The Mythos of Prythian | Episode 12--ACOTAR Chapter 13

**MAASVERSE SPOILER ALERT** In this episode we get into the fascinating mural scene where Feyre sees the map of Prythian with the mother pouring life (via wyrdmarks?) out onto the land from the Cauldron! We’ve got lots of fun discussion about the map, the hints that may or may not be in this scene about future books and multiverse crossover, etc. As always, there’s a mix of crackpot theories and normal discussions (is Rhys a valg? Is Urd the Mother? Are the books in the library Gwyn’s from her childhood spent at her dad, Tamlin’s house?? Lol) And towards the end–why the HELL would Lucien send Feyre to the Suriel if he did think it was dangerous…? That question hurt bad with our theory from last week about him urging Tamlin to go to Hybern. 

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Episode Overview

00:00–Intro song, episode intro and summary

01:09–Discussion about Tamlin taking Feyre to the library

02:29–Mama Archeron “didn’t bother to hire a governess”??

07:02–Parallels with Tamlin and Rhys about learning to read and being vulnerable

08:52–Feyre’s first sentence foreshadows throwing her shoe at Rhys? Lol

09:24–Was Prythian “created”? And by who?

12:01–Crochan means “cauldron” witch–did the Crochan’s create Prythian??

13:56–Was the cauldron the same one that created the world or did someone create it to fit the myth and gain power?

15:02–Whose hands are on that Cauldron? Maeve’s? Urd’s? The three-faced goddess?

15:20–Are Urd, The Mother, and the Three-Faced Goddess the same creator goddess across worlds?

16:23–Throne of Glass and Prythian are on the same planet!

18:23–Is the mural actually depicting Theia’s war? A valg war??

20:54–What was the mural artist trying to cover up?! (“A blur of…nothing?”)

21:53–”Human realms” vs “mortal lands”--support for Sam’s same planet as ToG theory??

28:40–Prythian’s made of wyrdmarks!!

29:20–Does every court have a mural or is Spring Court special? Are they all the same mural if so?

29:30–Start of wyrdmark language discussion (Can Amren read the symbols pouring from the Cauldron?)

31:50–First mention of Hybern

33:33–Ramiel & Sacred Mountain discussion

40:30–Is the mural anti-Night Court propaganda?

42:47–What’s up with the night court lands?

43:35–Did Rhys and his valg-fam make a deal with Hel to let demons out for the Blood Rite and that’s why they have so much land? Lolll 

44:22–Is Rhys valg? Are valg the same as Asteri? Are all valg bad? Are all Asteri bad?

48:18–Is Rhys really the “choice” guy?

51:40–Why are the children’s book in the library (and why does SJM draw attention here)? Tamlin is Gwyn’s dad theory & Tamlin secret children theories!

54:23–Tamlin gives Feyre a fish instead of teaching her to read

54:53–Tamlin would have stopped her letters anyway! Also did Tamlin write fake letters to Feyre’s family?

56:35–Did Feyre walk right past The Walking Dead in Tamlin’s library?

58:27–Feyre being wishywashy about Tamlin

59:55–What is Lucien doing in this chapter?

01:03:15–Why is Lucien letting her go to the Suriel??

01:06:13–Why is Lucien telling her that Tamlin yelled at him?

01:07:20–No seriously wtf is Lucien on letting her go to the Suriel? What does he think she’ll ask?

01:10:58–Suriel discussion–it’s “older than the bones of this world”?

01:11:56–Closing & little running water in fairy tales discussion