First, disclaimer : I am pretty much neutral on whether Kami-sama 
is the Norn's father or not.

> From: <EdwChang@aol.com>
> 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 

Why not ?  There is a possibilty that Hild might think 
Belldandy/Skuld look like Urd's father.  

> 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". 

Of course Hild knew Belldandy/Skuld's father well.  They have Urd
"produced".  And if point 1 above is referring to Urd's father, 
then whether Hild knew Belldandy/Skuld's mother is not an issue
here.

> 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. 

In your deduction, kami-sama is never involved, but your "implication" 
said Kami-sama is the megami's father.  I do not see the implication 
here.  

> 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).

I never see any evidence saying that Urd was being relegated.  she 
might have never been granted a first-class license.

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