Battlestar Galactica Props & Costumes » Colonial Religion

Elosha’s Scroll

Alec Peters — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:15:55 +0000

A beautiful photo of this wonderful prop. Photo by Josef Phillip.

This was actually one of the first props we dug out and still one of the favorites of the Propworx crew. Used throughout the show, starting with the final scenes of the miniseries, this prop had an enormous amount of work put into it and looks absolutely spectacular.

The case is custom metal work that holds a fabric scroll that rolls out of the case. It is incredibly detailed and you can imagine the amount of work that went into designing and fabricating something so intricate. The scroll part was also custom made with ancient writings from Kobol printed on it. In this lot we include an original concept sketch of the scroll and laser color copies of several pre-production design sketches of the scroll and the lettering that was created to look like it was from ancient Kobol.

The priestess Elosha holding this scroll during the funeral ceremony at the end of the Miniseries.

We first see Elosha, the priestess, holding this scroll in the open position at the funeral scene at the end of the miniseries and so it is very memorable. It is then used at the swearing in of Baltar as President at the end of Season Two. It was also used in the season three episode “Torn” where Gaeta is trying to extrapolate from Baltar’s work the location of Earth.

This is truly one of the premier props we have and I highly recommend hard core collectors take a serious look at this!

Artemis and Aphrodite Statues

Joe Beaudoin Jr. — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:31:15 +0000

In Season 1′s “Flesh and Bone“, Kara Thrace prays to the Gods of Aphrodite and Artemis by the use of idols. As seen in that episode, Thrace opens up a cloth with the idols within, and begins praying for Leoben Conoy‘s soul, after his execution by Laura Roslin.

Kara unwraps the statues in "Flesh and Bone".

A closeup of the idols seen in "Flesh and Bone".

The front view of the actual screen used statues with cloth. Aphordite on the left, Aretmis on the right. Photo by Josef Philipp.

The back view of the actual screen used statues with cloth. Aphrodite on the left, Artemis on the right. Photo by Josef Philipp.

Asclepius pendant

Joe Beaudoin Jr. — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:38:35 +0000

In Season 4‘s “Escape Velocity“, a new Lord of Kobol is revealed: Asclepius, the God of Healing. In the mainstream polytheistic faith of the Twelve Colonies, Asclepius is idolized by a small medallion of a caduceus, which is hung around the neck.

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After an attack on Gaius Baltar‘s commune by the Sons of Ares, a fundamentalist splinter group, some of Baltar’s followers begin expressing doubts as to his message. Directed by his “Head Six“, Baltar consoles an older woman named Lilly, who holds this pendant in her hand. While she professes her belief that Baltar will heal the people—though cannot explain why—she ultimately believes that praying to Asclepius would be beneficial. Spurred by the attack, the wavering faith of his followers, and by the urgings of his Head Six, Baltar proceeds to attack a mainstream temple on Galactica during its services, for which he is arrested for.

Gaius Baltar’s robes

Joe Beaudoin Jr. — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:01:36 +0000

In his alleged post-trial reformation as a spiritual leader, spurred by the “nymph squad” that saves him after the end of his controversial trial in “Crossroads, Part II“, Gaius Baltar begins to wear robes of a religious nature. While their origin is unknown, these robes first appear in the Season 4 episode “Escape Velocity“, and are featured in later episodes while with his followers.

Usually, Baltar wears these robes while preaching the belief that “everyone is perfect” and that the Lords of Kobol are false gods. These sermons are recorded and then transmitted over the Talk Wireless so as to reach other listeners, including terminal cancer patient Emily Kowalski, herself featured in the Season 4 episode, “Faith“.