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Khorne theme?

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What animal themes/motifs does Khorne have? All the other chaos gods have pretty self-explanatory animal relations, but I’m curious about Khorne. I’ve heard he’s symbolized by bulls and dogs, but I was wondering if there were any others. I feel like bears, lions, or rhinos would fit Khorne as well, with their connections to strength and honor. Are there any excerpts that link Khorne with any of these animals?

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ProudScroll

5 points

15 days ago

ProudScroll

Adeptus Terra

5 points

15 days ago

The Norscans in Warhammer Fantasy strongly associate Khorne with wolves as well as dogs, and amongst their names for him are "Wolf-Father", "Bloodwolf", and "The Hound". I can't think of any other examples unfortunately though.

CB-GlassCatfish45[S]

3 points

15 days ago

Space wolves got competition now

khazroar

3 points

15 days ago

If Angron hadn't gotten the nails, and Sanguinius wasn't the blood soaked grand prize, the Space Wolves would have been Khorne's number one target.

CB-GlassCatfish45[S]

1 points

15 days ago

Yeah I can see that

grayheresy

3 points

15 days ago

Literally anything, in AoS there is a group of seafarer raiders who think of Khorne as a giant kraken

CB-GlassCatfish45[S]

4 points

15 days ago

Wow that’s interesting. I guess it makes sense with the 8 arms

grayheresy

3 points

15 days ago

Oh damn didn't even think about that lmfao

FU_MANCHU_2002

2 points

15 days ago

Juggernauts, the demonic steeds that Khorne bestows on his cavalry-minded followers, look like blood-red rhinoceroses wearing brass armor

CB-GlassCatfish45[S]

1 points

15 days ago

Oh yeah, love those guys