<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div><span><br></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Lee Berman <severiansola@hotmail.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> urth@urth.net <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, March 19, 2012 10:34 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> (urth) Oannes<br> </font> </div> <br><br>Not a coincidence that bisexual, boyish, deified Alexander was the impetus for <br>centuries of androgynous Dionysus worship (and not a coincidence that Typhon is bisexual). <br>Alexander was notable for shaving and for making his
soldiers shave. Severian shaves <br>himself with his sword and I think that is a nod to the Alexanderian practice.<br> <br>_______________________________________________<br><br>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?<br> </div> </div> </div></body></html>