Myths about Floods of Cheese.

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From: Alex Ferguson (alex@dcs.gla.ac.uk)
Date: Fri 26 Aug 1994 - 09:46:33 EEST

Devin Cutler there:
> Without wanting to insult those who thought the Anaxial the Sailor myth
> (GRoY) was brilliant stuff, does anyone else find this blatant ripoff of
> Terran flood myths to be a bit cheesy?

Nope. Isn't the idea of non-derivative mythology somewhat like the old Rolf Harris line, "Here's an old English folk song which I've just written"?

> In any case, why would the Sky Gods choose rain as a way of cleansing. Isn't
> rain a vehicle of the rebel gods?

Perhaps the fact that Dara Happa is (presumably) subject to flooding by the Oslir is relevant here.

Alex.
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