In Norse mythology, the Sun (Sol) and the Moon (Mani) are a sister and brother pursued through the sky by wolves which will catch them in the end. See here.
On Diomedes, the two small moons sometimes meet as they move through the sky. Therefore, they are seen as male and female, periodically marrying. Rodonis prays to bright mother Lyarkis for her husband, Delp. Although, because she is female, Rodonis does not address Sk'huanax the Warrior, she does ask Lyarkis to remind him that Delp is brave and makes proper offerings. As she prays, the moons brighten. This is the first, and perhaps only, Diomedean pov.
3 comments:
Kaor, Paul!
Altho the people of the Fleet is formally monotheistic, with God called the "Lodestar," the Drak'honai retained some lingering elements of paganism.
And centuries later, in A KNIGHT OF GHOSTS AND SHADOWS, Dominic Flandry met the Diomedean port master of Thursday Landing when that being was carrying a crucifix. Which suggests to me that some Diomedeans descended from the Fleet might be attracted by Christianity and convert.
Ad astra! Sean
Sean,
You have caught up again. It is nearly midnight here. There will be no more posts for a good few hours.
Paul.
Kaor, Paul!
Ha! I simply try to think of appropriate comments addressing your blog pieces!
I've started to reread "Outpost of Empire."
Ad astra! Sean
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