All gods are one god?

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From: Bryan J. Maloney (jacobus@sonata.cc.purdue.edu)
Date: Fri 22 Apr 1994 - 11:04:59 EEST

I must take the person who stated that the worship of all storm gods is really just the worship of Orlanth or Umath. This is preposterous nonsense. Tell me this:

Is the worship of Zeus identical to the worship of Tiwaz? Is the worship of Jupiter identical to the non-worship of Dyaus?

You are basically claiming that all deities of a particular aspect are just one deity. This is obviously a God-Learner lie! You might as well say that Aldrya and Ernalda are the same goddess. You might as well say that Bolongo and Eurmal are the same god. You might as well say that Yanafal Tarnils and Humakt are the same god!

Let me put it another way: I seriously doubt that Indra and Zeus are really "just the same god" simply because they share aspects as lords of storm and sky and King of Gods. Why should this be any different in Glorantha.

Now, I will grant that it is highly likely that the Godlearners were beginning to fuse various deities together into a single being, and it would have been easier to first conglomerate those of similar aspects.

However, you might as well say that Orlanth is really Yelm and both are really the Red Goddess who is really Kigor Lytor.

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