[Glorantha] Yinkin, Schroedinger's Cat-God ?

[Jane Williams]

> But the myth in KoS describes Yinkin as "murdered" (p87).  So the 
> simplest way to reconcile the two is that Yinkin was killed after 
> thawing Orlanth.  But that doesn't seem to deal with the idea that 
> Yinkin survived.

Where was the reference that had him surviving? Could it be ambiguous?

> While the idea of Yinkin sneaking ahead out of the Underworld is good 
> (typical cat !), perhaps another way is to go with something like the 
> old "nine lives" idea.

The nine lives are already in his cult writeup (p190), and rely on him being
saved by an Umbroli, representing Orlanth. Tricky at this point, I think.
Not impossible, but tricky.


> Or just maybe the idea in the title is one of the Divine Secrets of 
> Glorantha :-)

Don't look in the box!