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[Andrew Mason]

lee Berman wrote:

>
>>Andrew Mason: Hethor is also a saint, one of the martyrs of Chertsey. I take it that
>>is the reference our Hethor is going for, since he is trying to pass
>>as a Commonwealth citizen.
>
> Oh surely! But why must it be "the" (singular) reference? Consider the name Palaemon.
> It is a saint name but is also a greek sea god. I think the duality of that name might
> have significance given our megatherian friends. And I consider Hethor to be a more
> mysterious and enigmatic character than Palaemon and worth paying even more attention
> to if his name has a dualistic nature (demonic and saintly). No, I don't think Wolfe
> chose these dualistic names by accident.

Oh, certainly. I said that was the reference _Hethor_ was going for.
What _Wolfe_ may have meant by it is quite another matter.