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The exact reason for the door's name is unknown, but there are several possible meanings: | The exact reason for the door's name is unknown, but there are several possible meanings: | ||
====Roman god==== | ====Roman god==== | ||
{{nihongo|Mercurius|メルクリウスの扉|Merukuriusu}} is the Latin name of the Roman god [[wikipedia:Mercury (mythology)|Mercury]]. In Japan, it is used instead of the English {{nihongo|Mercury|マーキュリー|Mākyurī}}. Mercury is the god of financial gain, commerce, eloquence, messages, communication (including divination), travelers, boundaries, luck, trickery, and thieves; he also serves as the guide of souls to the underworld and the "messenger of the gods". | {{nihongo|Mercurius|メルクリウスの扉|Merukuriusu}} is the Latin name of the Roman god [[wikipedia:Mercury (mythology)|Mercury]]. In Japan, it is used instead of the English {{nihongo|Mercury|マーキュリー|Mākyurī}}. | ||
Dragons in ''Drakengard'' are referred to as {{nihongo|messengers of God(s)|神の遣い|Kami no tsukai}}. In ''Drakengard 3'', it is revealed that dragons are the only beings capable of killing the flower. Thus a parallel can be drawn between dragons and Mercury('s Door) both opposing the flower. | Mercury is the god of financial gain, commerce, eloquence, messages, communication (including divination), travelers, boundaries, luck, trickery, and thieves; he also serves as the guide of souls to the underworld and the "messenger of the gods". | ||
*'''God of divination''': When One touches the door, she receives a vision of the Black Mud behind it.{{Bookref|U5|Volume 2, Chapter 8}} | |||
*'''God of boundaries''': Mercury's Door serves as a boundary, keeping the Black Mud in. | |||
*'''God of trickery''': In ''[[Drag-On Dragoon 3 Story Side]]'', Zero theorises that the flower planted false memories into her sisters to trick them into opening the door.{{Bookref|DOD3SS|Chapter 3}} | |||
*'''Messenger of the gods''': Dragons in ''Drakengard'' are referred to as {{nihongo|messengers of God(s)|神の遣い|Kami no tsukai}}.{{Bookref|WorldInside|Page 285: Key Words}} In ''Drakengard 3'', it is revealed that dragons are the only beings capable of killing the flower.{{Gameref|DOD3}}{{Gameref|DOD3|Zero's Chapter, Verse 1}} Thus a parallel can be drawn between dragons and Mercury('s Door) both opposing the flower. | |||
====The Spirit in the Bottle==== | ====The Spirit in the Bottle==== | ||