Here's what I think: God Eugenides says "take the stone." Gen has permission, and thus is not stealing it. This would explain how he survived near drowning. (Possibly the gods intervened to break the door?) Gen was holding the stone in his hand AND THE MAGUS TOOK IT FROM HIM. He did not have permission, he simply took it from his hand. Since it still belonged to Gen, when he took it back from the magus at the ford he was not technically stealing it, so its power was still protecting him. When he gives it to Eddis, she holds out her hand, and he drops it into her palm. The instant he lets go, he blacks out, goes into a fever, and almost dies. He GAVE it to the ruler of his choice, relinquishing its power over him. I think that his living was an offense to the gods because, as Eddis says, the stone is not from this world, and was not meant to go on forever. It is time for it to move on.
That is my interpretation. I know what you mean about interpretation--I hate picking things apart. But with MWT, nearly everything is a riddle that is worth untangling.
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Date: 1/30/10 02:37 am (UTC)I think that his living was an offense to the gods because, as Eddis says, the stone is not from this world, and was not meant to go on forever. It is time for it to move on.
That is my interpretation.
I know what you mean about interpretation--I hate picking things apart. But with MWT, nearly everything is a riddle that is worth untangling.