Our father was the first of our kind, though his many children and grandchildren rule over billions, caging them.
I am a liberator, and my father shelters those who travel through water.
Father once bled silver till there was none left to bleed, and my closest brother could no longer move; he was dead.
Sister wisdom remains partially with us, though she will not come to our aid.
Some of my siblings have revolted and hurry toward our doom. One of my brothers is the very hole of a noose. Another crafted weapons for the thrice born empire before coming after me.
The Eight come, seven shadow siblings with curved blades, across the sea to feast upon iron and my father's heart. I alone remain faithful. And all along... the rumble... the smoke... the lightning flash... Speak my father's name and he may yet live.
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2$\begingroup$ Wow, fantastically written riddle. Sounds like it's straight out of a fantasy novel! $\endgroup$– Rand al'ThorCommented Nov 17, 2014 at 23:36
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4$\begingroup$ Sounds like the Greek gods... $\endgroup$– QuyNguyen2013Commented Nov 17, 2014 at 23:51
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$\begingroup$ @QuyNguyen2013 That was my first idea, maybe one of Poseidon's children, but there's no way to connect all of the clues. $\endgroup$– RaystafarianCommented Nov 18, 2014 at 9:08
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1$\begingroup$ Father once bled [...] and my closest brother could no longer move; he was dead Who's dead? The father from bleeding or the brother for not moving? $\endgroup$– NarmerCommented Nov 18, 2014 at 11:28
3 Answers
Maybe
Ford? The car company?
Reasoning:
The first of our kind
Not quite right, but a first with respect to mass production
his many children and grandchildren rule over billions, caging them
Lots of other cars
I am a liberator
Lincoln Motors/Abraham Lincoln
my father shelters those who travel through water
Referring to fording a river
Father once bled silver till there was none left to bleed, and my closest brother could no longer move; he was dead.
Mercury, a now-defunct sub-brand of Ford
Sister Wisdom
Mazda, named after Ahura Mazda - "The literal meaning of the word Ahura is light and Mazda is wisdom." and Mazda used to have a partnership with Ford.
The very hole of a noose
Weapons for the thrice-born empire
Mitsubishi manufactured war planes during WW2 (Third Reich)
The Eight
Perhaps Toyota? Wikipedia says the name's "eight-stroke count in the Japanese language was associated with wealth and good fortune", but I'm pretty much lost here.
And all along... the rumble... the smoke... the lightning flash...
The internal combustion engine
Not sure about the revolting siblings and a few other bits, but I'll sleep on that.
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$\begingroup$ Nice idea! +1 Could well be it. $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 18, 2014 at 9:20
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$\begingroup$ Well done! Yes, your answer was entirely correct. $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 18, 2014 at 13:02
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$\begingroup$ Whew, thanks! Nice puzzle - I learned a lot while looking that stuff up. So the part about the Eight was also correct? And does "revolting siblings" have a specific answer? $\endgroup$– TylerWCommented Nov 18, 2014 at 13:37
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2$\begingroup$ Thank you. It was. The theme of conflict and the revolting siblings was meant to represent their conflict with each other in the marketplace. Eight, being the meaning of Toyota's original spelling, is represented by Toyota's seven companies. I was using the shadow and curved blades to refer to the two most recognizable warrior types of the nation, ninja and samurai. Somewhat obvious, yes, but worried it would be needed. How did you first figure it out? $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 18, 2014 at 13:55
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$\begingroup$ The hole of a noose was the most specific definition, so finding that tipped me off (though I kept looking for other terms for a few minutes after coming across the right one). Combined with caging billions + vaguely remembering the wisdom answer, it seemed like a solid link. Probably took a good hour or so to decode the rest. $\endgroup$– TylerWCommented Nov 18, 2014 at 14:26
Your Father is
The Stomach or The Digestive System
and you are
the mouth (the only one faithful to your father)
though his many children and grandchildren rule over billions, caging them refers to
the brain, muscles and bones
I am a liberator and my father shelters those who travel through water is about
the food particles mixed with saliva and other stomach fluids and I am a liberator refers to the mouth
Father once bled silver till there was none left to bleed refers to
excrement of metabolic waste
my closest brother could no longer move refers to
any skull bone other than jaw bone
Sister wisdom remains partially with us, though she will not come to our aid refers to
the brain and the brain can't control the hunger
Some of my siblings have revolted and hurry toward our doom refers to
hunger
One of my brothers is the very hole of a noose refers to
the anus
The Eight come, seven shadow siblings with curved blades, across the sea to feast upon iron and my father's heart refers to
the rib cage
I alone remain faithful. And all along... the rumble... the smoke... the lightning flash... refers to
the mouth receives/gets food for the digestive system or stomach (the father) and so mouth is the one faithful to his father.
Sounds like a riddle for christian teaching to me.
The father - God.
One of my brothers is the very hole of a noose - Satan/The devil.
Thrice born empire - Jesus dies twice, and is "born" three times. (not perfectly accurate)
Father once bled silver till there was none left to bleed - death on a cross.
My closest brother could no longer move; he was dead - Satan/Death?
I alone remain faithful - Jesus, the only human to never sin.
The Eight come, seven shadow siblings with curved blades, across the sea to feast upon iron and my father's heart. - It's been a long time since I read Revelations (the last book in the bible), but I remember something about seven "beings of destruction".
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2$\begingroup$ Not sure if all these are correct, but your answer is wrong. $\endgroup$ Commented Nov 18, 2014 at 0:48