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

[Donald R. Oddy]

In message <20061214121518.10336.qmail at web27212.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Jane Williams writes:

>> 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.

Well most of the Earth Goddesses were born in the Green Age
so they possibly didn't need fathers then. Or it may be that
the Earth Tribe just doesn't bother acknowledging fathers.

Humakti and Babeester Gori may regard it as sacriligious but
that only indicates they can't fit the myth into their
understanding of their god. After all Humatki believe death
is more powerful then life and here's a myth where life 
defeats death. Babs Gori view men as the enemy so they aren't
going to acknowledge a connection to a male god. In either 
case who's going to argue theology with a psychopath?

-- 
Donald Oddy
http://www.grove.demon.co.uk/