[Glorantha] Ompalam

>
> Mikko Rintasaari
> > Isn't it strange that nobody takes the angle that Yahweh is just one
> > tribal god among thousands. The tribal god of the Jewish people, who is
> > jealous and possessive, violent and vengeful. Later his worshippers have
> > strayed really far from the original thinking, and have built a
> > monotheistic worldview around him. Still, isn't it ultimately still the
> > same tribal god?
>
> > I wonder what the Gloranthan analogue would be?

> From: "Joerg Baumgartner" <joe_at_toppoint.de>
> Garangordos/Ompalam/whatever else the Fonritian Great Deity is called
> comes to mind when you have one supreme "our god" and loads of others.

That could be it indeed.

I was wondering if the "creator" of the monotheistic west has an origin story like that in the early times? Was the West always like it is now, with one supreme deity?

        -Adept Received on Fri 21 Jul 2006 - 13:10:45 EEST