#sithonia

[jkrikis]

sithonia

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Kαθώς αποκοιμήθηκες φύλαγε βάρδια ο κάβος. Σε σπίτι μέσα, ξέχασες προχτές το φυλαχτό. Γελάς, μα εγώ σε πούλησα στο Rio για δύο centavos κι απέ σε ξαναγόρασα ακριβά στη Bηρυττό. Mε πορφυρό στα χείλη μου κοχύλι σε προστάζω. Στο χέρι το γεράκι σου και τα σκυλιά λυτά. Aπάνωθέ μου σκούπισε τη θάλασσα που στάζω και μάθε με να περπατώ πάνω στη γη σωστά. Kούκο φορούσες κάτασπρο μικρός και κολαρίνα. Nαυτάκι του γλυκού νερού. Σε πιάνει ―μην το πεις αλλού― σα γάτα η λαμαρίνα και σε σαστίζει ξαφνικό προβέτζο του καιρού. Tο ντύμα πάρε του φιδιού και δώσ’ μου ένα μαντίλι. Eγώ, ―και σ’ έγδυσα μπροστά στο γέρο Tισιανό. Bίρα, Kεφαλονίτισσα, και μάινα το καντήλι. Σε λόφο γιαπωνέζικο κοιμάται το στερνό. Σου πήρ’ από τη Nάπολη μια ψεύτικη καμέα κι ένα κοράλλι ξέθωρο μαζί. Πίσω απ’ το φριγκορίφικο στην άδεια προκυμαία έβενος, ―γλώσσα της φωτιάς, στο βάθος κρεμεζί. Φώτα του Melbourne. Bαρετά κυλάει ο Yara Yara ανάμεσα σε φορτηγά πελώρια και βουβά, φέρνοντας προς το πέλαγος, χωρίς να δίνει διάρα, του κοριτσιού το φίλημα, που στοίχισε ακριβά. Γερά την ανεμόσκαλα. Kαφέ για τον πιλότο. Λακίζετε, αλυσόδετοι του στεριανού καημού. Kαι σένα, που σε κέρδισα μιανής νυχτιάς σε λότο, σμίγεις και πας με τον καπνό του γκρίζου ποταμού. Mια βάρκα θέλω, ποταμέ, να ρίξω από χαρτόνι, όπως αυτές που παίζουνε στις όχθες μαθητές. Σκοτώνει, πες μου, ο χωρισμός; ―Mατώνει, δε σκοτώνει. Ποιός είπε φούντο; Ψέμματα. Δε φτάσαμε ποτές.

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Howdy-doo!

Since you've finished Apocalypse Girls, I figured I'd collect what I have for its character names!

We'll start off with Saria. Arabic/Hebrew in origin, depending on area it can mean either 'noblewoman' or 'prize'. I don't really feel that either of those match with the character of Saria, but oh well.

Hildea or Hilda, it is of Germanic origin and means either hilt or battle. There's actually a Saint Hilda, who was an abbess!

Ornea is a Greek name meaning bird. Which makes sense. 'Orn', Bird. It has the common association of 'freedom' which makes sense seeing as she is the only Featherrun sister to end the story 'free'.

Dorothea is a Greek name meaning 'Gift of God'... sigh. You've got two saints and a martyr with this name. Fun.

Sithona is a Greek peninsula. Its potentially named after a son of Poseidon? That's really all I can find. Everything else is pseudo-spiritualism baby name blogs with no basis in history or myth, and information about the island as is today. Which is disappointing.

Hollesso is either derived of the name Hollis, a gender neutral name based on the plant Holly, meaning 'One who lives by the holly tree', some claim it holds a Christian connection with the 'crown of thorns', but I don't know; or it derives from the name Alessio, which is an Italian name which comes from the Greek name Alexios, which means defender/protector, which works when you consider how most of the girls saw him.

Oliver is an Old French name meaning 'Olive tree planter' or 'Olive branch bearer'. I think it suits him really well! :)

Tatiana is a Sabine name which later became considered a Latin name meaning 'fairy queen' (which is probably why Shakespeare named his fairy queen Titania). It is also the name of a martyr and saint, and is popular in Russia!

And now for the most important one.

Elsa is a name originally derived from the biblical name Elisabeth as a nickname, but 'Elsa' being an actual name can be found in 15th century Sweden at earliest. It means 'Pledged to God' or 'God is my oath'.

Important Elsas we may consider include the Hurricane Elsa, the hurricane, and Elsa the Lioness, the real life lion. (The lion got a film made about her)!

Worrying things all around I feel.

Hope you're having a wonderful day!

-LN38

More stuff then I expected here for these Featherrun’s tbh.

Firstly on Saria, yeah I’m in agreement w/ you on none of those words fitting. Though I guess she did live in a mansion headed by an influential person in the country like Holosseo so perhaps one could argue the noblewomen bit could apply to that.

On Saria’s other half, a German name made me raise an eyebrow. Tappei seems to enjoy German shenanigans. Not sure how the abbess bit connects to Hildea but the whole battle bit or the German stuff 100% does work with her.

Regarding Ornea, I’m not quite so surely if really she’s the only Featherrun whom ended free at the end as you say. Afterall, her mind is utterly shattered and there’s no hope of recovery for her. The other sisters atleast died as themselves.

Frankly her bird association actually to me additionally made me think of her as less free given the other semi-bird association we got in naming was Flugel with his whole Wings shtick and I expressed in the past how he might’ve named himself that due to feeling trapped by his role as the Sage & desiring something more free.

Dorothea’s name is just. NOPE. Big bad. No wonder she had such a nasty fate of being burned alive.

Sithonia’s named after a Greek peninsula…? Why do I feel I’ve heard that before? Weird. Aside from my wonky moment of deja vu, the Son of Poseidon stuff does make me raise an eyebrow.

Those sort of individuals are typically portrayed as being more wild & loose cannons that are free which is pretty much the opposite of Sithonia whom is acutely not free and understands that.

Though, I guess Sithonia does become more wild towards the end of her life as her masks drop and she desperately does everything she can to attain her freedom.

Both of these tidbits for Holosseo are super neat. The “defender/protector” portion I also think fits rather well like you said given the girl’s view on him.

The whole “crown of thorns” Christian thing though immediately yoinked my attention. In this story there is legit that whole “Iris and the King of Thorns” thing Sirius yapped to Priscilla about that got her big mad. I now wonder if something about Holosseo has a connection to that story.

Oliver’s name is pretty cool he’s something that is planting new life. That fits him wonderfully given he tries to give others new chances at more prosperous lives.

Anyhow. Tatiana. Ohhhhhh. I SWEAR I had heard this name before somewhere. The Russian stuff here probably is why? Her being a “fairy queen” in the meaning is kinda interesting given lesser spirits have been referred to as fairies in this story.

Tatiana wasn’t a Spirit Arts user but I wonder if what made her mind get mushed to the point she couldn’t communicate normally was due to some spirit stuff.

Ahem. On Elsa here. AYOOOOOOOO?? These God things are sus as hell. A thought I have on this “pledged to God” timing is maybe her allegance to Capella since Dragons in this world are considered Gods & Elsa’s first meeting with Capella primarily took place when she was a Dragon.

Regarding the other Elsa associations genuinely can’t think of anything else about them I can make a connection to.

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Sithonia, Greece (by Matea Brajdić)

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Greek Escape '20 #310

Beach-side portrait of Oana near Vourvourou, Sithonia in Greece.

Fujifilm X-T3 | Fujifilm XF 56mm f/1.2 R | 56mm | f/1.2 | 1/2000s | ISO 100