powers of Erebus and Abaia (was Re: cthulhu mythos, BotNS)

Maru Dubshinki · 03 Jun 2005, 11:48 · from 2005-June.txt.gz

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From: marudubshinki at gmail.com (Maru Dubshinki)
Date: Fri Jun  3 11:48:38 2005
Subject: (urth) powers of Erebus and Abaia (was Re: cthulhu mythos, BotNS)
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On 6/3/05, David DiGiacomo <david at slack.com> wrote:
> > What exactly are Erebus and Abaia's "powers"?
> 
> They resurrect Severian when he drowns in the Gyoll, and they seem to be
> immortal.  Those are pretty good powers!  It's interesting that Severian
> shares them.

pace Frazer, much magic is 'contagious'.

But I think the 'shared' powers are more likely from the New Sun-
that's just what UotNS seemed to me to be about.

~Maru

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