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Agilus and Agia
David Stockhoff · 02 May 2013, 03:26
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From: dstockhoff at verizon.net (David Stockhoff) Date: Wed, 01 May 2013 23:26:43 -0400 Subject: (urth) Agilus and Agia In-Reply-To: <CAEnJbxBrEyU0NukEcoTH=sh7B-B1ni_oY3s4G1i1XvYtFOPEhQ at mail.gmail.com> References: <BLU175-W4C28048A55FD1FD33A057CFBC0 at phx.gbl> <1367423145.41594.YahooMailNeo at web84503.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> <CAEnJbxB-zpDR7t6-0mFXJWubU-MtaSUmB1S0A3cGhLbDZpKqeQ at mail.gmail.com> <518161F3.2060708 at clueland.com> <CAEnJbxDpfKaepPwgx4UAG0UaREyMBLx7eNV0fwFRQRnUfozYGQ at mail.gmail.com> <51818C22.1080207 at verizon.net> <CAEnJbxCHROGWhnTbMez3ayiQud9XvfThtzcbJTrm09NLGjWgeQ at mail.gmail.com> <5181A66A.9060806 at verizon.net> <CAEnJbxBrEyU0NukEcoTH=sh7B-B1ni_oY3s4G1i1XvYtFOPEhQ at mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <5181DCF3.5090403 at verizon.net> Schrodinger's vizier? Now I'll have to lie awake considering the ramifications of Father Inire's potential nonexistence . . . On 5/1/2013 11:10 PM, aaron wrote: > I suppose. I guess it's just a feeling that there is something I'm > missing about Agilus that has yet to be explained to my own > satisfaction. For me, none of the theories presented fit. Are they > possible? Sure they are. But they don't feel right. And the same > goes for the character of Father Inire. Don't even get me started on > that subject. I even asked Wolfe about Inire's appearances (or lack > of) in TBotNS, and he basically just said "Maybe he's there, maybe > he's not." Cute, huh? > > > On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 7:34 PM, David Stockhoff > <dstockhoff at verizon.net <mailto:dstockhoff at verizon.net>> wrote: > > Not if it's tucked over/behind the ears. > > > On 5/1/2013 6:29 PM, aaron wrote: > > It could be, but a ribbon wouldn't just hang there suspended. > Think about a string or ribbon that holds up a mask. Remove > the mask and the ribbon would just fall off. > > > On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 5:41 PM, David Stockhoff > <dstockhoff at verizon.net <mailto:dstockhoff at verizon.net> > <mailto:dstockhoff at verizon.net > <mailto:dstockhoff at verizon.net>>> wrote: > > It could be a ribbon. > > > On 5/1/2013 4:38 PM, aaron wrote: > > Not so sure about hair, but something has to explain the > stripe above Agilus' ear. While I don't doubt it is an > indication of Agilus' dishonesty, that he is a man who > wears > many masks, what is the plowman's meaning here? The only > plausible, however far-fetched, explanation is the > face paint > of the Jungle Sorcerers. We have the evidence of Agia's > scribbling the symbol on the floor of the dungeon, but > little > else. I am still not satisfied with the explanation, > but it > will serve as a placeholder as it has for years. I still > can't shake the relation to the masks of the Hierodules. > Perhaps someday I will come across a better theory. > > > On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 2:41 PM, Jeff Wilson > <jwilson at clueland.com <mailto:jwilson at clueland.com> > <mailto:jwilson at clueland.com <mailto:jwilson at clueland.com>> > <mailto:jwilson at clueland.com > <mailto:jwilson at clueland.com> <mailto:jwilson at clueland.com > <mailto:jwilson at clueland.com>>>> > > wrote: > > On 5/1/2013 12:21 PM, aaron wrote: > > I think I have read somewhere about the > stripes being face > paint, thus > related to the jungle sorcerers. > > > So Agia and Agilus don't just play dress-up, but > do hair and > make-up as well? That would explain the elongated > eyes... > > > -- Jeff Wilson - jwilson at clueland.com > <mailto:jwilson at clueland.com> > <mailto:jwilson at clueland.com > <mailto:jwilson at clueland.com>> <mailto:jwilson at clueland.com > <mailto:jwilson at clueland.com> > > <mailto:jwilson at clueland.com > <mailto:jwilson at clueland.com>>> > > Computational Intelligence Laboratory - Texas A&M > Texarkana > < http://www.tamut.edu/CIL > > > _______________________________________________ > Urth Mailing List > To post, write urth at urth.net > <mailto:urth at urth.net> <mailto:urth at urth.net > <mailto:urth at urth.net>> > <mailto:urth at urth.net <mailto:urth at urth.net> > <mailto:urth at urth.net <mailto:urth at urth.net>>> > > > Subscription/information: http://www.urth.net > > > > > -- Aaron Singleton > > > _______________________________________________ > Urth Mailing List > To post, write urth at urth.net <mailto:urth at urth.net> > <mailto:urth at urth.net <mailto:urth at urth.net>> > Subscription/information: http://www.urth.net > > > _______________________________________________ > Urth Mailing List > To post, write urth at urth.net <mailto:urth at urth.net> > <mailto:urth at urth.net <mailto:urth at urth.net>> > Subscription/information: http://www.urth.net > > > > > -- > Aaron Singleton > > > _______________________________________________ > Urth Mailing List > To post, write urth at urth.net <mailto:urth at urth.net> > Subscription/information: http://www.urth.net > > > _______________________________________________ > Urth Mailing List > To post, write urth at urth.net <mailto:urth at urth.net> > Subscription/information: http://www.urth.net > > > > > -- > Aaron Singleton > > > _______________________________________________ > Urth Mailing List > To post, write urth at urth.net > Subscription/information: http://www.urth.net
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