![]() How's this: The fake locket is the real horcrux and Voldemort concieved the "decoy" and note as a final protection to the horcrux. D e ath phoenix 16:20, 28 November 2005 (UTC) Reply There are also other influences as can be seen in the introductory paragraph. For instance, I immediately thought of the lich's phylactery, and it seems that many people agreed with me. The term and specific definition of horcrux seems to be an invention of JKR, but the basic concepts were obviously based on many myths and works of fiction. Is a Horcrux a total invention of JKR or is there some mythological basis? As the cross is a siginicant symbol today people put great value in. What if crux had the most simple of its latin translations and it just meant cross. 'Seems to me this Horcrux idea is pretty mutch the essence of the whole Harry Potter series. I agree on the 'hor' as in horror part but couln't 'crux' just mean what it says in the dictionary: "an essential, basic, crucial, or pivotal point." (wordsmyth)? I am probably wrong, but that's my guess. And the horror should be pretty explainable, considering the sheer horror that goes into making a horcrux. The horcrux is a crutch for Voldemort so that he can live forever, although weakened. Jotomicron | talk 23:16, 19 July 2005 (UTC) Reply I have no major background in etymology (though it is fascinating), but perhaps hor refers to horror and crux to crutch. Tottaly wrong, yet, thins might be, I think there is a reason, for "crux" might be realted to death while "hor" leads to partionating the whole. ![]() "Hor", or maybe "hora" may come from the same language, meaning hour, like a part of the day. I believe crux is meant to be related to cross, form the Latin term crux. Could someone please research on where Rowling might have gotten this term? ![]()
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