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Post by Admin on Sept 28, 2015 6:52:12 GMT
Working on the Article about Angels in Dragon 35, again.
(While smoking a cigadeath and listening to Heaven & Hell, by Black Sabbath, again).
Compare this to the Article about Saints in Best of Dragon IV.
Saints are quasi-deities, at the least, according to my understanding.
Not what do you think: What do you know?
Immortality,
Pres
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Post by Malcadon on Sept 28, 2015 7:50:51 GMT
In the context of Judeo-Christian Mythos, there would be only one "true" God. In such a monotheistic setting, Saints (St. Jude, St. Matthew, etc.) and Messiahs (David, Jesus, etc.) could serve as a placeholders for gods, with each Saint providing a different set of blessings (in the form of cleric spells) when prayed for. Naturally, Angels would be the Upper Planes equivalent of Demons and Devils form the Lower Planes, while Archangels (Gabriel, Michael and Raphael) are like Arch-Devils/Demon Princes. There are the known types of Angles: Seraphim, Cherubim*, Thrones, Dominions, Virtues, Powers, Principalities, Archangels, Angels, Putti*.
*Note: Cherubim are strange winged creatures: not those fat babies with wings, who are Putti (singular: Putto) -- they can serves as the angelic equivalent of Imps and Quasits.
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Post by Admin on Sept 28, 2015 8:07:23 GMT
Thanks malcadon for the insightful response. Anyway... 1. It's a badly worded poll - it should have been: " Are Arch-Angels Gods"? 2. In the DDG, Demon Princes and Arch-Devils are listed as being Lesser Gods. 3. Here is the article on Angels, from Dragon 35: dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22333214/1/d/angel.htm Pres |
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