Peter Metcalfe wrote:
> Andrew Solovay writes:
>
>> (BTW: Is there any tradition of a "sun chariot" in Glorantha?
>
> Yes, Dara Happa. There used to be a several pages about chariots
> in Dara Happa but it's been replaced by a concise guide and another
> page about Khorzanelm which I haven't seen before.
Veddy interesting! If so, wouldn't it have to be a post-Darkness
development? In the stagnant^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H Golden Age, as Yelmites
understand it, the Sun was motionless at the zenith--a chariot would
hardly
be appropriate for that. So did Yelm get a chariot when he returned
from
Hell at the beginning of Time?
By contrast, there are other known sun-worshippers who regard the sun
as
being essentially mobile--e.g. the Pentans who regard him (IIRC) as a
horse-type spirit, and the Elmali who regard him as a loyal warrior
out
patrolling the borders. People who regard the Sun as essentially
mobile
might envision a chariot, but I'm surprised that classic Yelm-
worshippers,
who regard the Sun as stationery (at least initially), have that
metaphor.
...but there's a *lot* about Glorantha I don't understand... --- End forwarded message ---
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