(urth) The Nebraskan and the Nereid

[Gerry Quinn]

From: "Mo Holkar" <lists at ukg.co.uk>
> At 11:56 18/04/2011, Gerry wrote:

>>I think a key element in interpretation (unless we assume a far more 
>>central and murderous role for the Nereid, which I don't think 
>>there's any justification for) is that the symbol pertains to the 
>>maid, not Thoe.  I don't see how the symbology associated with 
>>Poseidon or his trident fits Whereas psi (for psyche) seems 
>>appropriate enough to mark a tragic death.
> 
> 
> That certainly makes sense, although I think I would need to know 
> that ancient Greeks / mythic beings had a tradition of marking such 
> deaths in such a way. It would seem a bit weak for Wolfe just to have 
> invented it arbitrarily for this occasion.

The letter is also a cross, which is quite Wolfean.

- Gerry Quinn