Who's Right?

Lee Berman · 04 Dec 2010, 08:54 · from 2010-December.txt.gz

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From: severiansola at hotmail.com (Lee Berman)
Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 03:54:17 -0500
Subject: (urth) Who's Right?
Message-ID: <SNT123-W16C081A0AC31C28025F34FCF290 at phx.gbl>

>Andrew Mason: I agree that there's more to Agia than mees the eye. There are a
>couple of definite indicators of this: her use of the symbol of the
>Jurupari (if that's what it was);  Agilus' ribbons.

Agilus' ribbons might be connected to the Jungle Sorcerers' masks. Agia uses a 
claw weapon much like (perhaps identical) to those of the jungle guys to cut
Severian's face. 

(Actually I also find much hidden significance to Agia's other weapons-
the misericorde, the athame and the crooked dagger. I can elaborate if anyone is 
interested.)

The Jurupari is a jungle demon. Also a fish known as the earth eater. And there is a
thematic connection between the fish and the demon reminscent of Abaia and undines.

And as mentioned before I am intrigued by how Agia herds Severian around Nessus and the 
Commonwealth and her association with a weird little guy from outer space who is clever
with mirrors (Inire-Hethor ambiguity intended).

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