Background
River-gods in Narnia appear when the country is waking fully again under Aslan’s deeper power. Lewis uses them to show that the land itself is alive. Streams and rivers are more than scenery. They belong to the older, mythic order of the world.
How the race functions in Narnia
River-gods help widen the scale of Narnia’s restoration. When they rise, readers feel that not only animals and trees but the very waters of the country are joining the movement. They turn geography into character.
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