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    The Gods of Pegana
    The Gods of Pegana
    The Gods of Pegana
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    The Gods of Pegana

    By Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Dunsany

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    LanguageEnglish
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    Release dateNov 26, 2013
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      The Gods of Pegana - Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Dunsany

      The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Gods of Pegana, by Lord Dunsany [Edward J. M. D. Plunkett]

      This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org

      Title: The Gods of Pegana

      Author: Lord Dunsany [Edward J. M. D. Plunkett]

      Posting Date: October 19, 2012 [EBook #8395] Release Date: June, 2005 First Posted: July 6, 2003

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE GODS OF PEGANA ***

      Produced by Beginners Projects, Anne Reshnyk and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team

      THE GODS OF PEGANA

      LORD DUNSANY

      CONTENTS

      Preface

      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

      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-Hara 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

      PREFACE

      In the mists before THE BEGINNING, Fate and Chance cast lots to decide whose the Game should be; and he that won strode through the mists to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI and said: Now make gods for Me, for I have won the cast and the Game is to be Mine. Who it was that won the cast, and whether it was Fate or whether Chance that went through the mists before THE BEGINNING to MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI—none knoweth.

      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 only

      MANA-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.

      There may arise some other god whom Skarl may serve, or it may be that he shall perish; but to Skarl it shall matter not, for he shall have done the work of Skarl.

      OF THE MAKING OF THE WORLDS

      When MANA-YOOD-SUSHAI had made the gods there were only the gods, and They sat in the middle of Time, for there was as much Time before them as behind them, which having no end had neither a beginning.

      And Pegana was without heat or light or sound, save for the drumming of Skarl; moreover Pegana was The Middle of All, for there was below Pegana what there was above it, and there lay before it that which lay beyond.

      Then said the gods, making the signs of the gods and speaking with Their hands lest the silence

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