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[[Image:Genbu cardinal gate title card.png|thumb|玄武's CARDINAL GATE title card.]] | [[Image:Genbu cardinal gate title card.png|thumb|玄武's CARDINAL GATE title card.]] | ||
* Ganymede is one of the 4 CARDINAL GATE songs, along with [[CONTRACT]], [[waxing and wanding]] and [[Kachoufusetsu|華蝶風雪]]. | * Ganymede is one of the 4 CARDINAL GATE songs, along with [[CONTRACT]], [[waxing and wanding]] and [[Kachoufusetsu|華蝶風雪]]. | ||
* Ganymede features a green colored skin. | ** Ganymede features a green colored skin. | ||
* In Greek mythology Ganymede was the most beautiful man who ever lived. Zeus kidnaps him with very large birds and he lives out his life in Olympus. | * In Greek mythology Ganymede was the most beautiful man who ever lived. Zeus kidnaps him with very large birds and he lives out his life in Olympus. | ||
* Ganymede is also the name of one of Jupiter's Galileo moons, and the song may refer to its lonely and desolate nature. | ** Ganymede is also the name of one of Jupiter's Galileo moons, and the song may refer to its lonely and desolate nature. | ||
* In William Shakespeare's play ''As You Like It'', the character Rosalind disguises herself as a deceitful boy named Ganymede. The song's odd speed (plus its changes) and its deceitful note chart may be an homage to the play. | ** In William Shakespeare's play ''As You Like It'', the character Rosalind disguises herself as a deceitful boy named Ganymede. The song's odd speed (plus its changes) and its deceitful note chart may be an homage to the play. | ||
* Ganymede is the slowest of the CARDINAL GATE songs. | * Ganymede is the slowest of the CARDINAL GATE songs. | ||
* Genbu is a Chinese god that is a turtle. | * Genbu is a Chinese god that is a turtle. | ||
* | * Ganymede's video features a green ''Armored Core''-style robot-like character as the embodiment of Genbu. | ||
== Song Production Information == | == Song Production Information == | ||