<<Lowell A Francis:
>>"Where does Uleria fit into Orlanth's circle?"
>My wife says it's obvious, she's his mistress. The easy comfort when he
>misbehaves. Kept close, so she can be watched.
I do not believe so. Unless Orlanthi can have several wives or concubines I agree with Jane: Uleria does not really fit in. IMO there is no place for a secret mistress of Orlanth.>>
You're quite correct - Orlanthi are monogamous, and adultery is seen as a Very Bad Thing. That Orlanthi himself should have an affair just doesn't make sense. OTOH, the Orlanthi have no hang-ups about pre-marital sex, and Orlanth is known to have had flings with all kinds of goddesses before finally getting hitched. Uleria could well be an old flame from Orlanth's bachelor days - there would be no stigma about that in Orlanthi society.
<< Maybe she is a figure found on the edges of myth/society: not really part of society, but a figure that occurs in myth: the lover/temptress/queen of the Other Land (whatever/wherever it is). Or something. She who tought Orlanth of sex?>>
That seems entirely believable to me.
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