Re: Humakti as tools

From: paul_at_morat.demon.co.uk
Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 11:10:02 +0100


janewilliams20_at_yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> > From the point of view of HeroQuesting, if Humakt is seen as
> > distinct from the weapon Death in Heortling myth then
> > changing that identification is a change to the myth.
>
> I think Heortlings see him/it as both, simultaneously. Both a wave and a
> particle :)
>

As I said in another message I think that this is a matter of context. When the myth involves Orlanth, or worse, other Gods misusing Death it is usually not seen as Humakt. In other cases - such as the Lightbringer's Quest - Humakt can and does appear as both.


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