http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/homo-orcus/ for Bigfoot, Lake Monsters, Sea Serpents and More Wed, 22 May 2013 23:49:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/homo-orcus/comment-page-1/#comment-67383 Piltdown Sun, 20 Mar 2011 06:07:53 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/?p=39051#comment-67383 IIRC, “Orcus” was a Roman god of Death or the Underworld. I’ve seen it alleged that the Old English “orc” was derived from “Orcus”, but I wouldn’t know for sure myself, not being a scholar of either Latin or Old English.

]]> http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/homo-orcus/comment-page-1/#comment-67369 dogu4 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:46:29 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/?p=39051#comment-67369 Regarding the choice of the binomial name ‘orcus’; is there a specific etymology for this name? Is it related to orc and the meaning ‘monster’, as reflected in the origin of the word ‘ogre’, presumably for its great ravenous appetite and mouth.

]]> http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/homo-orcus/comment-page-1/#comment-67366 forsakenfuture Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:05:07 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/?p=39051#comment-67366 This is really neat. I just wish I could understand what they were saying.

]]> http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/homo-orcus/comment-page-1/#comment-67365 dogu4 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:52:04 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/?p=39051#comment-67365 When, not if. Very interesting speculation in light of the recent discoveries. Thanks for bringing this to us.

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