tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777969075081429511.post541556475206840278..comments2023-08-12T12:42:41.871+01:00Comments on GORSEDD ARBERTH: Merlin, Fictional Characters and the GodsHeronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02055792516386371373noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777969075081429511.post-75947391776581258272010-05-02T21:48:38.713+01:002010-05-02T21:48:38.713+01:00Yes, speak to us through many guises.
Interesting...Yes, speak to us through many guises.<br /><br />Interesting question about Blodeuwedd. Obviously this follows from what I say, if she corresponds to an established mythic figure, (or becomes one by making a connection to one not established?) <br /><br />People might still be wrong if they think they are actually worshipping an historically attested goddess, but many neo-pagans are not bothered about the specifics of their deities. Whether they are right or wrong in this respect is an open question.<br /><br />True,I underemphasised the value of linguistics. Without it we would know so much less. But I wanted to make a slightly different point.Heronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16294795667742572109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6777969075081429511.post-63973412318934962112010-05-01T01:25:31.618+01:002010-05-01T01:25:31.618+01:00I do think you have a good point here. If I'm ...I do think you have a good point here. If I'm reading you correctly, you're saying that mythic figures can speak to us <i>in their own right</i>. While it's fully correct to say that Blodeuwedd wasn't considered to be a goddess at any point in history, the fact is that people do worship her as such now: are they wrong?<br /><br />However, I wouldn't say that the "linguistics" is just a bonus: after all, without linguistics and comparative mythology, Taran would just be the father of Glineu, an obscure father of an obscure figure from the second branch. <i>With</i> the linguistic element a whole new vista is opened up.Deiniolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06244938231003472832noreply@blogger.com