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The Web of Arachne Solara

Posted on February 14, 2022

Glorantha is held together by the Web of Arachne Solara, a vast net woven out of the strands of myths – each the encapsulated deed of gods or heroes in the God…

Arachne Solara

Goddess of Nature, Greatest of the Greater Gods The web of Arachne Solara—the Cosmic Spider—binds the cosmos together. Her origin is unknown, though legends abound. She was unimportant until all the gods…

La Toile d’Arachne Solara #1 (FRA-1994)

La Toile d’Arachne Solara #1 is the fanzine’s May/June/July issue for an undocumented year. Sources say it was published in 1994 but no year is mentioned in the issue. Table of Contents…

La Toile d’Arachne Solara #2 (FRA-1994)

La Toile d’Arachne Solara #2 was published in December 1994. Table of Contents Edito – En retard, dites-vous? Exergue – Les Homme-Betes, ces inconnus… Le Peuple-Bete Les Centaures Les Minotaures Les Ithilians-Fanes…

The Lunar Religion and Chaos

Posted on March 6, 2022

One of the clear distinctions made in the Compromise is that Chaos is not of this world. The deities and powers of the world had touched it, and were still afraid of…

The Great Compromise

Posted on January 26, 2021

Arachne Solara is the epithet of an otherwise unnamed deity who may be the goddess of Nature in Glorantha. Her origins are mysterious and subject to speculation, but there are strong indications…

Glorantha-16-Arachne Solara

Arachne Solara traps the Devil in the Web of the Great Compromise, held in place by the gods and goddesses of Glorantha. By Mike Perry. Copyright Moon Design 2013.

Gloranthan Mythology

Every culture creates myths and legends which explain man’s existence and purpose. Glorantha is no exception. Mythology of Glorantha The Creation This tale agrees in most particulars with the diverse religious sources…

Arachne Solara glyph

Book of Heortling Mythology, Appendix D

Arachne Solara sketches

Art composition sketches by Mike Perry, done for the Guide to Glorantha.

Harmast’s Heroquests

Posted on October 12, 2021

This excerpt is from Greg Stafford’s unpublished Harmast Saga (1991) Here are the times that Harmast went to the Hero Plane before he returned with Arkat. First, for a glimpse, at his…

Great Temples of Sartar

Posted on October 26, 2020

I believe these are the great temples around Sartar. As an aside, Eiritha is an important cult for the Pol-Joni, but Ernalda is still more prevalent. The Pol-Joni are very atypical Praxians….

Who is Ginna Jar?

Posted on January 14, 2023

Ginna Jar is the ghost of something important that has been lost and is gone. The Orlanthi give it a feminine identity, but that may have as much to do with the…

The Beastmen

Posted on May 6, 2021

There are no records of the Beastmen living in Dragon Pass in the First Age. During the later Second Age, there was the famous Stitched Zoo at Voss Varainu, where the Wyrms…

Excerpt – Cosmology (1981)

Originally published in Cults of Terror Before Creation In analyzing the mythos of Glorantha, four streams of belief prevail. They sometimes mingle and sometimes flow in separate channels, but they all flow…

Genealogy of the Celestial Court

Posted on July 15, 2022

An interesting thing about the Lightbringers Pantheon is the number of non-elemental deities are prominent. Perhaps that was a key factor in the magic of the quest? Sharp-eyed viewers might note a…

26 – The Seven Steps

25 – Fear and the Void 27 – What about Chaos? 25 – Fear and the Void 27 – What about Chaos?

Grandmother Spider

Cosmic Spirit Write up Page Year Runes Notes Prosopaedia 52 2023 Cults of Glorantha Preview 165 2019 per Rune spell Spirit Cult Tales of the Reaching Moon #14 46 1996 As: Grandmother…

Chaos and The Great Compromise

Posted on May 27, 2023

The Spike held Glorantha together in the Gods Time. The Celestial Court were torn into pieces and the Spike was destroyed, leaving instead a gaping, howling Void. Things fall apart; the centre…

Glorantha Core Rune Font

The Glorantha Core Font is used by Moon Design and Chaosium in their publications. It is a compilation of the most useful characters from the 42 or so fonts created in the…

Starry Wisdom #2 – Inside Arachne Pinata

by Rob Heinsoo INVOCATION: Arachne Solara,Greatest Mother,Inner Spirit of all Glorantha,Web Keeper,Mother of Time,Shower blessed factoids upon us as I take some swingsat your spider-shaped pinata [9/10/97 Note: This editorial was produced…

HeroQuesting Context

Posted on January 8, 2022

So often when we talk about heroquesting, it is in the context of gaining power, defeating a foe, exploring the mythic realms, learning magical secrets, and so on. Not surprising – that…

Jungian Archetypes and Their Gloranthan Deities

Posted on April 7, 2025

I did a little list with the Jungian archetypes from his writings and lectures, and then assigned the Gloranthan deity I thought best applies. It is a fun little exercise, and one…

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