<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=330475.msg15814284#msg15814284">Quote from: AribethAmkiir on 07-04-2021, 10:28:42</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">her: "What's the attraction to memorizing a bunch of old stuff that her mother would want her to learn?  Does it really matter how many witches were killed during the Salem Witch Trials?  Everyone knows Cleopatra was a witch, does it really need to take up four pages in the book?  Yes, Sansrkit sucks, as does Ancient Egyptian!  Mad props though to anyone who has the patience to learn dead languages.  But, honestly, wouldn't Italian or French be more useful?"<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Helena: "Well, the idea of learning the languages allows us to disassemble multiple versions of similar spells in order to further boil down the essence of a magical, conceptual identity. The Egyptians might use Cat-fur and a silken bandage as an alchemical base, while Ancient Hindu witches might adopt Bull Horn for a catalyst for otherwise similar spells. Plus, knowing about Cleopatra's proclivities for magic allow us to study further tomes in hopes of finding spells from ancient times that might otherwise have been lost; Spells that emphasise her beauty, for example. Spells that allow her to enthral an ancient Roman General and prevent a war! Why wouldn't that be more attractive than being the twentieth person to copy someone else's pre-written recipe in order to make a Potion of Big Dick Energy or whatever?"