At 06:33 PM 3/7/2001 -0000, you wrote:
>In thinking about what people have posted here, I wondered about the
>possibility of subcult substitution. For example: Destor Adventurous
>is popular among the Orlevings (chosen at random). In one generation,
>a great hero arises among them, Derik the Nomad-slayer (no relation).
>He becomes a great hero of his people, leading the tribe to some
>overwhelming victory; after his death, his descendants petition him
>for his blessing in raids against the Praxians. A hero-cult comes
>into being, Derik Adventurous, and displaces Destor. Is this
>something that can happen, leading to regional variation in subcults?
Yes.
>A better example might have been if Orlev the Sly, "who was the son
>of Arrow-Odd, who was the son of Orlbad Gyffursson, who was the son
>of Gyffur the Fat, seventh son of Vingkot", might have a subcult,
>only worshipped in his clan, which displaces Dar the Leader (but not
>Dar the King).
Yes.
>I'm not trying to rock the boat; I'm trying to get a handle on the
>type of "regional variety" to be found among Orlanth-worshippers.
At the hero level and the "god of our clan," they can be really unique.
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