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<div>Gerry Quinn-<br>
<font face="Arial" size="2">I don't see anything in that story
to suggest that Spring Wind was Typhon. It does appear that
Spring Wind is extraterrestrial. He fought on Urth, and
sometimes his armies caused devastation among humankind (and
food for wolves), at least locally. But in the long history
of Urth there must have been many such. Where is the
indication that Spring Wind conquered or ruled the planet?
What characteristics, other than his being a reasonably
dominant warrior/leader, and some doubtful etymology, induce
you to associate him with Typhon?</font></div>
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I think the etymology is not dubious at all. To me, it's a fairly
overt reference. Not at all subtle. It's analogous to, say, having a
story in the Brown book that refers to a black cloaked figure named
The One Who Divides. <br>
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Demanding more evidence than this from a story that didn't even
overtly identify Severian as the Conciliator or the New Sun seems to
be demanding something one would never expect to get.<br>
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u+16b9<br>
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