Tortall Universe/WMG: Difference between revisions

== Why The Copper Islands Worship Mithros ==

In pretty much every religion out there, one of the big themes is the theme that hubris = bad. You can worship gods, but you cannot declare yourself equal to them or greater. When the luarin first came to the Copper Islands, they encountered the raka who, like the Sun God Mithros, have dark skin. The original luarin settlers took this to be hubris - the raka taking the same skin tone as their sun god, and so declaring themselves equal. Mithros and the Great Mother Goddess, who wanted the luarin to settle in the Copper Islands and kick Kyprioth to the curb, encouraged this idea. Rebellion, war, slavery, it all gets mixed up and hundreds of years later, no one can even remember why. This also helps explain the similar bigotry towards the Bazhir.