Hello everyone!

I was searching through the picture selector, trying to find a topic to blog about (yes, that's how desperate I was), when I came across this one (-->).

I got to thinking (as usual), and I wondered, why did the Ewoks think Threepio was a God? Yes, I know, the first thing that pops into mind is that he is a machine, and since the Ewoks were so primitive (technologically, at least), and they had never seen a being like Threepio before, that they automatically assumed he was "some sort of God".

But, there's a problem with that assumption (at least in my mind...). More specifically, the part about them never seeing something technological before (i.e. a droid). I would think the Ewoks would have seen a droid before. Besides, the Empire was on the planet, and they had assumingly brought a droid or two along, if only for precautionary measures. And also, there is nothing stopping people in the GFFA from landing on primitive planets to make repairs to their ships, investigate new species, survey the planet in hopes of colonization, or a number of other things. Surely one of their species would have seen some sort of droid sometime.

Another thing - Threepio could understand their language, if only slightly. This means that a sentient species probably landed on Endor for some reason, and catalogued their language. Otherwise, how could Threepio have been able to communicate with them?
(And yes, I have to concede that Threepio could have been programmed with some other language that was very close to the Ewok's. This is a possibility as well....)

One last point (the most important, in my view...). Why didn't the Ewoks think that Artoo was a God as well? He was just as technologically advanced as Threepio, if not more so. I mean, it's clear that the Ewoks didn't have a written language - no sign of paper, pens, pencils, quills, or something equivalent was apparent. This would mean that they could not have religious texts telling them about a 'shining gold God', and I highly doubt that they would have such complex thoughts/theories passed down through generations solely by word of mouth.
(Although, the Ewoks might not have been able to recognize Artoo as especially technological for the sole reason that he couldn't talk with them or walk like a living being. And they could have had passed down oral descriptions of a 'golden God'...)

Hence my dilemma. I can't think of any reason why the Ewoks thought Threepio was a God. And any reason I can think of I've disproved (at least I think I have). So why do you think they thought this? Is there an answer somewhere I've overlooked?

I'd appreciate any comments, arguments, or other theories!

May The Force Be With You.