User blog comment:Fimber/Elements of classic literature and religion in "Merlin"/@comment-188.32.253.75-20130203051430/@comment-5102537-20130207114420

Thanks so much Lurker! Finally there is a comparison to Gwen :-) Yes, totally, you're right - Cinderella. How come I didn't think of this?

And this is also a great idea:

"The curse of the Unicorn pretty much resembles the Plagues of Egypt. For the ruler's crimes his land is punished by God (or some mysterious power in "Merlin"), and only making amends can lift the curse, while the opposite worsens it. Anhora may even be loosely based on the figure of Moses."

There are indeed great similarities. By the way, I liked this epsiode very much and I was glad that the unicorn rised again in the end. However, this was another example for the ruthlessness of the Old Religion. Not because they wanted to punish Arthur but because innocents were punished for Arthur's sins. It was actually the same that Uther did when starting the Great Purge, so the Old Religion wasn't any better but actually even worse. I loved all those shades of grey in the first three seasons of Merlin, they made it all so fascinating!

I wasn't familiar with the Orestes. Thanks for pointing it out, it's very interesting. i have to read more about it.

And Hercules, yes :-D  I already compared Merlin to him when discussing the question whether Merlin was a member of the Old Religion or not. It's true, there are some similarities.

As for you creating an account, yes, by all means. Then I don't have to address you with "Lurker" all the time :-D