User blog:Fusedtwilight/Could Parrish Be A Genii?

Okay, o I got thinking. I know because of his connection to fire people have thought Parrish is either a phoenix, a dragon, a jinn, or some other kind of fire elemental. But I have been thinking what if he is actually a genius?

According to Roman myth the genius (Plural genii) the genius acted very similar to a guardian angel, they have even been depicted in art as having wings. They would follow a person from the moment of their birth until their death. These beings were believed in long before the Romans by the Greeks and they called them daemons.

A persons powers and abilities were attributed to a genius, even places or powerful objects like volcanoes had a genius. Even for specific things like theater and festivals.

Sacrifices were made to these beings to receive their blessing and to accomplish ones goal.

So, as a quick explanation. A genius is the spiritual manifestation of a person or place.

We also have to acknowledge the possibility that Jeff and the other writers may take bits and pieces of the genius myth and add their own unique twist for the shows mythos.

My theory's are.

Since the nemeton is a powerful place that attracts supernatural beings it would be safe to assume it would have a genius of it's own. Since Parrish has been seen taking bodies and burning them as an offering to it, it stands to reason he is in fact the genius of the nemeton or is being possessed by the nemeton itself to gain more sacrifices so it can gain more power.

Just as the nogitsune was released it is possible the nemeton was holding another spirit. One that found a host in Parrish and drew him to Beacon to both care for and protect the nemeton. It would explain why he doesn't remember what he is doing, similar to Stiles symptoms during his possession.

If the nemeton did have a guardian spirit, the spirit was either captured and sealed away or due to its link to the nemeton was severely weakened when it was cut down. But when the Darach started making sacrifices again and giving it power the spirit regained its strength as well.

Parrish has a history of helping protect others. He was trained to defuse bombs in the army and is now a deputy. This supports the theory as genii were viewed as guardians.

Or it could be that genii are less spiritual manifestations and it could more be a bloodline thing. Perhaps in Teen Wolf mythos genius are the sacred protectors of things like nemetons and with it's activation through Scott, Stiles and Alisons sacrifice the nemeton called out for a genius and Parrish was chosen.

This is all speculation of course, there are several things to argue against this speculation.

The fact Parrish has no wings, this could be explained similar to the way kitsune have an aura that can either be seen with enhanced vision or by flash photography or they can be manifested at will.

To my knowledge genius have no particular connection to fire. Though as I said earlier it is possible Jeff and the writers add their own twists to the genius myth.

This is just a theory of mine, I am sure I am wrong but I figured I throw something out there.

What do you guys think?