Andrew Janssen wrote:
> Jefferson wrote:
> 
>>Andrew Janssen wrote:
>>



>>"healer" is "arlov" in Cedonian. The Litany lists "Arlova" as the goddess of 
>>health.  Which came first?  Is there something in the Cedonian language to 
>>distinguish between mortal healer and divinity of healing?
> 
> 
> I haven't quite decided which came first yet. I'll get back to you. As 
> for the second part of the question, all healers, whether they use 
> divine magic or not, are seen as being agents of the Goddess. Cedonian 
> does use a special article to indicate divinity.
> 

Ok, after spending a few hours playing with vocabulary, here's what I 
came up with:

"a healer" = "arlov" (Sedonian does not use indefinite articles)

"the healer = "yun arlov" ('arlov' is a neuter noun)

"the Healing Goddess" = "Chayin Arlova" ('Cha-' indicates divinity, 
'yin' is the nominative feminine definite article)

A similar process works with the other gods:

"wisdom" = "lusia"
"the wisdom" = "yin lusia"
"the Goddess of Wisdom" = "Chayin Lusia"

"the battle-protector" = "yan mithrac" (the bodyguard)
"The God of Battles" = "Chayan Mithrac"

"the river" = "yan sedon"
"the River God" = "Chayan Sedon"

"the dark lady" = "yin demer hazi"
"the Dark Lady" = "Chayin Demerhaze"
"the storm and rain" = "yin marm ca yin dala"
"the Storm-God" = "Chayan Marmdal" or "Chatir Marmdal"

"death" = "coron"
"the death" = "yan coron"
"the little death" = "yan marcoron"
"the God of Death" = "Chayan Coron"

"He is a blessed smith" = "Ger nate tora ronira"
"He is the blessed smith" = "Yar tora ronira"
"He is the Smith-God" = "Ger nate Chayar Torronira"

Andrew
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