The Gods of Pegana E-Book

Lord Dunsany

• Herausgeber: Blackmore Dennett
• Kategorie: Fantasy und Science-Fiction
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

Beschreibung

The Gods of Pegana, by Lord Dunsany, is an imaginative book of fantasy and one of the most important collections compiled of short stories from the early part of the 20th century. Dunsany, as the second writer to fully exploit the fantasy and adventure of imaginary lands, which include gods, witches, magic and spirits, The God of Pegana is both an important science fiction work which is both for its ability to be an excellent collection children's fairy tales as well as sophistcated enough to work well at an adult level.

Leseprobe

THE GODS OF PEGANA

by Lord Dunsany

Published 2018 by Blackmore Dennett

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

OF SKARL THE DRUMMER

OF THE MAKING OF THE WORLDS

OF THE GAME OF THE GODS

THE CHAUNT OF THE GODS

THE SAYINGS OF KIB

CONCERNING SISH

THE SAYINGS OF SLID

THE DEEDS OF MUNG

THE CHAUNT OF THE PRIESTS

THE SAYINGS OF LIMPANG-TUNG

OF YOHARNETH-LAHAI

OF ROON, THE GOD OF GOING, AND THE THOUSAND HOME GODS

THE REVOLT OF THE HOME GODS

OF DOROZHAND

THE EYE IN THE WASTE

OF THE THING THAT IS NEITHER GOD NOR BEAST

YONATH THE PROPHET

YUG THE PROPHET

ALHIRETH-HOTEP THE PROPHET

KABOK THE PROPHET

OF THE CALAMITY THAT BEFEL YUN-ILARA BY THE SEA, AND OF THE BUILDING OF THE TOWER OF THE ENDING OF DAYS

OF HOW THE GODS WHELMED SIDITH

OF HOW IMBAUN BECAME HIGH PROPHET IN ARADEC OF ALL THE GODS SAVE ONE

OF HOW IMBAUN MET ZODRAK

PEGANA

THE SAYINGS OF IMBAUN

OF HOW IMBAUN SPAKE OF DEATH TO THE KING

OF OOD

THE RIVER

THE BIRD OF DOOM AND THE END

INTRODUCTION

Before there stood gods upon Olympus, or ever Allah was Allah, had wrought and rested MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.

There are in Pegana Mung and Sish and Kib, and the maker of all small gods, who is MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI. Moreover, we have a faith in Roon and Slid.

And it has been said of old that all things that have been were wrought by the small gods, excepting only MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI, who made the gods and hath thereafter rested.

And none may pray to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI but only the gods whom he hath made.

But at the Last will MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI forget to rest, and will make again new gods and other worlds, and will destroy the gods whom he hath made.

And the gods and the worlds shall depart, and there shall be onlyMANA-YOOD-SUSHAI.

OF SKARL THE DRUMMER

When MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI had made the gods and Skarl, Skarl made a drum, and began to beat upon it that he might drum for ever. Then because he was weary after the making of the gods, and because of the drumming of Skarl, did MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI grow drowsy and fall asleep.

And there fell a hush upon the gods when they saw that MANA rested, and there was silence on Pegana save for the drumming of Skarl. Skarl sitteth upon the mist before the feet of MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI, above the gods of Pegana, and there he beateth his drum. Some say that the Worlds and the Suns are but the echoes of the drumming of Skarl, and others say that they be dreams that arise in the mind of MANA because of the drumming of Skarl, as one may dream whose rest is troubled by sound of song, but none knoweth, for who hath heard the voice of MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI, or who hath seen his drummer?

Whether the season be winter or whether it be summer, whether it be morning among the worlds or whether it be night, Skarl still beateth his drum, for the purposes of the gods are not yet fulfilled. Sometimes the arm of Skarl grows weary; but still he beateth his drum, that the gods may do the work of the gods, and the worlds go on, for if he cease for an instant then MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI will start awake, and there will be worlds nor gods no more.

But, when at the last the arm of Skarl shall cease to beat his drum, silence shall startle Pegana like thunder in a cave, and MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI shall cease to rest.

Then shall Skarl put his drum upon his back and walk forth into the void beyond the worlds, because it is THE END, and the work of Skarl is over.