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> Orlanth - Wotan/Thor/Indra.
Er, I'm not sure. Orlanth reminds me far more of one of the Baals, Canaanite Storm Gods.
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> Runes - C19 Volkisch romantic reinvention of Germanic myth.
Not sure again. Runes as building blocks of Creation? Sounds like ancient concept of Logos or creative power of words expressed through runes: runes could also be seen as analagous to Scientific Laws in our reality.
> Mostal. European folklore. Significant unique Gloranthan content.
Yep. I occasionally think of McKenna's machine elves as well.
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> Red Goddess - Neopaganism? Christ myth?
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Er, Hinduism? Buddhism? I have no idea but I think looking at monistic
mystical experience areas of religion may be more useful.
Looks very solid to me John, but I think Greg Stafford drew from al over the place, and combined sources until they are almost unrecognisable. I added a few notes. And you never mentioned Arkat! Arkat just makes me think of an Arhat in Buddhism, but taht is just me. I don't know much about him.
And Nysalor? Baldur?
We could play this game for years but I doubt we'd ever find the truth! :)
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