Presumably, at the same time that Avarnia was saving the much-maligned grackle, Basekora was saving the people. But that's *her* myth, and not Avarnia's. For all we know, Basekora isn't even interested in the birds - it certainly looks like she didn't do anything to save them. ;)
Even if you think the 2 myths are incompatible, well, that's where the Basekora and Avarnia worshippers disagree, isn't it? For another example of the same sort of thing, look at the differences between Humakti and Orlanthi myths about Death and how Orlanth got to the Underworld on the Lightbringers Quest.
Wouldn't surprise me if Basekora cultists heard the "bird story" and found some wat to include their goddess saving the day, though. :)
On Monday, October 15, 2001 5:33 AM, morganconrad_at_...
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> Oops, rereading Glorantha:IHW, page 123, Basekora (2 cults above
> Avarnia) it says that the horse riders destroyed the birds, and that
> it was Basekora who saved the people then. Now, it doesn't say that
> all the eggs were destroyed, that's one way the birds could come
> back, maybe Avarnia (along with Basekora, and earth goddess) hid the
> eggs there amid the earth's warmth as an incubator, and Avarnia then
> tried to mislead the horsemen as in the myth, but, at this point, the
> myth need serious work!
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