Glorantha digest, Vol 10 #297 - 3 msgs

From: Andrew Barton <AndrewBarton_at_compuserve.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 11:54:03 -0500


Peter Metcalfe:

> Most Genertelans would say that demons come from Hell, which is
> the definition adopted by Anaxial's Roster p237.

Hmm. I don't see any statement as clear as that in my copy. The are two=

types of 'demon' listed in the AR index, but the entry on p. 249 never us= es
the word. The 'Snatching Demon' on page 239 does indeed live in the 'Thi= rd
Hell'.

<snip>
> Yes. Angels (Certamus AR p192) are denizens of the Sky World.

The problem with using words like 'infernal' and 'angelic host' is that we're used to thinking of them in terms of Christian cosmology. The Certamus description describes them as having an 'appropriately Dara Happ= an
sense of morality and justice' and says that 'Some Dara Happan priests summon them to smite their traditional enemies, such as storm barbarians ...'. That sounds to me as though Sartarites might consider them as more=

like demons than angels.

Andrew

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