(urth) The Osiris Complex

[David Stockhoff]

On 11/18/2011 2:26 PM, Lee Berman wrote:
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>> David Stockhoff: Another reason I suspect Silkhorn continues to play out mythical
>> themes begun in BLS. Only Quetzal and Incanto have staffs.
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> Ahem! That's themes begun in BotNS ;- ).

Entirely possible! I meant Osiris specifically, but you mean Dionysus, 
so you are certainly correct.
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>> He (Dionysus) is a god of epiphany, "the god that comes", and his "foreignness" as
>> an arriving outsider-god ...
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> perhaps "cacogen" is another word for it?
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>> His festivals were the driving force behind the development of Greek theater.
>> His procession (thiasus)...
>> In his Thracian mysteries, he wears the bassaris or fox-skin,
> Those three items track sufficiently to Dr. Talos for me. I won't even mention Father Inire
> though the Jungle Guide carries a notable staff, as does Ceryx. Does Dr. Talos' cane count?
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> It is probably worth mentioning that Osiris' body was interred in a lead-sealed coffin, an
> image which should bring a certain element or two from BotNS to mind.
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> Moreover, the Typhon-Osiris myth was likely imported to Greece, though in that version, Typhon
> defeats Zeus by ripping out his sinews. Hermes manages to get them back and restore Zeus. 		 	   		

Sinews? What? Did you say SINEWS??

Which myth is that?