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| rdfs:label | - Anthropomorphic Personification
- Anthropomorphic personification
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| rdfs:comment | - An anthropomorphic personification personifies a phenomenon or a concept. In the Incarnations of Immortality series, these are offices held by humans.
- An anthropomorphic personification is an idea that is given 'life' as a human being or other humanoid, though some animals may count as well. The essence of the idea is that it's a concept that has been put into a form that can interact with the world. A classic example of an anthropomorphic personification is the western 'Death' figure: the Grim Reaper. Another would be the idea of 'Mother Nature' as a woman, representing life on earth.
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| abstract | - An anthropomorphic personification personifies a phenomenon or a concept. In the Incarnations of Immortality series, these are offices held by humans.
- An anthropomorphic personification is an idea that is given 'life' as a human being or other humanoid, though some animals may count as well. The essence of the idea is that it's a concept that has been put into a form that can interact with the world. A classic example of an anthropomorphic personification is the western 'Death' figure: the Grim Reaper. Another would be the idea of 'Mother Nature' as a woman, representing life on earth. Any general concept can be easily personified: you can create a character that is the humanoid form of a storm, or the humanoid form of winter, or the humanoid form of a species of animal. The difference between a run-of-the-mill anthropomorphic character is that an anthro character is, say, merely a humanoid kangaroo, whereas an anthropomorphic personification of the kangaroo is intended to represent all kangaroos everywhere. Some continua make this rule more complex (let's not talk about the Death of Rats) but that rule holds: an anthropomorphic character represents only an individual, but an anthropomorphic personification represents a concept. Most of the time, these special beings are more powerful than 'normal' characters and may have powers or duties related to the concept they are the humanoid manifestation of.
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