Talk:Hearth's Warming Eve/@comment-4539313-20111218164243

I'm trying to reconcile the flag. My guess is Celestia and Luna used to be like the Greek gods: coming down from their heavenly perch every once in a while, but doing their duty unseen from afar. Then Discord happened and they took care of that. Then this story took place with the unicorns not so much controlling the sun and moon as much as directing the princesses when and where it was needed. Another 1,000 years passed and Luna happened. Once Luna was banished, Celestia needed to devote more energy to the sun and moon so she came down from "Olympus" to take on a pharaoh-style god rule, allowing a cabinet of ponies to handle day-to-day rulings under her while she spits her time among the sun and moon, teaching Twilight and making public appearances.

That's my idea, anyway. Sorry for any typos, I'm on a phone.