From: Andrew Joelson (joelsona@cpdmfg.cig.mot.com)
Date: Thu 07 Nov 1996 - 20:12:19 EET
David Cake,
> ....... The gods are
> anthropomorphisations of myths. The fact that they are real beings who
> you can meet and converse with does not make that false. They are not
> super-heroes who happen to be worshipped (or if they are, in some cases,
> that is only one lesser aspect of their mythic existence), but cosmological
> powers that are occasionally take on human form.
I mostly agree with this, but would not describe the gods as
'cosmological powers'. I would describe them as beings of immense abilities
that have aligned themselves with Powers. Some beings are naturally aligned,
ie, they have a natural propensity towards certain powers and by continued
use of them, align themselves. Other beings _choose_ the power they want to
be aligned with (Humakt chooses Death over Air, frex). (IMO, this is a najor
part of mortals ascending to godhood.)
In either case, the gods grow more powerfull by drawing from the
Powers, and 'channeling' these infinite (?) forces. Repeated usage (or
channeling) helps the being become accustomed/more skilled at the effect,
causing a seeming increase in ability. Perhaps 'aligned' could be read as
'optimized to tap into the flow of Power'.
Andrew Joelson
PS Orlanth-Cola, official sponsor of Glorantha Con IV!
Rosemont, Illinois Jan 24-26, 1997
Orlanth-Cola, a real Windy City drink!
------------------------------
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.7 : Fri 13 Jun 2003 - 16:53:31 EEST