Re: old Orlanth myth query

From: Peter Metcalfe <metcalph_at_...>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 19:17:48 +1300


David Ford:

>What is the symbolism here of the comb and rattle? Why was Orlanth
>so audacious to challenge Yelm at such an early age with such small
>weapons?

Wondering if there was a specific RW context, I typed both words into goggle.com and came up with a lot of baby items.

I suppose they were ordinary items that gloranthan parents leave lying about new-born babes. Orlanth is armed with them because they were the nearest things to hand as he left his cradle.

--Peter Metcalfe

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