(urth) Latro & Unseen God (Possible spoiler)

[Matthew DeLuca]

On Nov 14, 2006, at 12:24 PM, Rex Lycanthrosaurus wrote:

> On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 20:04:00 +1100, thalassocrat at nym.hush.com said:
>
>> Mainly I'm hoping for a good story well told, but I'm also hoping
>> that there'll be some answers to a few questions the first two
>> books left hanging for me.
>>
>> 1. The Unseen God
>>
>>> From the word's of Apollo and the mediocre verse of his priestess,
>> right at the beginning in Thebes.
>>
>> "I send you to the God Unseen!
>> Whose temple lies in Death's terrene!
>> Then you shall learn why He's not seen."
>>
>> and : "Long after, you will find what you seek in the dead city."
>>
>> I assume that "the God Unseen" is the really truly God or at least
>> something further up the chain of comamnd than the gods encountered
>> so far.
>
>
> Not sure I agree, since the name Hades means "unseen" and he's king of
> the underworld, where there is no sunlight--plus Dis Pater is never
> encountered until we're dead.
>
> The very last chapter of _Sidon_ with its boatman and Cerberus-analog
> (besides reinforcing the Latro-as-Heracles subtheme) seems to indicate
> Latro is close to the particular realm in question.
>

I was referring to Latro's judgement when he is dead in the middle of  
the book. I thought this might have some connection.