ZZs baby blues

From: David Cake <davidc_at_cyllene.uwa.edu.au>
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 1997 10:27:53 +0800


>The next question is fairly obvious; does this support the idea
>that ZZ was not originally a troll...

        Well, the whole discussion started because of the mention in the Gloranthan Prosopaedia that ZZ is sometimes represented as an old man with three eyes (the troll representations have the conventional two AFAIK). Which would tend to indicate he is regarded as something other than a troll by someone.

        As Peter and I discussed long ago, the obvious old man with three eyes associated with darkness, enemy of sky gods, etc is Monster Man, the original ruler of the underworld in Pelorian myth, though he is represented as an old man probably only by the Pelandans if at all, being more conventionally monstrous on the Gods Wall. Whether this has any significance at all is another question.

        David


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