Talk:Razgriz/@comment-37496053-20181113103757

I came here for the mere curiosity of knowing on what the Razgriz is. Although people here are commenting that the Razgriz may come from the valkyries names (fair enough because of the fonetical resemblance) and his winged helmet, I also have the hypothesis that the Razgriz may come as the fusion between the valkyries AND the Hermes god in his psychopompus form: that is, the mythological figure that lead the souls to the Hades or Hell. This is the less-known aspect of the god. It is true that Hermes did wear the winged helmet in some artistic representations as well as his famous winged sandals. The argument to sustain my point is that:

1- Hermes is the fastest described god in greek mythologic. That's why they took the resemblance to name the squadron that way.

2- The dress that the Razgriz has, with the winged helmet and the skull lantern becomes his representation of the god that leads the fallen souls into hell. The lantern, of course, is used to light up the dark path of death.

3- Others commentators have pointed that in the legend, the Razgriz appears "as a mere traveler". Well, that is another representation of the god Hermes, which is described as the god of thieves and travelers. Some of his stories represents Hermes as a god disguised as a traveler that gives the grace to those who invoke him.

The male gender words used on the lyrics could make think that the Razgriz is, in fact, a male as Hermes is, although is not neccesarily the final argument that I would wave. Nevertheless, as my humble opinion, I do think that the Razgriz is the representation of the god Hermes.