bsharp's Inire theory

b sharp · 07 Jul 2008, 03:10 · from 2008-July.txt.gz

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From: bsharporflat at hotmail.com (b sharp)
Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2008 23:10:05 -0400
Subject: (urth) bsharp's Inire theory
Message-ID: <BAY103-W5B5B7CFE196DC143DFABFD7940 at phx.gbl>

>And where is it writ that Inire is a member of T's race?

I think Severian identifies Inire and the Cumaean as hierodules to B, F 
and O and gets no argument.  Does that count?

Jeff Wilson writes:
>Suppose I am Inire, and too busy doing transcendent things to date. How
>does it help me quench my desire for a young lady's company to bud off a
>boatman who departs, perhaps to reunite in 50 or so yeasr, perhaps not,
>especially when I am already in close cahoots with the owner of a
>youth-oriented clone bordello?  Surely he could keep a really young one
>on hand, perhaps in return for a new section of the Botanical Gardens
>for he and his bees to enjoy?

That is SO unromantic! A guy is supposed to replace several lifetimes of true
love with a string of prostitutes? ;-)

Anyway, I wouldn't think the budding off of a boatman (of course he wasn't 
necessarily a boatman then) was for the purpose of meeting Dorcas. Probably 
the opposite, she was an accident and a distraction.

I'll note that my version of this theory relies on the idea that Wolfe patterned
the superhumans inhabiting Urth on the pre-Christian gods and monsters we 
find in ancient mythology. I glean from interviews that Wolfe likes the idea that
ancient gods and monsters were not just baseless fantasies but representations
of real beings back then.  

And the Bible seems to provide a suggestion that there were supernatural beings
who could change their form, present themselves as false gods and mate with 
humans, corrupting our race-  these being fallen angels or demons- superhuman
offshoots of God who diverted from his purpose. Similar to what some of 
the cacogens of Urth were doing, I think.

-bsharp

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