Re: Avatars

From: Timothy Byrd <tim_at_mwoffice.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 09:12:25 -0700


Alex replying to Nils:

> > Krishna was born an avatar, and knew it
> > all along. I don't quite see an avatar who
> > isn't aware of the status.
>
> Doesn't sound impossible to me, but I'm
> fresh out of examples, I admit.

Did Buddha know he was Buddha all along?

Stepping out of both the RW and Glorantha, I can think of a example or two in fantasy fiction.

In Tanith Lee's "The Birthgrave" the main character doesn't realize who she is until the end of the novel.

In the Black Company books, I don't think the White Rose knew who she was all along.

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