Father Inire as Dionysus

António Pedro Marques · 21 Oct 2011, 16:45 · from 2011-October.txt.gz

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Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:45:14 +0100
Subject: (urth) Father Inire as Dionysus
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David Stockhoff wrote (21-10-2011 15:39):
> On 10/21/2011 8:40 AM, Lee Berman wrote:
>> We are told Talos is fox-like and that he is a "homunculus" grown/created
>> by Baldanders. But obviously Baldanders didn't use his own DNA to create
>> him. What was the source material? And why does a doctor know so much
>> about Commonwealth politics, mythology, eschatology and genesis and cosmic
>> history (not to mention Severian's mother)?
>
> Wait! What does Talos know about Sev's mother?
>
> Dr Crane always reminded me of Dr Talos. Both seem to know everything.

That's cause they're both Dr. You have to know a lot to be a Dr.

Well, this looks like as good a place as any other to ask one simple question.

Aside from Dorcas-is-Severian's-grandmother (which as I have said doesn't 
even look that 'Wolfean' a 'puzzle' to me), have all those years of 
discussion produced anything concrete regarding any of the mysteries in any 
of the books? I mean - something which isn't pointed out and yet after 
someone uncovers it, everybody agrees it must be so? (Rajan-is-Silk is, I 
think, pointed out several times.)

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