(urth) Short Sun blog review

[Lee Berman]

>Gerry Quinn: I don't see anything in that story to suggest that Spring Wind was Typhon...
>typhoons ae not particularly associated with Spring

I don't think typhoons are at all relevant. The Greek monster Typhon was mostly
characterized by being multi-headed and dragon/snake-like. But his Egyptian
cognate, Typhon-Set was not quite as monstrous and very explicitly associated
with hot desert winds and drought.  Sirocco storms are most frequent in spring and 
autumn. I note that drought and hot winds are a part of the Long Sun story and perhaps
serve a Pas/Typhon purpose.
 
The Naviscaput story is explicitly associated by Severian with Abaia. By parallel I could 
see the possibility that Spring Wind is a benign name and story associated with Typhon
and his origin. Gets a solid "maybe" in my book.