[Glorantha] Re: Humath + Hu'Makt = Humakt...

[Jane Williams]

> Jane:
> 
> >I agree that "Humakt" is not identical to "Death":
> as
> >you say, he spends many myths having it stolen from
> >him and trying to get it back. But "Humakt" is
> >identified at one point as Orlanth's Sword.

Simon Hibbs:
> Humakt is a god, not a person and so could quitew
> easily manifest as an inanimate object in myth.

exactly, and as a sword seems to be his usual form.

> Humakt 'losing'
> death which is used by other gods or spirits may
> refer
> tothe deadly consequences of losing controll,
> 'losing it'.

Only at  a real stretch. Thoe other gods take control
of this power and go off and use it. Unless you're
going to say that all the other beings who had Death
at some point in their history are actually aspects of
"Humakt", it's clearly a power which starts separate
from him and can be taken away from him and used by
others.

> Donald:
> 
> >I seem to remember a myth which said Humakt was
> Babeester Gor's
> >father which implies Ernalda's life is stronger
> than Humakt's 
> >death so Humakt could hardly be an appropriate
> psychopomp there.
> 
> Babeester Gor was born dead, to a dead mother so
> naturaly her father is the death god.

Babs is an Earth goddess - I'd be very surprised if
she had a father at all. I know the myth, and IMG at
least both Babs worshippers and most Humakti regard it
as sacrilegious.



	
	
		
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