Yelm again.

From: Alex Ferguson <abf_at_cs.ucc.ie>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 21:34:33 +0100 (BST)


Joerg Baumgartner:
> IMO if any, Yelm has a very abstract personality. The Dara Happan way of
> belief has depersonalized deities, effectively offices rather than their
> holder. Yelm is not a name but a title (maybe meaning brightface or
> Emperor of the Universe). Everything Yelm does is dictated by his
> office. Yelm _is_ the office.

Meaning "shining above", or "shining god", IIRC. Also bear in mind the whole Yelm non est hoc episode. Even in his early myths, consider all the "inate Justice caused him to do this" type occurrences, as opposed to "Yelm thought it'd be a neat idea".

Slainte,
Alex.


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