Actually, I thought this was going to be another discussion of the "pointed stick" remark. I have never been able to figure it out. It seems like one of those lines that has to mean more than it means, but what? We had a discussion of this sometime, and I never felt that the comments nailed it to my satisfaction.
But on to Moira and Sophos: I think the gods want something different from Sophos than immediate action. Something that he is not ready or in a position to give at that point. So they ready him for what they have in store for him. I think that the discussion of Poers history of Komanare of the Bructs contains the seminal ideas for what follows. Sophos says about Komanare "if a king can't make his people behave, then yes, he is a bad king" and Moira says "Well, at least he stayed."
So later he chooses to move his own dust mote into the sun by his own actions and to "stay" in that he chooses to approach and then, as it becomes necessary, rescue his father. And he chooses all the "kingly" actions that follow from that. And he chooses, since he is king to make his barons behave by violence, since words don't suffice, and to "stay" to fight the Medes at Oneia rather than flee to safety.
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Re: He couldn’t offend the gods with a pointed stick
Date: 5/8/17 05:06 pm (UTC)But on to Moira and Sophos: I think the gods want something different from Sophos than immediate action. Something that he is not ready or in a position to give at that point. So they ready him for what they have in store for him. I think that the discussion of Poers history of Komanare of the Bructs contains the seminal ideas for what follows. Sophos says about Komanare "if a king can't make his people behave, then yes, he is a bad king" and Moira says "Well, at least he stayed."
So later he chooses to move his own dust mote into the sun by his own actions and to "stay" in that he chooses to approach and then, as it becomes necessary, rescue his father. And he chooses all the "kingly" actions that follow from that. And he chooses, since he is king to make his barons behave by violence, since words don't suffice, and to "stay" to fight the Medes at Oneia rather than flee to safety.