Re: Suns

From: Alex Ferguson <abf_at_cs.ucc.ie>
Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 01:27:07 +0100 (BST)

Nils Weinander:
> Vithelan Maluraya is not seen as a supreme deity. He is just
> the servant deity in charge of the physical manifestation
> of the sun. Since he has such a material position, he is
> not an important god in the larger scheme.

I liked the way you put that (Rule One be blowed...). Especially as it admits the possibility (nay, likelihood!) that the sun has one or more other mystical or figurative meanings or purposes. Not that they're quite so obsessed with it as some places I could name...

Cheers,
Alex.

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