Agreed, but such a "Just So" myth is still valid.
True, no sane Orlanthi would want to take part as one of the Unholy Trio, but that doesn't mean that the myth isn't valid. The participants are generally non-Orlanthi, or very bad Orlanthi. However, I can see an Orloanthi taking on the Ragnaglar role in order to create a demon to attack his old clan, for example.
> >> and the Unholy Trio appears to be names given by the Orlanthi to the three prominent planets in the sky (which are elsewhere given different names - the Pamaltelans call them the three star witches).
> > Other than the name, why is that a conflict?
>
> The conflict is that the names the Pelandans and the Agimori give
> these planets are those of non-chaotic deities (the Pelandan
> deities are Derdo/Lokarnos, Black Dendara and Annilla while the
> Agimori names are Chermata - associated with Nyanka, Enjata Mo -
> Black Dendara and Veldara - another blue moon goddess). Names are
> from Revealed Mythologies and
> the Entekosiad.
All that shows is that planets have different associations among different cultures.
I wasn't aware of the Unholy Trio being associated with specific plants. It makes sense from the "Devil reborn every 600 years" point of view, especially if that is caused by a coming together of these planets, but they might be echoes or manifestations of the original Unholy Trio, rather than being the original planets.
Simon
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