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I do have a further question, though, which is: why did the Nereid
scratch the letter psi into the sand by the body? (Or is it intended
to be read as a trident shape denoting allegiance to Poseidon? But
that seems a bit clunky when earlier we've seen Poseidon explicitly
symbolized by a letter pi.)
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I think it represents 'psyche' which means soul or butterfly.
Various interpretations related to this exist on the web, and I
don't know their authenticity (I don't think anyone really knows
what the ancient Greeks believed), but certainly the symbology of
inscribing it by one who has died seems very plausible
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- Gerry Quinn
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<blockquote type="cite">BTW the stories from Endangered Species
are mostly quite sketchy on the wiki -- if anyone would like to
fill in a few interpretations, that would be very welcome:
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.wolfewiki.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=WolfeWiki.EndangeredSpecies">http://www.wolfewiki.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=WolfeWiki.EndangeredSpecies</a>
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I think her name is Psamathe. See:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psamathe">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psamathe</a><br>
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Klaus<br>
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