(urth) Osiris = the Green Man in BOTNS?

Antonin Scriabin kierkegaurdian at gmail.com
Sat Dec 22 18:09:36 PST 2012


I don't think something like this could be accidental. All the more reason
for me to reread BOTNS.
On Dec 22, 2012 8:57 PM, "steve roh" <sroh98 at gmail.com> wrote:

> It's occurred to me that the Green Man who Severian rescues in Book of the
> New Sun, has possible interesting connections to Osiris.
>
> Osiris: green-skinned god of vegetation, wheat grew from his body
> Green Man: green man whose body has been modified to grow algae as a
> nutrient source
>
> Osiris: killed by Typhon
> Green Man: comes from future possible Urth, an Urth which Severian notes
> will die (never come to be) if the tyrant Typhon is victorious
>
> Am I just imagining this?
>
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