YINKIN

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From: JARDINE@RMCS.CRANFIELD.AC.UK
Date: Tue 14 Dec 1993 - 11:39:00 EET

Ref: Who is Yinkin

Yinkin is the god of shadow cats.
He is the son of Kero Fin and Hykim.
He is thus Orlanth's half brother.
In the myths they hung out together alot, once when they were playing Orlanth blew Yinkin out of the cave mouth, and Yinkin started to fall towards the rocks below. Typically Orlanth set out to fix the trouble he had caused an flew down to save Yinkin. I think that the cave was near the top of Kero Fin and thus has wombic connotations.

Later on the LBQ Orlanth found Yinkin flayed in Hell (I bet that really pissed him off)! Anyway O and Y's friendship (especially during their youth) is the reason why Orlanthi have Shadow Cats as familiars and why they regard it as very bad form to harm shadow cats. Thus you will see Orlanthi being needlessly cruel to dogs (they chase cats don't they) and even eat them if they are starving, but cats are treated as members of the family (you wouldn't eat your brother would you?). 

	Lewis


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