[Forest Keeper]

I am not at all surprised that these comments sprang out at you. The first sentence insofar as it relates to Panagia is an observation that among Orthodox people there is a devotion to the Most Holy Theotokos very like that we have to our own natural mothers.

OK, that makes much more sense. I was just thrown by the side-by-side portrayal. :)

The second sentence refers to her role in the Incarnation of the Word, without which there would have been no salvation. Its really as simple as that. The other quoted line means the same thing.

That is exactly what I thought and hoped you would say. Thank you. :) This is consistent with other examples we have discussed before. I hope you don't get sick of me asking about them as they come up. :)

[Kolokotronis]

"I hope you don't get sick of me asking about them as they come up. :)"

Not at all; ask away! :)