(urth) Dionysus, the Mausoleum

[Lee Berman]

>James Wynn: I think Severian is a clone of Frog and the hero in the Tale of the Student 
>and His Son. That's why he saw his face in the tomb.
 
James, as I understand your theory, Spring Wind is Typhon so Frog (and Severian) would be
as sons of Typhon.
 
I'm not sure how the Student and His Son legend relates to Typhon though. You've noted that
Typhon is modelled on Alexander while the Student/Son hero is quite modelled on Theseus (with
more emphasis on sailing, a sea labyrinth, and naval battling.
 
Does Frog's twin brother Fish figure into the picture in any way?
 
 
>James- I agree that it seems to me that his and Cilinia's tomb should be the same. Possibly are. 
>Maybe Wolfe just goofed or had something else in mind regarding a description of the tomb.
 
I've been noticing so many gnostic opposite pairings lately, like Severian-Typhon, Matachin
Tower-Witches Tower, Father Inire-Tzadkiel, Commonwealth-The Ship, I'm thinking  paired mausoleums 
may be Wolfe's intention rather than an error.
 
 
 
[just a side note, in re-reading the Boy Called Frog story I notice that Spring Wind's soldiers
were, "drilled until they seemed men of bronze, quickened with fire". This and their loyalty to
Spring Wind does sound much like Alexander's army (though they were long past the Bronze Age and
into the Iron Age).
 
The thing that really struck me is that "bronze, quickened with fire" is pretty much an exact 
description of the construction of mythical Talos. Coincidence in BotNS to have a character of this 
name? I'm not seeing a direct connection but Talos guarded Crete and can thus be associated with the 
heroic tales of Theseus and Jason.]
 
>Wikipedia: students of Erich von Daniken and other "ancient astronaut theorists" speculate that Talos 
>may in fact have been a kind of extra-terrestrial weapon or flying machine.
 
Heh.