Father Inire as Dionysus

David Stockhoff · 25 Oct 2011, 02:52 · from 2011-October.txt.gz

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From: dstockhoff at verizon.net (David Stockhoff)
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:52:59 -0400
Subject: (urth) Father Inire as Dionysus
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On 10/24/2011 10:43 PM, Lee Berman wrote:
> I REALLY think Wolfe uses an animalistic nature to mark the demonic 
> from the angelic (as the Bible also does). We have the great beasts in 
> the ocean, we have Inire and his monkey nature and The Cumaean and her 
> snakey nature. This is in contrast to Barbatus and Famulimus who wear 
> horrible animal masks but only to disguise their superhuman beauty. 

Perhaps more "daemonic."

> You have to wonder about Tzadkiel though. He displays animalistic 
> trends (meaning the monkey-like Zak, his butterfly wings and the 
> mention of his "larvae). But he/she also possesses superhuman beauty. 
> An all-in-one god? Angel and demon? Hm.......


IIRC, in Wizard Knight there is an intimation that beyond the lower 
circles lie the higher circles---that together they form a great circle. 
And so the low (animals) is mixed with the high (Most High).

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