(urth) Shadow Children and Inhumi

[James Wynn]

> No doubt Wolfe also had in mind the fact that Norse mythology is one
> of the few that predicts the world's ultimate--i.e., not cyclical,
> with its implication of rebirth--destruction by the forces of chaos,
> darkness, ice, and fire.

This is a common misapprehension. Odin's sons Vidar and Vali (Vidar 
having slain Fenrir) survive Ragnarok (the floods and fires) and live in 
the new fields where Asgard (now burned up and washed away) used to be. 
Personally, I can't think of an single end-times myth right now that 
does not involve new worlds, lands, and/or people.

> Please note that it -is- possible to over-interpret.  Some of the
> recent postings, in my opinion, have done so to a tremendous and
> bewildering extent.

I disagree about "over-interpreting", but "mis-interpreting", selecting 
the wrong key is very easy.
However, I find that it often happens that some will ho-hum 
interpretations merely because they lack the necessary foundations to 
appreciate them. Often, what looks like a mere decorative doorway to the 
naive is clearly a supporting structure to an engineer. Also, a lot of 
whats involved in figuring out a Wolfe novel is randomly trying out 
keys. So, I never mind when someone else is doing that.

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