Ian Gorlick replied:
> it is not necessarily so
>that Solomon was a monotheist, anyway. The first commandment, "Thou shalt have
>no other gods before me" probably meant "No other gods shall have primacy of
>place in my temples", at least according to some scholars. Other gods were
>perfectly acceptable in minor positions.
Hence the quotes in my message. We moderns often project a false image of pure monotheism back into history before it was developed. (Other ideas too, like "money".) We are likely to do this with GLorantha also.
But anyway, the point I was making at the time was that just because you are a sworn Initiate of one god, doesn't necessarily mean that you won't sacrifice to another, even in the extreme case of Judaism.
>It would be interesting to
>know if the Malkioni have the same split. By now, I suspect not,
>as they have a fully developed monotheism.
^^^^
Which "they"? Carmanians? Henotheists? Saint-worshipping Loskalmi? Where does one draw the line for "full" monotheism?
> A very special magic might make the corn so nutritious that
>you didn't have to eat anything else.
Maybe this is not a "spell" on the maize but a change in the eater brought about by Initiation?
We play Valind initiates can't be killed by cold. (They can be FROZEN SOLID, but not killed...) Maybe initiates of a Grain Goddess can actually survive on that grain alone. Kind of like Praxians and the high-meat diet of the Survival Covenant?
I do support profound changes coming with Initiation.
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