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[deathpunch578]

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So here's a stupid question only partially related to the current conversation from someone who does not remember any of their preschool bible lessons.  In a lot of art like that I see satan with a crown but I never see it ON his head, it's always hovering above his head, or on his horns instead.  Is there some significance to that?

I don't know man, the same thing is there for Baphomet. might just be a demon thing.

[overseer05-15]

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So here's a stupid question only partially related to the current conversation from someone who does not remember any of their preschool bible lessons.  In a lot of art like that I see satan with a crown but I never see it ON his head, it's always hovering above his head, or on his horns instead.  Is there some significance to that?

Maybe it's like a halo?

It doesn't fit on his head around the horns without looking goofy or tiny.

[Egan_BW]

a halo is nothing but a crown that the king forgot to weigh down

[smjjames]

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So here's a stupid question only partially related to the current conversation from someone who does not remember any of their preschool bible lessons.  In a lot of art like that I see satan with a crown but I never see it ON his head, it's always hovering above his head, or on his horns instead.  Is there some significance to that?

I don't know man, the same thing is there for Baphomet. might just be a demon thing.

Maybe the same reason an Angels halo is always over and not on their head?

[overseer05-15]

a halo is a small orange

[pikachu17]

a halo is a small orange

Are you trolling, or do you seriously not know what a halo is?

[Rolan7]

Looks like a brand of mandarin orange, heh.

[Bumber]

I thought it was an FPS?

[TD1]

The Apple says to the Pear:
"Hey, why don't you speak with that orange over there? He looks lonely."
He replies:
"Nah, can't. I don't speak mandarin."

[ChairmanPoo]

a halo is a small orange

Are you trolling, or do you seriously not know what a halo is?

A small orange

[McTraveller]

How is it this forum picked the dumb citrus marketing definition instead of the sci-fi space-structure definition?

In keeping with the thread ... that made me go "WTF."

[redwallzyl]

I think halo has like 5 different possible definitions.

[Frumple]

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So here's a stupid question only partially related to the current conversation from someone who does not remember any of their preschool bible lessons.  In a lot of art like that I see satan with a crown but I never see it ON his head, it's always hovering above his head, or on his horns instead.  Is there some significance to that?

The on horns bit seems pretty straightforward, 'tis a revelations thing. One of the depictions mention crowns being worn like that, so you see more.

Floating one's sketchier, though. Probably just a halo thing in most cases, with an actual crown coming in for ol' scratch 'cause of the various royalty related cruft built up around the critter. Floating crowns in general are also fairly throwaway divinity symbols, either of or of relation to (which a devil depiction could be either, really). Can't remember and couldn't find anything more specific than that.

Rapid pokeabout suggests there's also some kind of habit/artistic flare/etc. of putting floating crowns (or other simple-ish 2D objects) above whatever, mostly just as a contrast to a more detailed work or as a bit of cheek.

[overseer05-15]

I think halo has like 5 different possible definitions.

5 shades of orange

[TD1]

Did someone say 50 Shades of Orange