Talk:Bahamut

message: Shouldn't this be remade as a proper disambig page? - Stoph 18:38, 22 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: . Bahamut (disambiguation) has been created. Steel1943 (talk) 02:57, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Disambig

message: I made a few sources hope it helps — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kara Umi  (talk • contribs) 19:37, 19 November 2006
Article is know sourced Kara Umi 19:36, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Sources

message: well for me ...im muslim
and i never heard anything named bahamut
or so ever
so i guess we need sorces
thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.87.255.131  (talk • contribs) 17:42, 1 December 2006
What does Islam have to do with Arabian mythology? Arabian Mythology means Preislamic pagan mythologies that existed in ancient Arabian peninsula, saying it doesn't exist in Arabian mythology just because it doesn't exist in islam is like saying that Zues doesn't exist in Greek mythology because he isn't found in Eastern Orthodox church scripture.  or that mars doesn't exist in ROman mythology because it isn't part of Roman catholicism. get real or get bent. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.161.66.248  (talk • contribs) 20:48, 25 April 2007
:I believe this article is hardly notable to be mentioned. There's hardly any source and the previous references were made to some websites that are hardly verifiable. It's hard to say, but the article may have to be deleted, or at the least, a redirect. — Blue。 21:36, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The subject does exist, and it did influence popular culture. I think it should be merged, not redirected. Kariteh 21:57, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, probably I was too hasty in doing the redirect/silent deletion. Should have open a discussion and all that processes. Did a few minor tweaks, but that's all I could give. — Blue。 22:01, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Never heard

message: *Support: Minimal sources, content mostly video game trivia. Should be mentioned in some lines over there in Behemoth. — Blue。 22:05, 31 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Merging

message: I've taken the liberty, (at the mild arm-twisting of SuggestBot,) of restructuring what has become a WP:Trivia section into something resemlbling prose. I deliberately left out most of the marginal mentions, and I would encourage editors not to add them back unless there is more to be written about them than there was. I'd like some feedback if at all possible from those watching. -- RoninBK  T C   13:39, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Wait a minute.  Why is there a mention of Bahamut in D&D, but no mention of Bahamut of Final Fantasy, who has been in 10+ games?  While he (it?) was usually just another summon, he's frequently been a character in and of himself, ala FFX.  I'm at work right now, so I can't look for sources, but certainly the Bahamut of Final Fantasy deserves at least a mention?  Tainted Conformity (talk) 21:58, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Because hat links point to topics that have articles, and there is an article on the D&D version, and not one about the Final Fantasy one. The article as it stands doesn't merit a separate mention for the Final Fantasy appearance, as it does nothing to further understanding of the article's mythological subject. Mintrick (talk) 22:00, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah, I guess that makes sense.  Still, it's annoying that Bahamut (Final Fantasy) redirects here, and there's not even a mention of him.  Since the disabiguation exists, I'm guessing that there was an article on him at one point.  Have to look into it.  By the way, is there any idea how the name Bahamut became synonomous with "King of Dragons"?  The vast majority of media has him depicted as a dragon, not as a fish.  I'd look it up myself, but I'm at work, so surfing is a no-go.  Thanks!  --Tainted Conformity (talk) 09:41, 25 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: To be honest, I think that Bahamut (Final Fantasy) should either redirect to Bahamut (Dungeons & Dragons), with a statement added to the latter reflecting his influence on the Final Fantasy series, or simply to Gameplay of Final Fantasy#Magic, with no additions being necessary. As it stands, the current Bahamut article makes no mention or reference to the Final Fantasy character, and as such, a redirect to this page is rather nonsensical. I would argue that the D&D character had more influence over the development of the Final Fantasy one than Pre-Islamic Arabian Mythology, as the two are similar in recurring form and function, but I really don't have any readily available sources to back it up, so I'll leave that be for now. However, I'm going to go ahead and change the redirect page for Bahamut (Final Fantasy) to lead to Gameplay of Final Fantasy#Magic. --Demitel (talk) 07:27, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I fixed most of these concerns by creating Bahamut (disambiguation). Cheers! Steel1943 (talk) 04:32, 16 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  De-"Trivia"lized 

message: Removed the following claim:
"In some sources, Bahamut is described as having a head resembling a hippopotamus or elephant".
This looks to plainly to be a misstatement of Borges (which is Rose's source #18). What Borges wrote was "Bahamut .. At first a hippopotamus or an elephant, at last it was transformed into a fish.." Anyways this is not verifiable in any highly reliable sources or primary sources. --Kiyoweap (talk) 04:04, 16 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: hippopotamus

message: Just a working note (to-be-done list). It looks like "Al-Rayyan" is another name. Further research needed.
I also haven't really written up info on "Tafsir" type literature that yields a bunch of other alternative names, because there are so many versions. One is mentioned in the thesis paper I've been using as major source. But I'm finding other versions on the netspace mostly.--Kiyoweap (talk) 06:34, 21 October 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Al-Rayyan