That is an interesting name for a band. I've not really heard of this band before, by the way.

Written by Symmachus on 06.02.2009 at 04:15

That is an interesting name for a band.

It sure is. In fact, the story behind the name is as interesting:

"For several centuries, the christian world believed that Moses had horns growing from his head due to a mistranslation of the Vulgate Latin Bible from Hebrew. The text describes Moses as he descended from Mount Sinai, with his face "shining" with beams of light emanating from his head. When the bible was translated the word "qaran" which means "to shine," was mistranslated as "qeren" which means "horns." Before the text was revised, the idea had been engrained into the consciousness of the Christian world. Evidence of this misconception is still with us today in the form of literature and art including famous sculptures by Michaelangelo and Claus Sluter.

So what does this mean? It means that you should not take for granted things you have been told or led to believe. Things you know may be untrue. Things you believe may not real. And things you think may be wrong. Don't be afraid to think about things and challenge ideas that do not make sense. Scratch the surface, dig deeper, ask questions, and find the proof. Seek the truth at all costs, wether you will like it or not." (token from the band's MySpace)

Somehow I kind of liked this story pretty much.

Written by Thryce on 08.02.2009 at 20:50

Written by Symmachus on 06.02.2009 at 04:15

That is an interesting name for a band.

It sure is. In fact, the story behind the name is as interesting:

"For several centuries, the christian world believed that Moses had horns growing from his head due to a mistranslation of the Vulgate Latin Bible from Hebrew. The text describes Moses as he descended from Mount Sinai, with his face "shining" with beams of light emanating from his head. When the bible was translated the word "qaran" which means "to shine," was mistranslated as "qeren" which means "horns." Before the text was revised, the idea had been engrained into the consciousness of the Christian world. Evidence of this misconception is still with us today in the form of literature and art including famous sculptures by Michaelangelo and Claus Sluter.

So what does this mean? It means that you should not take for granted things you have been told or led to believe. Things you know may be untrue. Things you believe may not real. And things you think may be wrong. Don't be afraid to think about things and challenge ideas that do not make sense. Scratch the surface, dig deeper, ask questions, and find the proof. Seek the truth at all costs, wether you will like it or not." (token from the band's MySpace)

Somehow I kind of liked this story pretty much.

Hey, that's a really cool story behind a really cool band name. Thanks very much for that information.