Small Gods: (Discworld Novel 13) (Discworld Novels)

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The Ephebian philosophers previously appeared in Pyramids (which caused a Continuity Snarl mentioned in Thief of Time since the books are set a century apart). The deadliest monster in Greek mythology and “Father of All Monsters”. Last son of Gaia, fathered by Tartarus and god of monsters, storms, and volcanoes. He challenged Zeus for control of Mount Olympus.

Time Abyss: When Brutha discovers that Vorbis has languished in limbo, he wonders aloud if time works differently there in such a way that he's been there for far shorter than the most-of-a-century that passed on the mortal plane; Death implies that it may have been far, far longer - or at least felt that way.Brutha's zen-like tolerance of all, his quest to bring salvation free of status or dogma, and simple patience calls to mind the Buddha. Of special note is that Om is named after Ohm, an important phrase in Buddhism. Chekhov's Gun: One chapter has Urn casting metal for the Moving turtle and commenting "S’not ’n important cast anyway, ... Jus’ the control levers." Later on, the Moving Turtle fails when the lever to start it breaks.

Pratchett stated that he received fan mail from "1) pagans who say that it really shafts the Big Beard In the Sky religions and 2) Christians who say that it is an incredibly pro-Christian book". [5] Noble Bird of Prey: The crowd at the Place of Lamentation believe in this, and get very excited when a particularly noble-looking eagle perches itself atop a statue; they discuss whether it is a sign (not a sign of anything, just a sign in general), or a messenger from the Great God Om, or possibly the god himself. Om, who is nearby, is not happy, as he's currently a tortoise and eagles are one of his few natural predators; he sneers that it's just a "better-looking turkey" with a brain the size of a walnut. Judgement of the Dead: Whenever characters die, they find themselves in a desert. They encounter Death, who tells them that their judgement awaits at the end of the desert. Characters find themselves in perfect clarity, and usually use the walk to reflect upon their life. Twin brother of Castor, together known as the Dioskouri, that were transformed into the constellation Gemini.

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Who's on First?: Brutha's awkward name is lampshaded when Vorbis thinks of what will happen when he's Brother Brutha. Or even Father Brutha. He concludes they should promote him to subdeacon as soon as possible to avoid this. Om manifests himself over the citadel and attempts to grant Brutha the honour of establishing the Church's new doctrines. However, Brutha wishes to establish a 'constitutional religion' whereby Om Himself obeys Omnianism's new commandments and answers some of the prayers of his followers in exchange for a steady source of belief, believing that Om will lose his power again otherwise. The nothingness that all else sprung from. A god who filled the gap between Heaven and Earth and created the first beings Gaia, Tartarus, Uranus, Nyx and Erebus.