Dragons and giants.

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From: Alex Ferguson (abf@cs.ucc.ie)
Date: Wed 12 Jul 2000 - 02:49:26 EEST

> Lemens, Chris:
> >> Giants would have the opposite of the Dragons'
> >> ability to split themselves between body and spirit.
>
>
> Ferguson: Alex:

Do I detect a satirical note? ;-) (Honest, I just cite people the
way they appear in their own headers... I'm too lazy to retype.
And far too meek to be so presumptious, of course. <g>)

> >In what sense do dragons have such an ability?
>
>
> This is an oblique reference to the difference between True Dragons and
> Dream Dragons (or whatever they are called now).

Ah! It's not really a split, as such. Or at least, not a very equal
one. A dream dragon is just a teeny-weeny bit of a true dragon -- nothing
it'd miss...

> It may not be a split
> between body and spirit. It could be body and mind or two other things
> entirely.

Between Self and Manifestation, perhaps.

> Another idea I like is that a True Dragon could have many Dream Dragons
> caused by it.

That seems likely.

> A giant would be integral. Just one. That's it.

But a big 'un. ;-)

I'm still not convinced about a dragon/giant opposition, in the sort
of sense discussed. The giants in the myth of the war can equally
well be seen as representing the celestial court and/or theism.
And if there's a cosmological opposition to be had, it's not yet clear
to me...

Cheers,
Alex.

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