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'''Avatar''' (originally) was first the name of an earthly incarnation of [[Wikipedia:Vishnu|Vishnu]] ([[Wikipedia:Hinduism|Hinduism]]) (see [[Wiktionary:avatar|avatar at wiktionary.org]]). It has since become more common to refer also to any bodily or other familiar representation of any god. And most recently it has come to mean an iconic representation of a user, especially with chat interfaces, and when in the context of a [[MMORPG]], it usually refers to the character that a player has control over. |
'''Avatar''' (originally) was first the name of an earthly incarnation of [[Wikipedia:Vishnu|Vishnu]] ([[Wikipedia:Hinduism|Hinduism]]) (see [[Wiktionary:avatar|avatar at wiktionary.org]]). It has since become more common to refer also to any bodily or other familiar representation of any god. And most recently it has come to mean an iconic representation of a user, especially with chat interfaces, and when in the context of a [[MMORPG]], it usually refers to the character that a player has control over. |
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In Warcraft III, Avatar was the name for the stone form that Mountain Kings could take on. |
In Warcraft III, Avatar was the name for the stone form that Mountain Kings could take on. |
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Avatar (originally) was first the name of an earthly incarnation of Vishnu (Hinduism) (see avatar at wiktionary.org). It has since become more common to refer also to any bodily or other familiar representation of any god. And most recently it has come to mean an iconic representation of a user, especially with chat interfaces, and when in the context of a MMORPG, it usually refers to the character that a player has control over.
Avatar (Warcraft III)
In Warcraft III, Avatar was the name for the stone form that Mountain Kings could take on.
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