I've told this story a million times now.. heh
I've something of an interest in angels from a purely academic point of view. Some people like reading about Greek myth, some like Egyptian myth -- I find interest in the countless classifications and attributes of the various Seraphim, Cherubim and the rest of 'im (thank you, I'll be here all week).
Anyway, when I first started going on IRC, I wanted a name that reflected my interest. All the easily thought of names like Seraph, Uriel, etc were constantly taken and it's a hassle to grab someone else's name and listen to people you don't know send you messages and stuff so I picked Jophiel. Jophiel is supposively the cherubim in Genesis who drives Adam & Eve from the Garden and is set to watch over the Tree of Life. So he's a name player if you know the myth, but not known well enough to be casually taken. I tend to use Jophiel on forums when I can, otherwise I usually grab a varient like Iofiel.
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Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.