God(s) And A Horn

In James Blish's The Triumph Of Time, Jorn the Apostle says, "Go with God." In Poul Anderson's The Night Face, the Gwydiona say, "'Man goes where God is.'" (III, p. 566) They sound the same. However, Jorn is described as a Fundamentalist. The Gwydiona are anything but Fundamentalists. Their God has Aspects which are clearly symbolic. That word, "God," gets a lot of use. And the Gwydiona are misusing the word because their supposed annual ascent into God is really a temporary descent into insanity. "God" has to mean something transcendent - Someone, according to theists - or it means nothing.

A particular bush on Gwydion has:

"...a green fragrance..." (ibid.)

After that combination of colour and scent, we expect a third sense and are not disappointed. In the very next sentence:

"Then far off and winding down the slopes, a bronze horn blew, calling antlered cattle home." (ibid.)

Poul Anderson knew exactly what he was doing in every sentence. He went with God in creativity.