Glyphs Question

[WebHorn]

Does anyone know if the SG glyphs (especially the /\ representing earth) have any basis in reality? I know the creators borrowed from hieroglyphs, mythology, etc...do the symbols on the gate have a similar basis?

[VirtualCLD]

Does anyone know if the SG glyphs (especially the /\ representing earth) have any basis in reality? I know the creators borrowed from hieroglyphs, mythology, etc...do the symbols on the gate have a similar basis?

The symbols on the Milky Way stargates are based on real star constellations.

[uknesvuinng]

Does anyone know if the SG glyphs (especially the /\ representing earth) have any basis in reality? I know the creators borrowed from hieroglyphs, mythology, etc...do the symbols on the gate have a similar basis?

The earth POO (the /\) was originally a symbol of a pyramid in the movie. However, as the series progressed, it became an Ancient symbol with a currently unknown origin.

[WebHorn]

I know they're based on real constellations, but did they originate w/ the show/movie or are they lifted from symbols found on earth a la hieroglyphs?

[Conker]

Actually, this is one thing that's always bothered my about the show.

The stargate glyphys are based on constellations, but the constellations only appear as they do from Earth. From any other planet, the night sky would look totally different, and the constellations we know them would not be visible.

Unless the Ancients (and all the Stargates in our galaxy) originated from Earth, then something is wrong there.

[uknesvuinng]

I know they're based on real constellations, but did they originate w/ the show/movie or are they lifted from symbols found on earth a la hieroglyphs?

They originated with the movie. Jackson was brought in to translate them, as they were found alongside Egyptian heiroglyphs.

[Markey2]

They are constellations, the cartouche had Hieroglyphs on as well as gate symbols but they didn't realise what they were until Daniel Jackson figured it out. They are actual constellations like Orion on there and the simbols have stayed the same since the movie.

Now in Atlantis, I think those symbols are constellations, but from Atlantis they will look completely different, and the simbols in Atlantis look a lot more complicated than in SG-1

[Janus]

Unless the Ancients (and all the Stargates in our galaxy) originated from Earth, then something is wrong there.

The Ancients did orginate from Earth.

[VirtualCLD]

The Ancients did orginate from Earth.

Do we know that for sure though?

Also, I believe the qeuestion was, did the artists and designers for the show get these symbols from real life Egyptian heroglyphs. My answer is no, they just took star constellations and used those (excpet for the "Earth" symbol, which is a completely fictional symbol).

[Markey2]

In the movie the symbol was a pyramid with a Sun on the top. There hasn't really been much reference to it though in SG-1 it's just our PoO

[Teal'c]

Do we know that for sure though?

Also, I believe the qeuestion was, did the artists and designers for the show get these symbols from real life Egyptian heroglyphs. My answer is no, they just took star constellations and used those (excpet for the "Earth" symbol, which is a completely fictional symbol).

Watch Atlantis

[Conker]

The Ancients did orginate from Earth.

Oh, bugger. Guess I'm wrong then. Thanks for the spoiler, anyway...

[Crazedwraith]

Actually, this is one thing that's always bothered my about the show.

The stargate glyphys are based on constellations, but the constellations only appear as they do from Earth. From any other planet, the night sky would look totally different, and the constellations we know them would not be visible.

Unless the Ancients (and all the Stargates in our galaxy) originated from Earth, then something is wrong there.

Well I beleive in the movie, The abydos' Gate had ccomplete different symbols on. But thats just the movie though.

[Osiris]

Well I beleive in the movie, The abydos' Gate had ccomplete different symbols on. But thats just the movie though.

They weren't that different: it was the same constellations but more or less complete... I will could post some screencaps if you want...

[DownFallAngel]

The gate could not have had completely different symbols. Their order may not have been the same, but they could not have had different symbols. The PoO would have been different, but not the glyphs. If the glyphs were completely different on each gate, the network would not be able to allow two wormholes to establish themselves.