Thread: Greater Deities
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Old 03-22-2006, 05:24 PM   #31
Glamourweaver
 
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Default Re: Greater Deities

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Originally Posted by zogo
I'd guess that describing Brahma as greater was based on a common Western misperception of Hinduism (that Brahma is an important deity) rather than a desire to make a deity that was suprisingly more powerful than worship would indicate, but even if it was an attempt at a mystery, IMC Brahma isn't going to be a Greater Deity.

It may be relevant that the distinction between an 18 Force god and a Greater Deity (and the difference between an 18 Force Word Bound and a Superior) is somewhat diminished IMC relative to canon.
He is an IMPORTANT deity, he's just not as directly worshiped as the other 2 faces of the Trimurti.
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