Re: Pronouns and genders of the Pfhor


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Re: Pronouns and genders of the Pfhor

Posted By: Aaron Freed Date: 11/24/22 7:48 a.m.
In Response To: Pronouns and genders of the Pfhor (Aaron Freed)

Heavily belated follow-up to these bits:
: • Great Mother crouched behind the Throne: presumably female
: (mentioned by Tfear in "Aie Mak Sicur")
: • Hindmost Creche (which is probably a metonymy, since a creche is a
: nursery): female, mentioned by Tfear in "Slimy Things". Notably,
: he capitalises the pronoun "Her" in a way that suggests She is a
: figure of some religious reverence. My headcanon is that "Hindmost
: Creche" is a metonymy for the Great Mother, although this is not
: officially confirmed anywhere. (Interestingly, Tfear also uses the phrase
: "dried creche" in the aforementioned "Aie Mak Sicur" terminal.)
It occurred to me a few weeks ago that of course these two terms refer to the same individual. If she is the Hindmost, then she would, almost by definition, be behind the Throne. And a creche, or nursery, is precisely where one might expect to find a Great Mother.
So there you have it. “Hindmost Creche” is a metonymy for the Great Mother crouched behind the Throne. It only took me 26 years to figure it out.

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Pronouns and genders of the Pfhor Aaron Freed 5/14/21 12:19 a.m.

Re: Pronouns and genders of the Pfhor Godot 5/14/21 4:14 a.m.

Re: Pronouns and genders of the Pfhor VikingBoyBilly 5/17/21 4:09 a.m.

Re: Pronouns and genders of the Pfhor Durandal_1707 5/18/21 7:33 p.m.

Re: Pronouns and genders of the Pfhor VikingBoyBilly 5/19/21 12:51 p.m.

Re: Pronouns and genders of the Pfhor ukimalefu 5/19/21 9:30 p.m.

Re: Pronouns and genders of the Pfhor VikingBoyBilly 5/17/21 4:06 a.m.

Re: Pronouns and genders of the Pfhor Bob-B-Q 5/17/21 7:27 a.m.

Re: Pronouns and genders of the Pfhor helviusrufus 5/17/21 3:49 p.m.

Re: Pronouns and genders of the Pfhor Forrest of B.org 5/18/21 12:39 a.m.

Re: Pronouns and genders of the Pfhor Sirblastalot 5/19/21 9:41 p.m.

Re: Pronouns and genders of the Pfhor Aaron Freed 11/24/22 7:48 a.m.

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: Heavily belated follow-up to these bits: It occurred to me a few weeks ago : that of course these two terms refer to the same individual. If she is : the Hindmost , then she would, almost by definition, be behind the Throne : . And a creche , or nursery, is precisely where one might expect to find : a Great Mother . : So there you have it. “Hindmost Creche” is a metonymy for the Great Mother : crouched behind the Throne. It only took me 26 years to figure it out.

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Pronouns and genders of the Pfhor	Aaron Freed	5/14/21 12:19 a.m.
Re: Pronouns and genders of the Pfhor	Godot	5/14/21 4:14 a.m.
Re: Pronouns and genders of the Pfhor	VikingBoyBilly	5/17/21 4:09 a.m.
Re: Pronouns and genders of the Pfhor	Durandal_1707	5/18/21 7:33 p.m.
Re: Pronouns and genders of the Pfhor	VikingBoyBilly	5/19/21 12:51 p.m.
Re: Pronouns and genders of the Pfhor	ukimalefu	5/19/21 9:30 p.m.
Re: Pronouns and genders of the Pfhor	VikingBoyBilly	5/17/21 4:06 a.m.
Re: Pronouns and genders of the Pfhor	Bob-B-Q	5/17/21 7:27 a.m.
Re: Pronouns and genders of the Pfhor	helviusrufus	5/17/21 3:49 p.m.
Re: Pronouns and genders of the Pfhor	Forrest of B.org	5/18/21 12:39 a.m.
Re: Pronouns and genders of the Pfhor	Sirblastalot	5/19/21 9:41 p.m.
Re: Pronouns and genders of the Pfhor	Aaron Freed	11/24/22 7:48 a.m.



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