From: Peter Larsen (plarsen@mail.utexas.edu)
Date: Tue 04 Jul 2000 - 20:25:10 EEST
Peter Metcalfe asserts:
>But Humakt does not embody the death of Zorak Zoran or Ikadz;
>Kolat, Storm Bull and Ygg derive their storm powers from Umath
>and not Orlanth.
OK, I had badly misunderstood this. Too much indulgence in
Godlearnerism in my youth, I suppose.
Keith N notes:
>Diplomacy is not really about Harmony. You may well send your Healer to a
>clan if you want to promote peace and harmony. You might send your
>Goldentongue if you want to strike a deal. Sending your Sacred Uroxi is a
>threat and a warning. Chalana is not a goddess of diplomacy, although she can
>be part of that process. (I think the euphemisms of 'peace talks', 'the peace
>process' etc have clouded modern minds to what is actually being done).
Thanks. I should have thought of this myself. I was confusing
mythic roles, cultic virtues, and political function (which is easy to do
in Glorantha). Thanks to everyone else.
Peter Larsen
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