Typhon and Severian

Chris · 10 Mar 2003, 17:09 · from urth-v0303.mbox · original

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From: "Chris" <rasputin_ at hotmail.com>
Subject: RE: (urth) Typhon and Severian
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 17:09:30 +0000
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Crush says:
>Having not read 'King Jesus' my problems with the
>Herod-Jesus/Typhon-Severian analogy is mythopoetic:
>I do agree that Typhon takes the thematic role of Herod at times - I=20
>haven't
>decided with Typhon's meeting with Severian in 'Urth of the New Sun' more
>closely parallels Herod and Jesus or Herod and John the Baptist.

I have trouble agreeing with this, since Typhon's role with respect to=20
Severian is solidly and beyond question related to Satan's role with Jesus.=20
The resemblance to Herod is going to be, in large part, a matter of Herod=20
resembling Satan at times...

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