on 7/10/01 5:11 PM, Robert A. Howard at Tangent@Concentric.net wrote:

> Hmm, I need a little bit of help from those of you who know a bit about
> mythology and the like. I'm doing a bit of writing at the moment and need
> some background info for part of a story.
> 
> Basically what I'm looking for is the name and a brief overview of one of
> the smaller types of denizims of the Underworld, one that is into power
> plays and politics.
> 
> Any advice y'all could give would be welcome. :)
> 
> Rob, you know who
> 
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    Well, even though my expertise is painfully "western" oriented, there
are some things that might interest you.

    First and foremost, there is an angel, demon, and saint for just about
anything you can think of. It might do you well to find yourself one of
those.
    I know that there was a Roman Goddess of Politics. I can not recall her
name, but entering the above in a search field will probably get you a
pretty darn specific list of sites.
    And do bear in mind that what you're looking for is, IMHO, very specific
(minor underworld denizen, politics). You might have to broaden out or bend
a little, but if you find something that specific, more power to you. The
trouble being that while there was plenty of power plays and what not going
on in just about every mythos, it was not to the point that we would call
"politics", certainly not to where a whole line of denizens would be geared
toward it.
    Good luck, hope it helps.

    Many Thanks,

    Zealot

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