Re: Who is Diros?

From: giangero <giangero_at_...>
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 08:11:18 -0000

> In River of Cradles, I considered Diros is a sort of cultural hero
as
> far as I read the some short explanations and between the lines in
> Zola Fel River cult. (His star was called Anaxial in DH. Kallyr
will
> use it as a vehicle to hinder the ritual of ToRM.)

As Sinbad or Odysseus, I think that Diros and Dormal, being travelling heroes, tend to be largely cross-cultural. Maybe the myths and the rites are different from place to place, but a core description is probably the same in many places. I think the use of Kallyr as a vehicle is a metaphorical meaning: Kallyr's use of the star is propedeutical for the summoning of the Brown Dragon, but she doesn't ride in the sky aboard Anaxial's Ship.  

> In King of Sartar, Diros was connected to Sofali as a people of
> Diroti in the Orlanthi Mythology section. So Helerans might not
have
> needed Waertagi ships to go Pamaltela.
>
> In KODP game, Orlanth and his LBQ companions surely crossed the
West
> Sea over the back of Great Turtle.
>
> They are destroyed by Sea Birds...(KODP) So we must rely our own
> ships in modern Glorantha.
>
> I know if Kallyr rode over a Turtle to attack Reaching Moon
Temple,
> it might diminish dynamism of her rebellion and her death commandos
> to attack Tatius.....(or Flying Turtle from Loral Island.....Go,
> Gamera.....)

Ah ah! Fine image. Turtles are connected with the element of Earth in the green age (do you mean sea turtles or land turtles, here, TI?). Probably the Brown Dragon has the look of a giant (walking, not flying or swimming) Gamera Monster. YGMV. The reference to the old Turtle in Snake Pipe Hollow is one of my favourites in that classical scenario.

Ciao,
Gian