The Lost Continent · Chapter
Again the Gods Make Change explained
Deucalion bids farewell to Tob and his crew as they sail away to found a new colony, rejecting the old gods in favor of worshipping Deucalion as a hero-god.
What happens
Deucalion bids farewell to Tob and his crew as they sail away to found a new colony, rejecting the old gods in favor of worshipping Deucalion as a hero-god. Meanwhile, Ylga helps Deucalion escape the camp and arranges for him to meet Tob's ship, leading to his eventual departure into the Dangerous Lands of Atlantis.
Themes in this chapter
Tradition vs. Change
Tob's rejection of the old gods and his plan to worship Deucalion as a hero-god symbolizes a radical break from tradition, while Deucalion pleads for preserving the old cult.
Rebellion and Revolution
Tob's decision to found a new kingdom and establish a new religion represents a rebellion against the established order of Atlantis.
Characters to notice
- Deucalion
Pleads with Tob not to abandon the old gods; later escapes with Ylga's help and chooses to be left ashore in the Dangerous Lands.
- Tob
Captain who rejects the old gods, declares Deucalion a future god, and sails to found a kingdom in the Tin Islands.
- Ylga
Arranges Deucalion's escape from the camp and leads him through the night to meet Tob's ship.
- Phorenice
Mentioned as having threatened Deucalion with mutilation and as a brilliant speaker who might sway the mob.
- Nais
Mentioned as being held captive by Phorenice in a stone coffin.
Key passages
“We want no priest, except one we shall make ourselves, and that will be me. And as for the old Gods—well, I have laid my ideas before the fellows here, and they agree to this: We are done with those old Gods for always.”
Tob declares that he and his crew will create their own priest and abandon the old gods entirely.
Highlights the theme of tradition vs. change and Tob's revolutionary stance.
“I pour this wine as a libation to Deucalion, great lord that is today, Hero that shall be tomorrow, God that will be in time to come!”
Tob performs a libation to Deucalion, proclaiming him a future god.
Illustrates the new religious practice and the elevation of Deucalion to divine status.
“I shall lop off his right hand and his left foot, so that he may be a fighting man no longer, and then I shall drive him forth crippled into the dangerous lands, where he may learn Fear.”
Phorenice threatens to mutilate Deucalion and exile him to the Dangerous Lands.
Reveals Phorenice's cruelty and the danger Deucalion faces.