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there are elements of all 3 in each of the Ta'veren darius_sedai Send a noteboard - 05/09/2010 03:12:53 PM
You have the Father, the Warrior, and the Trickster. Odin, Thor, and Loki. I think this has been done before, but there are bits and pieces taken from each into all three, but predominantely I see Rand as the Father, Perrin ironically enough as the Warrior, and Mat as the Trickster


I've seen a slightly different setup:

Rand as Tyr, they both lose a hand, and Tyr's a warrior god.

Mat as Odin: Odin hung from Yggdrasil for knowledge, he fights with a spear, he's attended by two ravens (whose names mean Thought and Memory), he wears a wide-brimmed hat, and lost an eye (as people suspect is going to happen in ToM). Mat is clearly more related to Odin than Loki.

Perrin as Thor: Naturally, though he's a lot closer to the Slavic god Perun.


As well as several other mythologies. It's part of RJs myth turns to legend etc... concept. Much like the Forsaken all have cobbled together bits of various Nazi commanders as well as mythological beings.
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What would be the trio of masculine archetypes, and how would the ta'veren fit them? - 05/09/2010 12:01:09 AM 1252 Views
I can't think of any mythological trio of masculine types... - 05/09/2010 12:30:13 AM 896 Views
Re: I can't think of any mythological trio of masculine types... - 05/09/2010 01:22:33 AM 662 Views
Hmm, that kind of works...although Rand is a horrid Wizard - 05/09/2010 02:12:41 AM 646 Views
there's a duo of masculine types - 05/09/2010 01:29:41 AM 671 Views
Ooo I forgot about the Trinity - 05/09/2010 02:13:33 AM 670 Views
Re: Ooo I forgot about the Trinity - 05/09/2010 06:22:35 AM 707 Views
i do know all three members, thank you. - 05/09/2010 02:43:31 PM 613 Views
The fact that you would call the Holy Ghost a vessel in that sense shows how little you know - 05/09/2010 07:55:57 PM 611 Views
then I'm sorry I've misinterpreted - 05/09/2010 09:43:06 PM 532 Views
well sorry I misunderstood then - 06/09/2010 12:14:13 AM 536 Views
You have the mythology wrong, was my main point. - 06/09/2010 01:07:01 AM 542 Views
Take a look at Nordic Mythos - 05/09/2010 05:41:08 AM 613 Views
Actually, I'd switch Rand and Perrin in that equation. - 05/09/2010 06:28:16 AM 717 Views
yah all of that makes more sense - 05/09/2010 02:44:39 PM 575 Views
Re: Take a look at Nordic Mythos - 05/09/2010 07:18:22 AM 524 Views
there are elements of all 3 in each of the Ta'veren - 05/09/2010 03:12:53 PM 511 Views
Yes, Odin, Thor and Tyr were the centre trio of nordic mythology. - 05/09/2010 06:25:51 PM 740 Views
Perrin is Ilmarinen, Rand is Väinämöinen and Mat is Joukahainen - 05/09/2010 11:47:48 AM 596 Views
Those who Work, those who fight and those who pray. - 06/09/2010 04:28:29 AM 591 Views
norse mythology is the closest *NM* - 07/09/2010 11:29:24 PM 260 Views
Yes, run and hide, sissy-boy. There's a reason Mom likes me better! *NM* - 09/09/2010 12:39:13 AM 307 Views
The triad that corresponds very loosely to the Goddess triad - 08/09/2010 03:41:50 AM 632 Views

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