(urth) Path of Air

[David Stockhoff]

This is a discussion list. If you are unable to provide better answers 
than the "obvious" ones, why do you complain about them?

Perhaps it's actually the endless bickering that is a problem for some. 
I don't know. I'm not going to address it further.

António Marques wrote:
> 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 
> <mailto: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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