(urth) Father Inire-Hethor

[Ryan Dunn]

On Oct 15, 2011, at 12:04 AM, Lee Berman wrote:

> I think you go wrong in thinking Dorcas has been assigned to keep an eye on Severian.
> She's been dead a long time and is a pure-hearted trustworthy character. But Agia is not. 
> Even after her brother's death she keeps tracking him with the help of a space-faring 
> mirror master. 
> 
> Her attempts to kill Severian are specious. The power that directs her 
> knows he cannot be killed. But I think most of the adventures Severian is herded into 
> are designed to test (and perhaps wrest) the one power the pagan gods never seemed to 
> have- the power of true resurrection. The encounter with Dorcas, the avern battle, the 
> Cumaean seance, the meeting with Typhon, Miles, the Old Leech, etc. etc. are all such 
> tests of Severian's Christ-like ability.


Do you include Triskele in the series of tests? I believe that is the first time Severian enacts a resurrection, though he has already been rescued from death at least once (at Gyoll).

...ryan
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