Re: Re: Deva?

From: Mikko Rintasaari <mikrin_at_...>
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 15:27:57 +0200 (EET)


On Wed, 30 Jan 2002, wulfcorbett wrote:

> > > Sartarite Wyters are not generally spirits, but are devas (aka
> daimones).
> >
> > Is Deva a Sartarite word for a daimon?
>
> it's a real-world (Hindi I think) word for a divine being. Never
> heard it used as a HW term before. I prefer it to 'daimone' actually,
> it sounds less... demonic...
>
> Wulf

Yup. I know the hindi word, but it does sound like an interesting alternative to daimon. That sounds so much like game mechanics. One needs cultural terms.

I've been looking at old norse words for god and spirit, but old norse dictionaries aren't that easy to find.

        -Adept

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