Re: Re: Orlanth Heroquesting during OiD

From: Jane Williams <janewilliams20_at_...>
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:39:40 +0100 (BST)


> Here's the relevant text:

Thanks.  

> But when Orlanth sought to destroy it,
> Wakboth parried, with a simple stab he
> cut Orlanth into forty-eight pieces. Any
> lesser god would have gone into all forty-
> nine pieces. But as it was, Orlanth was
> barely able to blow out of there.

> Yelm and Sedenya both have seven parts while
> Orlanthi Gods have 49, I think the 49 portions is
> really a different creation myth rather than
> numerical superiority.

I suppose the fact that 49 is seven times seven is significant of something?                 



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