Father Inire as Dionysus

David Stockhoff · 24 Oct 2011, 17:25 · from 2011-October.txt.gz

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From: dstockhoff at verizon.net (David Stockhoff)
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:25:51 -0400
Subject: (urth) Father Inire as Dionysus
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On 10/24/2011 1:16 PM, Lee Berman wrote:
> I believe it is the Old Autarch who tells Severian that Thecla was chosen
> for her loyalty to Vodalus as a means to bind his followers more tightly
> to him. I tend to think Vodalus as an expendable pawn of higher powers
> (easily replaced by Agia with the help of...Hethor) who doesn't really know
> that the true importance of his dinner choices (and all else that he does)
> relates to Severian as a nascent New Sun

Here's a thought.

Old Autarch + Inire vs Vodalus + Inire

New Autarch + Inire vs Agia and Hethor

(1) The Vodalarii no longer need Inire's personal attention now that Sev 
is here

(2) Hethor is a lesser Inire, as Agia is a lesser Vodalus.

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