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| − | + | The story of '''Parasaphi and Nadris''' is a creation myth of the [[Makabak|Makabaki]] people of [[Roshar]]. [[Navani]] recalls it while trying to understand [[Dalinar's visions]].{{book ref|sa1|61}} |
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| − | The '''myth of Parasaphi and Nadris''' is the creation myth of the [[Makabak|Makabaki]] people of [[Roshar]]. [[Navani Kholin]] and [[Renarin Kholin]] discuss it while trying to understand [[Dalinar's visions]] and the [[Desolation]]s. [[Evi Kholin]] told the story to Renarin when he was a child.{{book ref|sa1|61}} |
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| − | According to the story, Parasaphi was a woman whose people had been all but wiped out in a Desolation, while Nadris was a man |
+ | According to the story, [[Parasaphi]] was a woman whose people had been all but wiped out in a [[Desolation]], while [[Nadris]] was a man, perhaps her partner, on his deathbed. In order to preserve her people, Parasaphi climbed the [[peaks of Dara]] to find [[Seedstones]], stones touched by the [[Herald]]s. She collected them and brought them down to Nadris, then harvested his seed to bring life to the stones. [[Ten]] children sprang out and with them, Parasaphi founded the nation of [[Marnah]].{{book ref|sa1|61}} |
| − | + | Per this myth, the Makabaki are all descended from Parasaphi's children. However, in the modern day, it's unclear which mountain range corresponds to the peaks of Dara, as several possibilities have been put forth by various scholars.{{book ref|sa1|61}} |
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| − | [[Dalinar Kholin]] found the idea that people would be born from rocks to be ridiculous.{{book ref|sa1|61}} |
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| + | Considering that humans aren't originally from [[Roshar]], it's possible that Dara and Marnah are locations on [[Ashyn]]. The myth might've gotten altered over the ages as this was forgotten, substituting some ancient wars and gods of the Makabakis' ancestors for Desolations and Heralds. |
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| + | * The idea of stone or stone-like objects coming to life like Parasaphi's children is common in real-life mythologies, most famously in the story of [[wikipedia:Pygmalion (mythology) | Pygmalion]]. |
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