Kolob

===Kolob as the inspiration for Kobol in ''Battlestar Galactica''===

===Kolob as the inspiration for Kobol in ''Battlestar Galactica''===

Some of the elements of the two ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' science-fiction television shows seem to be derived from the [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Mormon]] beliefs of its creator and chief producer, [[Glen A. Larson]]. In both the original series from 1978, and the 2003 [[Battlestar Galactica (re-imagining)|new series]], the planet [[Kobol]] is the ancient and distant mother world of the entire human race and the planet where life began, and the "Lords of Kobol" are sacred figures to the human race. They are treated as elders or patriarchs in the old series, and versions of the [[Twelve Olympians]] in the new series. According to academic [[Jana Riess]], this is one of many plot points Larson has borrowed from Mormonism.{{cite web |url= http://www.beliefnet.com/story/166/story_16633_2.html |title= Born-Again 'Battlestar' |last= Leventry |first= Ellen |page= 2 |publisher= [[Beliefnet]] |date=May 2005 }}In 1979, Larson received an award from the Associated Latter-day Media Artists. "LDS Scene", ''[[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]]'', August 1979, 80.

Some of the elements of the two ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' science-fiction television shows seem to be derived from the [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Mormon]] beliefs of its creator and chief producer, [[Glen A. Larson]]. In both the original series from 1978, and the 2003 [[Battlestar Galactica (re-imagining)|new series]], the planet [[Kobol]] is the ancient and distant mother world of the entire human race and the planet where life began, and the "Lords of Kobol" are sacred figures to the human race. They are treated as elders or patriarchs in the old series, and versions of the [[Twelve Olympians]] in the new series. According to academic [[Jana Riess]], this is one of many plot points that Larson borrowed from Mormonism.{{cite web |url= http://www.beliefnet.com/story/166/story_16633_2.html |title= Born-Again 'Battlestar' |last= Leventry |first= Ellen |page= 2 |publisher= [[Beliefnet]] |date=May 2005 }}In 1979, Larson received an award from the Associated Latter-day Media Artists. "LDS Scene", ''[[Ensign (LDS magazine)|Ensign]]'', August 1979, 80.

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