From: Neil Robinson (nrobinso@sirius.UVic.CA)
Date: Fri 08 Oct 1993 - 20:23:35 EET
David Scott brought up a point about deities from different pantheons
NOT being from the same single source.
> The seven mothers are just shadows of the real thing - the comparisons
> is a conveniant model to aid our thinking. This idea can be followed
> through other pantheons - but I sure that most people wouldn't say that
> just as Orlanth, Red Goddess & Yelm are the heads of their respective
> pantheons they are the same or Yanafal = Humakt = Polaris.
I disagree. You are trying to mix two different concepts, the role in the pantheon, and the deity's area of influence. Humakt and Yanafal are both death gods, and are worshipped as such. In my mind, they are just facets of the death rune/concept/whatever. Their differences are based upon the cultural differences of the two areas. Look at a Humakt worshipper from the west (Kingdom of War).
Now I agree that Yelm and Orlanth are not the same. One is Storm and the other is the Sun. Yelm is worshipped in many different aspects across Glorantha. The reason that Yelm is the head of the pantheons in, say, Pent, is completely cultural. Different cultures put different importance on the deities, or rather the forces they represent. The Egyptians considered the Sun to be the pantheon head, and the Greeks gave that title to Zeus.
Oh, and has anyone thought that Humakt is 'THE' death god merely because of the Orlanthi bias in much RQ writing? Of course the Orlanthi consider THEIR death god to be supreme, much like calling Orlanth king of the gods. :-) My graserlander would disagree completely.... Neil Robinson | "Never underestimate the power of human nrobinso@sirius.uvic.ca | stupidity." - L. Long 2996 Dysart Rd. Victoria B.C. V9A 2K2 (604) 385-1642 From: RuneQuest-Request@Glorantha.Holland.Sun.COM (RQ Digest Maintainer) To: RuneQuest@Glorantha.Holland.Sun.COM (Daily automated RQ-Digest) Subject: RuneQuest Daily, Sat, 09 Oct 1993, part 2 Reply-To: RuneQuest@Glorantha.Holland.Sun.COM (RuneQuest Daily) Sender: RuneQuest-Request@Glorantha.Holland.Sun.COM Precedence: junk
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