Re: Orlanth and the Moon

From: simon_hibbs2 <simon.hibbs_at_...>
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 15:19:38 -0000

> > There's little need for that. The Goddess had
> > already
> > manifested Chaos and so all Gods would have been
> > opposed to her.
>
> Little need in your campaign, what about canon
> Glorantha? Others' opinions? Others' campaigns?
>
> IMG, gods tend to personalize their conflicts or so
> they are perceived by their worshippers.

Hi Gian,

I'm not realy sure what you're after. There are no myths of Orlanth fighting the Red Moon Goddess, so therefore anyone wanting to use mythic conflict to explain their enmity must rely on explanation-by-example, alegorical interpretation and dubious identifications between known Orlanth enemies and the Red Moon. The same must have been true when the Heortlings first warred with the Dara Happans, but the identification of Yelm with the Evil Emperor has become so heavily used that it's often forgotten that it is speculative and not factual.

Simon Hibbs