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[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

One of the four horsemen of the apocalypse, shit, I figured death would be more intimidating though, not just an over privileged moron

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I thought they were death, war, conquest and famine, though maybe famine and pestilence go together

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

You are correct, apparently a lot of media/fiction authors swap conquest to pestilence because they feel like it's too close to war.

I had to look it up specifically for pestilence because I was so confused how I got the idea.

So yeah I had that wrong, biblical speaking

[–] Nighed@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Pratchett does Death, War, Famine and Pestilence

Thief of time spoiler(And Kaos)
. Which is where my knowledge of them comes from!

[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Hehe no worries i had to look it up, I totally remembered pestilence being one instead of conquest

[–] Damage@feddit.it 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't think they are actually named

[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They are in the Bible, had to look it up, it looks like popular fiction often replaces conquest with pestilence since conquest and war are so similar

[–] Damage@feddit.it 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maybe it's a Protestant thing? In the Catholic New Testament only death is named

[–] CIA_chatbot@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Maybe, I just looked at Wikipedia :D

[–] Zargag@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

And the 5th horseman, Kaos (according to Terry Pratchett anyway)