> Voria isn't always PG-certificate. There is always the Demivierge of Rhigos
> to consider.
/// My favorite Voria comes from the second Fantasia Disney picture. There's a
nature female spirit who covers the world with plants that is, IMO, what Voria
looks like in the Other World. A must-see.
> Voriof must be a lot more complicated than one half of Hansel and Gretel
> too-- not least because there have been times when he has been referred to as
> a shepherd-boy, and other times when he has been portrayed as a sheep.
/// Or even a mature Ram. Is Voriof an avatar or a son or a hero of Heler, or
all three ? Heortlings (them again, ugh) say he's the god of uninitiated boys
but some mature men are shepherds (cottars) and worship him all their lives.
> To me, the sheep/shepherd ambiguity (if it is still current) seems a lot more
> Helering than Orlanthi ...
/// Well, it's always a matter of opportunity. Shepherding is very lonely, even
more so for a young man. Also, Zeus himself coveted some particularly lovely
female animals.
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