> This is interesting. I've often thought of "The Monomyth" as a largely GL
> construct. But considering the God Learners didn't quite pierce deep into
> Peloria (as it was EWF territory), a lot of the Monomyth parts concerning
> Yelm being the Evil Emporer and Orlanth being Rebellus Terminus (or
whatever
> that name is - I have forgotten) probably predate it by quite a bit.
In fact, that particular unifying myth was part of the Empire of Friends, or Dorastor Empire, or Nysalor empire, or golden Empire of the First Age.
> (That
> the LBQ is first done as an HQ in Arkat's day also means it was pretty
solid
> in at least the DP pass beforehand.)
Harmast was the first person to fully understand the LBQ, and pull together many of its parts from other fragmentary (and secret) cycles. And yes, it was well known by the Heortlings. One might say they "originated" it.
> > Ginna Jar is, of course, the wyter of the group.
>
> Of course? Really? I don't think I knew that as a certainty. (And it also
> leads to the question of what, exactly is a wyter to gods.)
It is their collective consciousness and awareness, manifest as a separate entity, of course! Just like it is for humans.
--Greg
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