(urth) Oannes

[Antonin Scriabin]

I think it might be drawn from the point where Typhon / Paiton is stroking
(himself? itself?) after being awoken by Severian.  If memory serves, it
was when they were overlooking the land far below the statue.  I remember
reading here on the Urth list that one theory was that Typhon was going to
rape Severian, and that Paiton resisted.

On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 12:52 PM, DAVID STOCKHOFF <dstockhoff at verizon.net>wrote:

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> *From:* Lee Berman <severiansola at hotmail.com>
> *To:* urth at urth.net
> *Sent:* Monday, March 19, 2012 10:34 AM
> *Subject:* (urth) Oannes
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> Not a coincidence that bisexual, boyish, deified Alexander was the impetus
> for
> centuries of androgynous Dionysus worship (and not a coincidence that
> Typhon is bisexual).
> Alexander was notable for shaving and for making his soldiers shave.
> Severian shaves
> himself with his sword and I think that is a nod to the Alexanderian
> practice.
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> What's the evidence that Typhon is bisexual? Not that I don't think he
> is---note the double-penised depiction of Pas on the obscene tapestry,
> which seems to suggest a dual sexual nature that some perceived as his
> primary feature. Note also the demand for a tribute of boys and girls by
> the tyrant of the tale of the Student. But is that evidence or conjecture?
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