Gods and other beings continue to be referenced metaphorically. Kyra reflects that Rinndalir is:
"...more Faust than Mephistopheles..." (p. 282)
He says:
"'I do not think that once this is over we can return to our familiar universe. Siva is the Destroyer. But he is, as well, the Creator Anew." (p. 283)
She wonders:
"...if he truly was Faust. If not, what? A trickster god, Raven, Coyote? Or Loki?" (ibid.)
Finally, when he has told her that she is remarkable and has suggested that they be simply themselves:
"If you wanted a mythic likening, how about Krishna?" (p. 284)
Knowing Krishna's reputation, we know what this means.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
We see grimmer ideas in works of literature as well. Currently, I'm rereading Tolkien's THE SILMARILLION, and seeing a lot about the sheer evil of the fallen Vala, Morgoth. Or, in Stirling's THE PESHAWAR LANCERS, we see the Russians, in despair and madness, descending to the worship of Satan, complete with human sacrifices and cannibalism.
Ad astra! Sean
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