[Glorantha] Re: Glorantha Digest, Vol 12, Issue 245

Hello Folks!

Donald Oddy wrote:

> G-IttHW page 11 implies Umath is the son of Yelm and Dendara
> as he made his own realm by "ripping asunder his father and
> mother. Thus the sky was separated from the earth forever".
> That's described as a common story told throughout Peloria.
> Which would make Orlanth Yelm's grandson. It seems likely
> that Rebellus Terminus, even if not Orlanth, is one of Umath's
> children since the DHs blame Umath's children for most
> things. I can imagine the DHs pretending that the disreputable
> branch of the family doesn't really belong but it does.

Page 11 of G- IttHW is written from a GodLearner point of view, so i take GodLearnerish sources to figure out the details:

Umath is the son of Aether, the primal God of Light, and Ga (or Gata), the primal Goddess of Earth.
Yelm came to existance without a goddess involved, he is the son of Aether alone.

That makes Umath and Yelm half-brothers. And Yelm is Orlanth uncle.

Have a look at "Wyrms Footprint", or if you whant to look up the generalogies more detailed: look at the diagrams in "Wyrms Footnotes" (which unfortunately haven?t made it into "Wyrms Footprint").

Cheers

Andr? Received on Fri 05 May 2006 - 08:15:43 EEST