(urth) Path of Air

[António Marques]

This kind of answers is precisely why people lose interest in following the
list.

On 19 August 2010 00:58, David Stockhoff <dstockhoff at verizon.net> wrote:

> Some obvious answers present themselves:
>
>
> António Pedro Marques wrote:
>
>> Lee Berman wrote (18-08-2010 12:58):
>>
>>  I think Valeria remains a possible candidate as Severian's missing twin
>>> sister. The wife of Roman emperor valentinianus was named Valeria
>>> Severa.
>>>
>>
>> This I think is worth exploring.
>>
>> - When Severian goes to Yesod, Valeria remains in his place for decades.
>> Why would this be tolerated? We're told of no similar thing in the history
>> of the Autarchy.
>>
> ---Because it's not important.
>
>
>> - What's Severian's attraction to Valeria? He met her when both were
>> reasonably young. Then years pass and suddenly upon becoming Autarch he
>> realises he must go get her. Why?
>>
> ---Because he could.
>
>>
>> - I don't know what to make of the names. The -ian in Severian's name was
>> sometimes used in Rome to indicate adoption. Otoh Valeria would simply be
>> the name of a woman born to perhaps the most noble family in roman history,
>> while at the same time one that generally stood for the rights of lower
>> strata of society. So, the names seem to fit, but do they tell us anything
>> new?
>>
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