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<blockquote data-quote="Rhialto" data-source="post: 482581" data-attributes="member: 630"><p>That's--well, not completely right. Loki and Utgard-Loki are different characters--<em>who may</em> at one point have been the same character. The fact is our knowledge of Norse mythology is rather sketchy, and based mostly on accounts compiled centuries after the heyday of paganism. There is a good chance that Loki's addition to the Aesir was a late addition, where quite possibly he usurped the role of Odin in many myths.</p><p></p><p>And contradiction exists in <em>all</em> mythologies, not just polytheistic ones. It's the simple result of several things--the legends of various groups being absorbed into the whole, variations of in stories told being noted down as seperate myths, and occasionally simple errors. Personally, I think it's easy to forget the fact that as opposed to the real world, in the standard D&D world the gods are not only real beyond all doubt, but capable of direct communication to their followers...</p><p></p><p>This tends to clear up any doctrinal differances rather quickly.</p><p></p><p><strong>AMPTHAR THE MIGHTY:</strong> YOU HAVE CALLED, OH PUNY CHILD OF THE EARTH?</p><p></p><p><strong>Priest</strong>: Yes, oh, mighty Ampthar. I merely was wondering--on the subject of hula hoops...</p><p></p><p><strong>AMPTHAR THE MIGHTY:</strong> FOOLISH PIECE OF FLESH AND CLAY, HAS THE ALL-POWERFUL AMPTHAR NOT MADE HIS WILL KNOWN IN THIS? 'THE USE OF THE HULA HOOP IS PUNISHABLE UNTO DEATH'!! GEEZ, WHAT DOES A SUPREME DIETY HAVE TO DO AROUND HERE TO GET HIS WILL KNOWN? THIS TIME NOTE IT DOWN, AND MAKE DAMN SURE YOU FOLLOW IT! AND GET ME SOME CANICHES, WHILE YOU'RE AT IT! </p><p></p><p><strong>Priest</strong>: Very well, oh Resplendent One. Now, if you could answer a few questions the flock on the subject of Ilsara, Lady of Delights...</p><p></p><p><strong>AMPTHAR THE MIGHTY:</strong> NOTHING HAPPENED BETWEEN US! UNDERSTAND THAT?! NOTHING! ANYTHING SHE SAYS, SHE'S LYING! </p><p></p><p><strong>Priest</strong>: It's just that people are talking, oh Magnificent Lord...</p><p></p><p><strong>AMPTHAR THE MIGHTY:</strong> WELL, THEY CAN DAMN WELL STOP! NEXT ONE OF MY FLOCK TO EVEN SAY <em>HER NAME</em> GETS A SMITING! AM I MAKING MYSELF CLEAR HERE? NOW WHERE ARE THOSE CANICHES? I'M STARVING HERE, SPAWN OF WRETCHEDNESS!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rhialto, post: 482581, member: 630"] That's--well, not completely right. Loki and Utgard-Loki are different characters--[i]who may[/i] at one point have been the same character. The fact is our knowledge of Norse mythology is rather sketchy, and based mostly on accounts compiled centuries after the heyday of paganism. There is a good chance that Loki's addition to the Aesir was a late addition, where quite possibly he usurped the role of Odin in many myths. And contradiction exists in [i]all[/i] mythologies, not just polytheistic ones. It's the simple result of several things--the legends of various groups being absorbed into the whole, variations of in stories told being noted down as seperate myths, and occasionally simple errors. Personally, I think it's easy to forget the fact that as opposed to the real world, in the standard D&D world the gods are not only real beyond all doubt, but capable of direct communication to their followers... This tends to clear up any doctrinal differances rather quickly. [B]AMPTHAR THE MIGHTY:[/B] YOU HAVE CALLED, OH PUNY CHILD OF THE EARTH? [b]Priest[/b]: Yes, oh, mighty Ampthar. I merely was wondering--on the subject of hula hoops... [B]AMPTHAR THE MIGHTY:[/B] FOOLISH PIECE OF FLESH AND CLAY, HAS THE ALL-POWERFUL AMPTHAR NOT MADE HIS WILL KNOWN IN THIS? 'THE USE OF THE HULA HOOP IS PUNISHABLE UNTO DEATH'!! GEEZ, WHAT DOES A SUPREME DIETY HAVE TO DO AROUND HERE TO GET HIS WILL KNOWN? THIS TIME NOTE IT DOWN, AND MAKE DAMN SURE YOU FOLLOW IT! AND GET ME SOME CANICHES, WHILE YOU'RE AT IT! [b]Priest[/b]: Very well, oh Resplendent One. Now, if you could answer a few questions the flock on the subject of Ilsara, Lady of Delights... [B]AMPTHAR THE MIGHTY:[/B] NOTHING HAPPENED BETWEEN US! UNDERSTAND THAT?! NOTHING! ANYTHING SHE SAYS, SHE'S LYING! [b]Priest[/b]: It's just that people are talking, oh Magnificent Lord... [B]AMPTHAR THE MIGHTY:[/B] WELL, THEY CAN DAMN WELL STOP! NEXT ONE OF MY FLOCK TO EVEN SAY [I]HER NAME[/I] GETS A SMITING! AM I MAKING MYSELF CLEAR HERE? NOW WHERE ARE THOSE CANICHES? I'M STARVING HERE, SPAWN OF WRETCHEDNESS! [/QUOTE]
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