Thecla and Thea

Jeff Wilson · 08 Jan 2011, 01:20 · from 2011-January.txt.gz

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From: jwilson at io.com (Jeff Wilson)
Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2011 19:20:43 -0600
Subject: (urth) Thecla and Thea
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On 1/7/2011 2:00 PM, Andrew Mason wrote:
> Might I suggest an alternative view that may have a similar import -
> that their mothers might have been source and clone? An exultant goes
> to court to become a concubine, taking her kahibit with her. Later she
> retires and gets married. What does her kahibit do then? Arguably,
> continues to go with her and becomes her husband's mistress. So they
> produce half-sisters.

I don't think that "half-sisters" is the right term, but I could see 
G.W. translating it as such. Fascinating idea, regardless!



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Jeff Wilson - jwilson at io.com
Computational Intelligence Laboratory - Texas A&M Texarkana
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