Not quite. Orlanth is King of the Gods because he's married to Ernalda. He's the boss, and he has his wife's permission to say so :)
But yes, in general I agree with you.
> It could be worse, but there was no mention of Heort
> or the Second Son
> (who either is or isn't Heort, I'm still confused
> about that).
Definitely isn't. Heort *meets* the Second Son. Hengall, second son of King Vingkot. An ancient hero, even to Heort.
KoS:
"Hengall was the second son of King Vingkot. His
mother was the Summer Wife, but he was born at night
when the Dragon's Head was blotted out by the Sky
Gorp. When he was born, the Third Mother give him a
star for a heart.
Hengall was poisoned with a drink which caused him to
grow huge. After one day of growth he was larger than
a long house. Despair filled him. He knew he could not
find sustenance without starving his brethren, and so
he departed to fight against Predark, alone.
He was never heard from again by any of the
Vingkotlings, or by their allies, for six generations.
...
..
When all the world was gone, and every man was alone,
Heort went out upon the world. There, at the edge of
the world, he met with the Second Son, who told him of
his great and terrible battle. He showed Heort his
wounds, and the secret of the Star Heart, and told him
the secrets of the I Fought We Won Battle.
Heort remembered that fight, and went on past the
Second Son, and to the edge of the world. There he met
the evil of his world, and won.
...
Whenever one of us is made a man, we all travel upon
Heort's path. This is the path of Orlanth."
Checking... yes, that's less than 250 words :)
Jane Williams
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