(urth) Father Inire as Dionysus

[James Wynn]

On 10/25/2011 9:01 AM, Lee Berman wrote:
> I don't get this. What resemblance does Hethor have to the Trojan Hector who
> was a brave and noble prince and warror?
> I don't think WOlfe would pick this name just for the heck of it.

I'm not prepared to show that Wolfe has woven elements of the Illiad 
into the life of Severian, but it would be very much like Wolfe to do 
that. And Hector, and as the nemesis of the sword wielding Achilles and 
slayer of his alter-ego, would be a fine reference to Severian's Hethor.

J.