Re: Re: Multiple Initiation

From: Lightcastle <light_castle_at_...>
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 14:40:34 -0500


On Friday 23 December 2005 4:29 am, Rob wrote:

> Rob:
> What on earth is getting handfasted??

Would "betrothed" work better?

> Rob:
> It makes perfect sense. When Orlanth left the world to go on his
> great quest and passed into the underworld Ernalda went to sleep
> depriving the world of her bounty. The Lunars in effect re-created
> the great darkness with the windstop. [...] Greg has hinted
> that the Lunars knew exactly what was going to happen.

> So actually, it makes perfect sense. My question is when Orlanth
> was 'killed' in the past, did Ernalda go to sleep then?

She would have to, mythically, if the killing of Orlanth equates to the Great Darkness. That gives an explanation for her power vanishing anywhere she is part of that myth, at least.

LC

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