(urth) Father Inire Theory

[Jeff Wilson]

On 12/5/2010 8:59 PM, Lee Berman wrote:

> The rise and fall of Alexander's empire established the 300 year gnostic stage upon which Christianity arose. The rise and
> fall of Typhon's empire established the 1000 year stage upon which Severian's ascension was built. Perhaps others are not
> but I feel enlightened and enriched in my understanding of BotNS by this connection. And having respect for a fellow Wolfe
> lover allowed me to attain this enlightenment. Thanks James!

That's great, and I would not dismiss such a thing. It is very Wolfean 
for Typhon to be patterned after Alexander. But saying that a similar 
likeness of Tzadkiel and Inire to Alexadner's gods makes it believable 
that Inirie is his own legion of shape shifters who are never seen to 
change shape is as useful as saying it is believable that Wolfe implies 
that Alexander was also a space tyrant, just one that was never seen to 
employ spaceships.

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Jeff Wilson - jwilson at io.com
Computational Intelligence Laboratory - Texas A&M Texarkana
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