Bahamut Baphomet

[EvilMountainDew]

I have only know the latter of these (Baphomet) as pronounced, Buh-hah-met, but thought it spelled as Baphomet.

I have seen around the IC forums it spelled 'Bahamut' is this a different being, just different spellling, different spelling because of different language???

Just wondering, I don't want to upset anyone's theological way of thinking, but I want to be clear so I don't misinterpret things said.

 

[Crothian]

Bahamet is the King of Dragons, the Platnium Dragon. Baphomet is a Demon Lord (or at least in first edition he was)

 

[EvilMountainDew]

Baphomet is pronouced the same as Bahamut, correct?

 

[Crothian]

I think Bahamut is Ba-ha-mut

And Baphomut is Ba-fa-mut

 

[EvilMountainDew]

(Going with sound of the Channaka song from Adam Sandler)
[original-- The C is silent in Chaunaaka]

[me -- The P is silent in Baphomet]

 

[Crothian]

I go with the ph = f sound like phone and elephant personally.

 

[drnuncheon]

I have only know the latter of these (Baphomet) as pronounced, Buh-hah-met, but thought it spelled as Baphomet.

I have seen around the IC forums it spelled 'Bahamut' is this a different being, just different spellling, different spelling because of different language???

Just wondering, I don't want to upset anyone's theological way of thinking, but I want to be clear so I don't misinterpret things said.

Well, the pronunciations I've been able to find for Baphomet all agree that it's BAF, with the F pronounced. They disagree whether its BAF-uh-met or BAF-uh-mey though. Either way, he's the idol/demon/whatever that the Knights Templar were accused of worshiping.

J

 

[BOZ]

i've heard the real life baphomet pronounced as BAFF-oh-may. whether that is "correct" or not, i dunno.

 

[trancejeremy]

Re: Re: Bahamut Baphomet

Well, the pronunciations I've been able to find for Baphomet all agree that it's BAF, with the F pronounced. They disagree whether its BAF-uh-met or BAF-uh-mey though. Either way, he's the idol/demon/whatever that the Knights Templar were accused of worshiping.

J

Yeah, though there is some speculation that it was in fact the Shroud of Turin, folded up so just the head showed.


I was under the impression that Bahamut was just a corruption of "Behemoth" (of the bible name). So it's got a similar name to Baphomet, but is a different sort of thing (giant fish apparently). I think Gary Gygax just liked the name and thought it would make a good counterpart to Tiamat.

 

[Alzrius]

I always pronounced them thusly:

Bahamut: Baw-HAH-mutt

Baphomet: BAH-foe-met

Very distinctive and separate.