When Ged first sees Serret in the Court of the Terranon, he compares her to the Lady of O, who, "had been like a slight, bright candle-flame, but this woman was like the white new moon."
This reminded me of Lord Gro's serenade to Lady Prezmyra in E.R. Eddison's 'The Worm Ouroboros':
You meaner Beauties of the Night,
That poorly satisfie our Eies,
More by your number then your light,
You Common-people of the Skies;
What are you when the Moone shall rise?
Of...
Wizard of Earthsea possible reference?
This reminded me of Lord Gro's serenade to Lady Prezmyra in E.R. Eddison's 'The Worm Ouroboros':
You meaner Beauties of the Night,
That poorly satisfie our Eies,
More by your number then your light,
You Common-people of the Skies;
What are you when the Moone shall rise?
Of...
Wizard of Earthsea possible reference?