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Terra Xin

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27 Nov 2006 at 05:45 - 1

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The Luxons, on the other hand, believe not only in the five greater gods of the Tyrian pantheon, but also three demigoddesses—the three queens Alua, Elora, and Ione.

I've never heard of these demigoddesses before. Does anyone have any information about them?

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http://www.guildwars.com/theworld/ca...dsincantha.php

Feme Assassin

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Greece

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27 Nov 2006 at 06:54 - 2

nothing special in my opinion.Every religion has smaller and not so important gods and anet just refere to them

Toutatis

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30 Nov 2006 at 01:58 - 3

There are three major clans in Luxon society... So my guess is that each of these demigoddesses are linked to a different clan. The gods in Celtic mythology are the spirits of legendary ancestors who were given the power of the divine, and maybe the three queens are similar to this.

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30 Nov 2006 at 10:36 - 4

On the other hand, the Kurzicks have about 4-5 Houses... whats your point?

Terra Xin

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01 Dec 2006 at 13:55 - 5

the only problem that I can see is that these three demigoddeses aren't even mentioned in GuildWars at all, only on this portion of the website.

I looked into it a little further, but Elora is also the leader of one of the clans.... still alive. The other two have different names.

draxynnic

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01 Dec 2006 at 15:03 - 6

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Originally Posted by Guildmaster Cain

On the other hand, the Kurzicks have about 4-5 Houses... whats your point?

5 Houses - one for each of the Five Gods.

What if...

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01 Dec 2006 at 15:42 - 7

I don't think there's a connection between the major kurzick houses and the five gods; nothing in-game suggests one either. As for the three queens, the fact that they exist as real people makes them less than gods IMO. Perhaps the Luxon worship of them can be compared to the worship ancient civilizations rendered to their monarchs.

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01 Dec 2006 at 16:04 - 8

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Originally Posted by What if...

I don't think there's a connection between the major kurzick houses and the five gods; nothing in-game suggests one either.

Actually the Kurzick historian in House Zu Heltzer states just that. I forgot exactly which house corresponds to which god, but if you talk to some people in the different outposts you can find out.

seut

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01 Dec 2006 at 18:12 - 9

A NPC in Cavalon (clan historian?) tells you about the luxon demi goddesses.

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02 Dec 2006 at 13:00 - 10

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Originally Posted by What if...

As for the three queens, the fact that they exist as real people makes them less than gods IMO. Perhaps the Luxon worship of them can be compared to the worship ancient civilizations rendered to their monarchs.

That was a point that I tried to make in my earlier post, although I didn't word myself that clearly.

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I looked into it a little further, but Elora is also the leader of one of the clans.... still alive. The other two have different names.

I don't think that is just a coincidence. It could be that the clan leader Elora is named after the demigoddess Elora due to a (possible family?) connection somewhere - many children born into influential families are named after their predecessors up the bloodline or in the history of succession in the hope that the name will bear some weight in society.

Terra Xin

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13 Dec 2006 at 11:00 - 11

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Originally Posted by seut

A NPC in Cavalon (clan historian?) tells you about the luxon demi goddesses.

Actually, he doesn't. I checked with him a few times, these three are only mentioned on the website. (The historian of clans just gives you a brief history of the current leaders of the three clans)

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As for the three queens, the fact that they exist as real people makes them less than gods IMO. Perhaps the Luxon worship of them can be compared to the worship ancient civilizations rendered to their monarchs.

Remember that they're demigoddesses, not goddeses, they still have their human nature about them.

Like I said before, what strikes me the most isnt the fact that these three women have an explanation for being in the game, but the fact that they aren't mentioned at all within the game itself. It pretty much the only piece of lore that isn't from within the game itself.

draxynnic

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[CRFH]

13 Dec 2006 at 11:12 - 12

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Originally Posted by The Thing

Actually the Kurzick historian in House Zu Heltzer states just that. I forgot exactly which house corresponds to which god, but if you talk to some people in the different outposts you can find out.

http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Great_House