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queensthiefHello, I've been lurking for a while now and have finally decided to introduce myself. :]
I first discovered The Queen of Attolia in 7th grade for a book report. I read it, didn't get it, so I switched to another book. I was an idiot.
Moving on the 10th grade, high school library, fiction section. I spy a very new looking, hardcover book titled The King of Attolia. .....That sounds awfully familiar. So I checked out the book, made the connection between the two books, and proceeded to fall in love with the series. Naturally, I had to go track down a copy of The Thief, and anytime I go re-read any of the books, I stand in awe of Ms. Turner's writing.
I'm wondering if anyone has read M.K. Hobson's The Native Star? It's a really good book, and the title for the head of the Mirabilis Institute is called Sophos! Sophos! HA! (unfortunately, the guy who was Sophos during the story isn't as cool as the Queen's Thief Sophos)
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Date: 10/23/10 08:42 pm (UTC)Nope, haven't read it, but if there's a Sophos, it's been added to my TBR list. Thanks!
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Date: 10/23/10 08:45 pm (UTC)TEA!
Celebrate the drink of nerds everywhere! If you like to drink tea, you should read The Teashop Girl. It's a very cute MG story about a almost high school student working at a tea-shop.
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Date: 10/24/10 09:24 pm (UTC)The Teashop Girls (sorry, missed the "s" before) is such a cute book, and it even takes place in my state's capital, which weirded me out a little at first (Stop talking about streets and places I've been to like a hundred times! It's creeping me out!). The author is Laura Schaefer. I hope you try it!
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Date: 10/23/10 09:03 pm (UTC)In case you don't already know: "sophos" is Greek for 'wise' or 'wise man', and "mirabilis" is Latin for 'wondrous, wonderful'.
--Dr. Whom, Consulting Linguist, Grammarian, Orthoëpist, and Philological Busybody
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Date: 10/23/10 10:57 pm (UTC)http://www.behindthename.com/name/sophus
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Date: 10/24/10 01:30 am (UTC)Of course it also can mean "clever" in the way that something in English that is clever might be a good thing, but might also be a sneaky, subtle thing. My dictionary gives the nice little saying: "to sophon ou sophia" (being {overly} clever is not wisdom).
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Date: 10/24/10 01:48 am (UTC)One question. Does Sophos have any relation to the name Sophia? It also means wisdom.
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Date: 10/24/10 02:37 am (UTC)Since we're talking about the meanings of the words, note that "sophos" means (approximately) 'wise', not 'wisdom'. As
The root Greek meaning is "skilled {in something}"/expert, but that something was frequently "political theory/philosophy" and wisdom in general)
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Date: 10/24/10 05:05 am (UTC)And as far as I can tell, Sophie is the French version of Sophia, correct?
I love etymology. This stuff is so cool.
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Date: 10/24/10 08:47 pm (UTC)Any chance that Constantinos/Costis has any relation to the name Constance? I know the two mean the same, but I have no head for languages. I know a bit of Latin from school but no Greek...
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Date: 10/24/10 09:11 pm (UTC)Speaking of Greek knowledge, I know there have been questions about who this Philonikes mystery character who is in 1 scene of TT and I had a potential light bulb moment that I would like an opinion on. So "Philo" in Greek I think means I love and Nike is victory, so is his name "I love victory"? In which case, of course Gen would be friends with him, because he loves winning. And then Gen yells "Philonikes" so he's basically yelling "I love victory" so is that him lolling over the fact that his plan is working just as he wanted?
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Date: 10/24/10 09:31 pm (UTC)*hugs Costis*
Costis: Hey!
Lady Jane: Oh, so what if you don't like me.
Costis: Get off of me!
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Date: 10/24/10 12:59 am (UTC)And I also love your icon.
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