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The word eitill has meanings like "nodule in stone" and "iron" as in the expression harðr sem eitill ("hard as flint"). [115] de Vries derives it from eitr meaning "poison" or "rage", [116] from PGmc *aitran ("poison"). [117] Eitil and his brother Erpr 1 were the sons of Atli and Gudrun.
Similarly, Elaine of Astolat (Vulgate's Demoiselle d'Escalot, in modern times better known as "the Lady of Shalott"), also dies of heartbreak due to her unrequited love of Lancelot. On his side, Lancelot falls in a mutual but purely platonic love with an avowed virgin maiden, whom Malory calls Amable (unnamed in the Vulgate).
Pellinor's attributed arms. Pellinore is a major figure in the 13th-century Post-Vulgate prose cycle and the sections of Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur based on it. There, as son of King Pellam and brother of Kings Pelles (the Fisher King) and Alain, he is most famous for his endless hunt of the Questing Beast, which he is tracking when King Arthur first meets him.
The word hero comes from the Greek ἥρως (hērōs), "hero" (literally "protector" or "defender"), [6] particularly one such as Heracles with divine ancestry or later given divine honors. [7] Before the decipherment of Linear B the original form of the word was assumed to be * ἥρωϝ- , hērōw- , but the Mycenaean compound ti-ri-se-ro-e ...
Other ancient authors have used forms of the word to denote love of a spouse or family, or affection for a particular activity, in contrast to eros (an affection of a sexual nature). In the New Testament , agape refers to the covenant love of God for humans, as well as the human reciprocal love for God; the term necessarily extends to the love ...
By Telamon, he is also the elder half-brother of Teucer. Through his uncle Peleus (Telamon's brother), he is the cousin of Achilles. The etymology of his given name is uncertain. By folk etymology, his name was said to come from the root of aiazō αἰάζω which means "to lament", translating to "one who laments; mourner".
Taylor Swift and her younger brother, Austin Swift, are a supportive sibling duo. Taylor, 34, and Austin, 32, grew up together on a Christmas tree farm in Reading, Pennsylvania, to parents Scott ...
Alphonse is a child who lost his body during an alchemical experiment to bring his deceased mother back to life and had his soul attached to a suit of armor by his older brother Edward. As a result, Alphonse is almost invulnerable as long as the armor's seal is not erased, but is unable to feel anything.