Re: Malia; identities

From: David Dunham <david_at_...>
Date: Sat, 27 May 2000 09:17:30 -0700


Bruce wrote

> here's an attempt at a write up for Malia. There are plenty of
> parts of it I'm
> not too happy with at the moment, but there you go. Does anyone have any
> feedback/suggestions?

I think the majority of her worship is propitiary -- "Malia, please spare us!"

Guy asked

> a) Don't know if it's already been asked, or is painfully obvious, but are
> Barantaros the Hidden Gale and Barntar the Plowman the same deity? Or
> different aspects of the same deity?

I don't think so. Baran- and Barn- are common elements of Sartarite names.

> Theory #2: The Invisible God IS Mostal, and vice versa; neither god is what
> its worshippers claim it to be.

Interestingly enough, Saint Banklou (a reactionary Jrusteli) "was buried with Mostalic Rites"
<http://www.glorantha.com/library/runes_intro.html>.

David Dunham <mailto:dunham_at_...>
Glorantha/HW/RQ page: <http://www.pensee.com/dunham/glorantha.html> Imagination is more important than knowledge. -- Albert Einstein

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