>Lodril is technically speaking a Fire God rather than an Earth God of
>Fertility. ...
That's what one would conclude from the GoG write-up, which doesn't give him the Earth rune. However, his associations are strongly with the earth, and Greg Stafford has written (in a private communication) that Lodril is an earth god. (Lest anyone think I am some kind of inner circle kinda guy, this is about the ONLY interesting tid-bit I've gotten directly from him.)
>>The Monster Man is a sub-cult of Lodril.
>Monster Man aka Deshkorgos is a subcult of Lodril? Is this from the
>Full Lodril Cult Writeup?
Yes.
>>However it is not, and never
>>has been human. As a nasty darkness god with fire powers he also bears a
>>striking resemblance to Zorak Zoran.
>Also note the Three Eyes and compare this to the Prosopaedia description
>of Zorak.
Now THIS is really interesting (sorry about the spacing in the following table).
Lodril Zorak Zoran
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Fire where it's dark Darkness that controls fire
Occasionally violent Occasionally violent
Quiet most of time Inactive most of the time
Supporting role Supporting role
Third eye Third eye
Disorder rune Disorder rune
Fertility-oriented Death-oriented
Large family Only sister willing to admit kinship
Enough similarity to provoke a Ph.D. thesis for some addled God Learner!
>>I wonder how they [The Pelorians]
>>explain Argan Argar's "imprisonment" of Lodril. I assume the myth is n't
>>specific to the Holy Country.
>I believe it is.
I second Peter on this one.
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