darkwheeldarkwheelDark Wheel toast lines and Codex references map to Odyssey mythology elements, with in-game locations corresponding to classical narrative waypoints. Literary analysis of sonnets, Philip Sidney's Astrophil and Stella, and Hermetic alchemy symbolism provides thematic navigation guidance.
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Analysis of 'With eyes to see' as reference to Sir Philip Sidney's sonnet-sequence containing Homeric Odysseus mythology parallels. Literary connection suggests thematic guidance for Raxxla search direction.
‘With eyes to see’ is Sir Philip Sidney’s sonnet-sequence in Astrophil and Stella an allegory of Homeric Odysseus? I'd always wondered if 'maybe' Cmdrs were reading too much into Philip Sydney's text, looking for a literal road map from the romantic imagery. So I started looking for a literary analysis of the poem - connected to Greek myth. "Poor Penelope. Penelope Rich": Sir Philip Sidney's "Astrophil and Stella" as a Prototype for the Rewriting of the Odysseus Myth in "Ulysses" - Dieter Fuchs, James Joyce Quarterly Vol. 48, No. 2 (Winter 2011), pp. 350-356 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236820783_Poor_Penelope_Penelope_Rich_Sir_Philip_Sidney's_Astrophil_and_Stella_as_a_Prototype_for_the_Rewriting_of_the_Odysseus_Myth_in_Ulysses 'Stephen Dedalus compares, “Poor Penelope. ...
Systematic analysis matching 'Whisperer in witch-space', 'Sirens of the deepest void', 'Parents Grief', and 'Lovers Woe' to Odyssey mythology, with cross-reference to in-game locations like Ithaca, Olympus Trading Corp, and Spartan Order faction.
my thoughts on the Oddyssey and it's fits to the toast: Whisperer in witch-space: The witch Circe? <tenuous> Sirens of the deepest void: Sirens, and trip to hades. Parents Grief: Odysseus mother, Anticlea, dies of grief Lovers Woe: Penelope and the suitors Yearning of our vagabond hearts: Odysseus disguised as a beggar Non-fits: To the jewel that burns on the brow of the mother of galaxies. Odyssey Places: | Place | In game? | Comments | Ithaca | Y | | Troy | N | | Ogygia (calypso) | N | calypso is a moon of saturn | Pylos | N | home of the Phaeceans - Facece? | Sparta | N | faction "spartan order",Luvalla | Mt Olympus | N | olympus trading corp, BD-05 2778 player faction * Mars home of the federation, of cours | Scheria | N | | Ismarus (Cicones) | N | | (Lotus Eate...
VITRIOL acronym ('Venere Interiorae Terrae Rectificando Inertiae Occultum Lapidem') suggests inward spiritual journey. Circle-dot symbol represents both alchemical gold and Egyptian sun god Re, potentially linking to Raxxla's cosmic significance.
“Visit the interior of the earth and rectifying (purifying) you will find the hidden stone." and while on the subject of alchemy, the circle with dot is the alchemical symbol for gold (as well as the Egyptian symbol for the sun, Re) YB
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