Oreb-Scylla?

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From: stilskin at sff.net
Subject: (whorl) Oreb-Scylla?
Date: 23 Aug 2000 17:41:48
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First, for limping heroes, let's not forget Delany's mob, from Lobey to Kid=
, who go about with one shoe . . . .

On to Oreb.  I don't find the evidence presented thus far at all convincing=
.  Just because Oreb sees Scylla in the lake and another person sees Scylla=
 walking beside Oreb and someone else doesn't prove that Oreb is being ridd=
en by Scylla.  What we see of Scylla, for example when she rides Chenille, =
is a personality that exhibits vicious and bloodthirsty characteristics utt=
erly foreign to Oreb's character.  I don't have an explanation for, nor do =
I dispute, the association of Scylla and Oreb, which Wolfe goes out of his =
way to establish; I just am not convinced of the identity of the two.  A Sc=
ylla-ridden Oreb would be a much different, and less likable and wise, bird=
.  Not only that, but the same objection people have been making to the "go=
lden rule" explanation of the Inhumu secret applies here -- it's too simple=
 and obvious; Wolfe is more devious than that.  I would go so far as to pre=
dict that the secret of Oreb's nature will play a great part in the third v=
olume, and may e!
!
ven turn out to be related to that of the inhumu.

I couldn't help but notice in the description of the Neighbors given earlie=
r how similar they appear to augurs . . . who are themselves, as we know, e=
xecutioners as well. =20

This list is plowing some interesting ground lately -- thanks to all!

Falcon

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