> > I have just started reading
> about lunar stuff again, and realized that I have a very
> sketchy picture of how Hon Eel brought the cultivation of
> corn to Peloria, and how it really works, with out without
> blood (and even where the sacrifices are practised)
>
> The very basic story is given in ILH-2. Hon-Eel sacrificed
> her divine son who was reborn in order to bring fertility
> back to the lands ravaged by Sheng Seleris. The Corn Rites
> always involve human sacrifice, although usually of
> criminals or prisoners from war. The Emperor once tried to
> stop the bloody Corn Rites but the corn wouldn't grow.
Hand? Meet forehead!
I had totally forgot about ILH-2. Thanks for the reminder, Jeff.
/andreas
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