(urth) Father Inire as Dionysus

[António Pedro Marques]

David Stockhoff wrote (24-10-2011 18:25):
> On 10/24/2011 1:16 PM, Lee Berman wrote:
>> I believe it is the Old Autarch who tells Severian that Thecla was chosen
>> for her loyalty to Vodalus as a means to bind his followers more tightly
>> to him. I tend to think Vodalus as an expendable pawn of higher powers
>> (easily replaced by Agia with the help of...Hethor) who doesn't really know
>> that the true importance of his dinner choices (and all else that he does)
>> relates to Severian as a nascent New Sun
>
> Here's a thought.
>
> Old Autarch + Inire vs Vodalus + Inire
>
> New Autarch + Inire vs Agia and Hethor
>
> (1) The Vodalarii no longer need Inire's personal attention now that Sev is
> here
>
> (2) Hethor is a lesser Inire, as Agia is a lesser Vodalus.

Why isn't Hethor the same individual as Inire?