Reference[]
- Book 1, Chapter 14, Page 197
- Book 1, Chapter 15, Page 215
- Book 2, Chapter 24, Page 361
- Book 4, Chapter 1
TarValon.net[]
- Book 3, Chapter 2
- Book 5, Chapter 50
- Book 6, Chapter 41
- Book 7, Chapter 19
I noticed that this will become partially obsolete after The Gathering Storm comes out. (the by his side bit) wondering how prepared we should be? MatOdin 02:42, October 24, 2009 (UTC)
Firefly viewing[]
could the fireflies symbolize Rand, Perrin and Mat's struggle against the Shadow. When there is only one of them gathered the fireflies lose, maybe if only one of them is at Tarmon Gai'din they will lose. when two are gathered the fireflies hold back the shadow, possibly the same result in Tarmon Gai'din. though it has not happened yet if all three were gathered my logic says the fireflies would win and the same would apply to Tarmo Gai'din.
Anyone have any comments?
I would elect Min's article to become featured. SIMONBasileuV 08:23, December 20, 2010 (UTC)
The Morrígan[]
I've mentioned this in other comments on Rand's, Elayne's, and Aviendha's pages, but I think there is strong evidence that Min Farshaw represents one aspect of the triplicate goddess the Morrígan in Celtic mythos. The Morrígan has 3 primary aspects, the Maiden, the Mother, and the Elder Crone, the Crone aspect sees visions of people's deaths and prophecy. The goddess' aspects are sometimes believed to be a singular entity, and other times sisters. This bears striking similarity to the situation with Aviendha (the Maiden), Elayne (the Mother), and Min (the Elder of the 3, and a seer of prophecy and death).
Not only do the three women bear striking similarity to the Celtic goddess, but they are often referred to as the wife of the Celtic god the Dagda. The Dagda as a deity is one tied directly to the fertility of the land, it bends and responds to his passing in very similar ways to how we see nature bend itself around Rand, particularly toward the end after his time on Dragonmount.
I suspect this is intentional on Jordan's part, as there are other clear connections to Celtic mythos in the Tuatha Dé Danann / Aos Sí / Aes Sídhe and in universe elements.
- Hi, I will check this out. I forgot to mention in the comments on the Rand Talk page that there was mention of Rand being a different God in Celtic mythology associated with Maiden, Mother and Crone, but when I looked into the one named (not Dagda) there were no similarities with Rand except that he was a fertility god or god of agriculture, which was a bit tenuous in the absence of other links. The Aes Sedai and Tuatha'an links are a much better fit if I can get sourced material to back it up. Best wishes and many thanks for your contributions. Moridin_2000 (talk) 01:14, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
- As a secondary comment, is the Maiden, Mother and Crone not a reference to the Greek Goddess, Hecate? Moridin_2000 (talk) 01:16, 18 February 2021 (UTC)