> > Mythically, don't forget that in the Division, Yelm was originally
> > given the Earth/Underworld and Lodril the Sky but they exchanged
> > theoe domains because Yelm thought that he deserved more and Lodril
> > didn't really care either way.
>
> I think you are confused with the Three Brothers Divides the World
> ceremony performed by the sons of Sarenesh in the Imperial Age (and even
> the references are confused between the names of the participants and
> what was assigned). Verenmars, the King of Saird, disrupted the
> ceremony in order to get more territory at the expense of Heredesh,
> Emperor of Dara Happa. Sacassar, the Shah of Carmania, wasn't affected
> by this change (and was probably bribed by Verenmars) said he didn't
> have a problem, leaving Heredesh with the sensation that he had just
> been screwed. The participants were not acting out the original myth in
> what they did but abusing it.
Nope, I am referring to the version written up on the Glorantha.com website - http://www.glorantha.com/library/religions/cult-lodril.html
"Father Aether, the One Before Fire, called his three sons before him. He knew of some hard work which needed to be done, and asked who would do it. The eldest, lethargic and egocentric, turned his back. The second, who always seeks subtlety, asked if there was a different job he could do. Lodril, the youngest, volunteered. Thus he received the grandest portion of the inheritance: a huge family, care of the Central World, and great inner strength. The second son got his wish: a more difficult job, a disloyal family, and a strength which waxes and wanes like a woman's. The eldest son also got his reward: emptiness."
Or has that been made obselete as well?
Simon
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