I thought the traditional explanation for Zorak Zoran's power over fire is that he stole it from Yelmalio (at the Hill of Gold?). Thus Zorak Zoran's power over fire is derived from a famous victory that he claimed for Darkness over Fire, rather than from any direct tie he ever had to Fire in his own right.
This also explained why Yelmalio no longer has power over fire, and possibly also why Yelmalions don't put red blankets on their horses whereas Zorak Zoran cultists often wear red (if my recollections from Cults of Prax are correct)
Though I am still intrigued by the theory that Zorak Zoran might be one aspect of another god entirely ...who is it?
Richard Hayes
- On Thu, 29/1/09, philbert6000 <philbert6000_at_0H1msP2azJBsGSIPA6Edr2N9NDraH45dpmD-TtWwBixwemnClOEwne7332Dg4hYdstyJkCyC67tN6RXoNo-0kw.yahoo.invalid> wrote:
From: philbert6000 <philbert6000_at_0H1msP2azJBsGSIPA6Edr2N9NDraH45dpmD-TtWwBixwemnClOEwne7332Dg4hYdstyJkCyC67tN6RXoNo-0kw.yahoo.invalid>
Subject: Re: Death Rune and creating undead
To: WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, 29 January, 2009, 4:53 PM
- In WorldofGlorantha_at_yahoogroups.com, "Simon Phipp"
<soltakss_at_...>
wrote:
>
> philbert6000:
>
> > What Jeffs says :) and I would add that the Blue Book of Zabur
does
> > not list his parents as those two, it draws a direct line to
Nakala,
> > the primal source of darkness, putting him on the same level as
Dame
> > Darkness. (at least in Trollpak it does).
>
> In any case, Zorak Zoran is primarily a God of Hell (or the
> Underworld), so it would be incorrect to say that "ZZ powers have
more
> to do with his origins as a god that came to hell from the
outside." as
> you did. He didn't. He was always a god of Hell.
>
> See Ya
>
> Simon
>
ZZ is a part of another god, who the trolls call Zorak Zoran. His
name gives a hint at who that other god is. Have you every asked
yourself why Zorak Zoran is the god of hate? what is he so angry
about? What is it in the past of Zorak Zoran that makes him THE god
of hate? His fire power is from outside of Hell, think about it....
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