(urth) Path of Air
David Stockhoff
dstockhoff at verizon.net
Wed Aug 18 18:55:48 PDT 2010
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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