat thing. Ever since Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint got popular, and rightly soon, it’s all been “Constellation this” and “Constellation that.” This comic is unusual in that there were only three to show up so far.
Edit: to add to what I was saying, Constellations, at least according to ORV, are essentially myths or legends that have become powerful in their own right. So famous historical figures become constellations. The Monkey King is a constellation. Greek gods become constellations. Uriel is a constellation, etc., etc. Of course, likely every comic has different criteria for what makes a constellation. I was reading one comic a year or two ago where it was the MC’s parallel timelines selves who were constellations.
To me, "celestial" doesn't fit the bill at all. Rather than a state of being, it seems more descriptive of an origin or nature. Let's assume for a second, there was a celestial plane because that's the most straightforward case, then celestial would only denote beings that originate from that plane. It might also apply to beings who usurped the power of that plane in some way, but it would never be a generic catch all term for any entity who through whatever means became powerful enough to move the heavens.I'm still trying to figure out why they are called "constellations" instead of something like "celestials." Might have to do with aspects of belief systems I've not heard of yet.
Thank you for the updates.
I've since taken a different line of thought. I'm thinking that there is some much older story that may have personified constellations like Orion or Taurus into beings of power for that plot.To me, "celestial" doesn't fit the bill at all. Rather than a state of being, it seems more descriptive of an origin or nature. Let's assume for a second, there was a celestial plane because that's the most straightforward case, then celestial would only denote beings that originate from that plane. It might also apply to beings who usurped the power of that plane in some way, but it would never be a generic catch all term for any entity who through whatever means became powerful enough to move the heavens.
Case in point, Asmodeus. ORV specifically does not count demon Kings as constellations but this story here does. Are demon Lords celestial in nature? No, I would rather refer to them as internals.