Hierax is dead
The Urth list — 4 messages, 4 voices, 23 Nov 2011
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Lee Berman — 23 Nov 2011, 18:20

> Pig said, "Hierax is dead."

 
I find it interesting that Hierax is dead, but I find it more interesting
to wonder how Pig knows this.

> James Wynn: we'd really have to know what the purpose in sending Seawrack 
> was in the first place. Was her purpose solely for Horn? Did Mother decide 
> Horn was a "worshipper" because he killed that pirate woman and caused her 
> to be dumped in the water?

 
Wow. My interpretation is so different. I think perhaps the "pirate ship" was
like the naviscaput in the off-world legend in UotNS. An above-water extrusion
of The Mother. I think Horn's shot is what knocked off Seawrack's arm, she also
being an extrusion of The Mother. (James do you have a different explanation for
Seawrack's arm?). Seawrack's arm seems freshly lost but carefully dressed and
healed. I think that occurred via The Mother when she dropped back into the sea.
Despite the arm loss she can still swim pretty fast.
 
As for the purpose in sending Seawrack, I think it is similar to the sending of
undines to Severian. There are powers in the sea who have a presentiment of Horn's
future and want to be a part of it and/or influence on it.

> I think it is significant that the Narrator does not reconnect with 
> Seawrack in his non-Horn body until the end when the Rajan returns to 
> the Whorl with Marble, Nettle, and Seawrack. (and Oreb, of course). Of 
> course, I'm not sure what the reconnection means any more than I know 
> what the separation means.

 
There is such a personal, wistful note to the description of these characters. I 
think there is some reflection of the author's personal life which may not directly
tie to the story. 		 	   		  

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Gerry Quinn — 23 Nov 2011, 18:42
  in reply to Lee Berman

From: Lee Berman 

> > Pig said, "Hierax is dead."

> I find it interesting that Hierax is dead, but I find it more interesting
> to wonder how Pig knows this.

He’s a godling, and presumably was constructed at/by Mainframe.  I guess he knew from birth.
- Gerry Quinn

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Pedro Pereira — 23 Nov 2011, 18:50
  in reply to Gerry Quinn

Sorry to hijack this post, but could the person responsible unsubscribe me from the Urth list?  Thank you,Pedro
 From: gerry at bindweed.com
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Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:42:22 +0000
Subject: Re: (urth) Hierax is dead







 


 

From: Lee Berman 

Pig 
said, "Hierax is dead."

I 
find it interesting that Hierax is dead, but I find it more 
interesting

to 
wonder how Pig knows this.

 

He’s 
a godling, and presumably was constructed at/by Mainframe.  I guess he knew 
from birth.

 

- 
Gerry Quinn

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James Wynn — 23 Nov 2011, 19:09
  in reply to Pedro Pereira

See the bottom of this page Pedro.
http://lists.urth.net/listinfo.cgi/urth-urth.net
You subscribed yourself. You must unsubscribe yourself.

Good luck to you.

> On 11/23/2011 12:50 PM, Pedro Pereira wrote:
> Sorry to hijack this post, but could the person 
> responsible unsubscribe me from the Urth list?
> 
> Thank you,
> Pedro

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