Re: The Paps

From: donald_at_efUdMMzM_FQxMHkwBUXJCV1RpAfqJJcGH3GJQ0flY4g3i8pqkL0r3GdGJle5jYVvNsmKA
Date: Wed, 04 May 2011 13:33:26 +0100

> I knew that amongst the Praxians Eiritha is Storm Bull's consort, and was reminded
> by an earlier post that Uralda is Urox's consort 
>  
> The closest I have to a myth in which Urox is Ernalda's consort is an old RQ scenario
> (the Harvest Bride contest) from Sun County (or possibly the River of Cradles), in which
> 'Storm Bull' is listed among the Husband-Protectors (as is Argan Argar). So this
> suggested that there was at least one such myth going in that direction -- even if it wasn't
> written up.  Do we still have Husband-Protectors in Ernalda's myths.  If so, what is the
> current list? (For example, in contrast to the old published scenario referred to above, I
> would have thought that Elmal might make the modern list, but Yelmalio probably wouldn't). 
> Indeed it might make a lot of sense for 'the list' to be different in different regions. 

The way I see this is that the priestesses of Ernalda deliberately confuse Ernalda with several of her daughters. So when a priestess tells a myth of Barntar being the husbandprotector  of Ernalda she may be talking about Ernalda's daughter Mahome, or maybe not. If you ask what she means the clearest answer you'll get is that Mahome is an aspect of Ernalda. Alternatively you might get told that it is one of Ernalda's mysteries. So I'd expect the definitive list of husband protectors to vary from priestess to priestess and maybe from season to season.

> However that wasn't my point. My point was that if a Theyalan looks at the Paps and (possibly
> incorrectly, but not illogically) sees the barbarians worshipping an aspect of Ernalda by another
> name -- which is what I understood from your earlier post-- might they not also see that the
> barbarians' Ernalda has a consort who is strikingly similar to Urox?

Is your Theyalan a follower of Ernalda or some other god?

An Ernaldan will understand the mystery while the others will realise that they do not understand.

-- 
Donald Oddy