(urth) On dream travelers

[Marc Aramini]

Oh, and for my interpretation to work, Pleistorus and Ares have to share this realization of disgust at murder and war, for there is one poem where it says 
 
(I paraphrase)  "and Ares quits the spear proud throng"
 
I think that is what is going on in these books, War is learning compassion and love to be communicated to Ahura Mazda so that he can reconcile creation to a Christian milieu of (ideally) love and forgiveness away from the wrath of the old testament God.
 
I don't know anything about Nethack, got to look it up.  heh heh.


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From: Adam Thornton <adam at io.com>
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On Feb 13, 2011, at 4:02 PM, Marc Aramini wrote:


I don't know, but it IS kind of clear that Pleistorus is a god of battle, possibly the Thrakian version of Ares, and I think the text makes it a better case that it is Pleistorus who is missing and is Ahura Mazda, so if pressed I would say, Latro is Pleistorus, because I am not sure if in the Soldier books Ares and Plesitorus are distinct at all.


Dude, it *is* Nethack.


"Who do you think you are, War?"


Adam
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