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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
*[[Wikipedia:en:Apsara|'''''Apsara''''']] is a female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist culture. | *[[Wikipedia:en:Apsara|'''''Apsara''''']] is a female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist culture. | ||
*In the Korean server, Apsara is referred to as 비천 (毘天), which could be translated as '''Aide of the Heavens''' but technically doesn't mean anything on its own. Instead, as with [[Sakra Devanam]] before, it is the abbreviation of '''''毘沙門天''''', or '''''Vaiśravaṇa''''', hence this class being denoted with a V on the smaller icon. | |||
**[[Wikipedia:en:Vaiśravaṇa|'''''Vaiśravaṇa''''']] is the name of one of the Four Heavenly Kings and is considered an important figure in Japanese Buddhism. | |||
*'''Apsara''''s idle pose is very reminiscent to [[Elemental Master]]'s old idle pose. | *On the Japanese server, Apsara is instead referred to as '''飛天''', referring to the angels of heaven, often depicted as a wingless flying woman surrounding Buddhist statues. | ||
*'''Apsara''''s idle pose is very reminiscent to [[Elemental Master]]'s old idle pose. | |||
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