From: Mark Sullivan -- Michigan Library Consortium (sullivam@mlc.lib.mi.us)
Date: Sun 07 Nov 1993 - 10:25:09 EET
Hello again, some comments on recent stuff.
Re: Esrolia/Esrolite etc.
Jorerg Baumgartner -
I liked your idea on the Esrolian army.
It reminded me off my interpretation of Esrolians, which I almost hate to bring up now that Sandy and Nick seem to agree on the Egyptian mode, ... but...
The Esrolians always seemed more Minoan to me. Females have high status in the culture, the use of the two-handed axe (labrys) as a ceremonial/religious symbol, and the intimations of high civilization, emphasis on leisure and peaceful arts (all those beautiful murals), and a certain feeling of effeminacy in their art and culture as compared with the more war-like seeming Mycenaeans. In addition, we have the figure of Minos as a sort of god-king ruler and Daedelus the artificer (a God-Learner perhaps). Even the Pharaoh's nautical activities fits in with the (hypothetical) Minoan dominance of the Aegean.
Nick Brooke on Divine Intervention:
>Maybe part of the answer is that POW lost to gain Divine Intervention is
>set aside by your God for your use in the afterlife, but isn't of any use
>to you in mortal existence (i.e. Ever). This way, someone who'd DI'd
>several times in life, and attracted his deity's attention a lot, would
>be looking forward to a really nice time after death.
Nick again, quoting Gray:
>> Gray:
>> More British - Sir Ethelrist is supposed to be a Brithini.
>I always see Ethilrist as an Italian Renaissance Prince --especially when
>you look at Muse Roost, that vast monument to his own ego. I am not sure
>he is a Brithini -- he appears to be from Ralios (cf. History of My Black
>Horse Troop), and to have a personality. But yeah, if you Colonial types
>think British = Civilized, run him as British.
I always thought of Sir Ethilrist as being a lot like Sir John Hawkwood, the captain of the White Company. Sort of combines both of your ideas, eh?
Nick, your analysis of the Path of the Sun/God-Time activities influence on present day religious beliefs was GREAT. Thanks, a definite keeper.
>Hmmm, maybe we should send a party of Lhankor Mhy and Irripi Ontor types
>to go start an archaeological dig at Sandy's "U-Store-It" shed?
>Volunteers?
My dads got a shovel, and we could use the barn ... lets put on a dig! ;-)
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