Re: megami ML matome okuri
to | megami@ml.usagi.org
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from | EdwChang@aol.com
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subject | Re: megami ML matome okuri
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date | Wed, 1 Aug 2001 21:53:05 EDT
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I'm not going to replicate the long family tree discussion here, so (snip)...
With that said: Hild's first couple of words upon seeing Belldandy and Skuld
are "Ano hito sokkuri!", or "(You look) just like that person!" Of course,
who "that person" is is not mentioned, but the implication is that 1. "that
person" is Skuld and Belldandy's, but not Urd's, parent and 2. Hild knows him
or her (father or mother?) well. Considering that Belldandy and Skuld are
full goddesses, both of their parents must be gods. It is reasonable to
assume that Hild would not be overly familiar with any god except an
extremely powerful one, or even "her counterpart".
Later, in chapter 136, Belldandy asks Hild if she can ask her something. Hild
anticipates the question is "Doushite wakaretakatte koto?", meaning "Why (did
we) split?" Again with the assumptions (and assuming is dangerous business),
it is reasonable to say that Belldandy would have a personal interest in such
a question if Hild guesses this. This coupled with the "Ano hito sokkuri!"
implies that kamisama is Belldandy and Skuld's father, and that he is also
Urd's father, with Hild being her mother. For whatever reason, the two split.
This sort of pattern is not uncommon in mythology, and by pattern I mean man
and woman are together, man splits from woman, woman and man now in direct
opposition. Putting kamisama and Hild as Urd's parents might be weird, but if
anything, it explains both her immense power and her lack of focus (which
relegates her to second-class goddess status).
For these reasons I choose to assume, until otherwise proven, that "kamisama"
is indeed the megami-tachi's father and that Hild is Urd's mother. Of course,
there is no proof; merely evidence suggesting this is one of many
possibilities. Curse the Japanese language's ability to leave out pronouns at
whim...
Edward Chang, Skuld no Shinpu
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