Commodius

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  • Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus: originally Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus (161–192 A.D.) (Shem), the son of Marcus Aurelius (HCE), was a Roman Emperor who ruled from 180 to 192 A.D. He is often considered to have been one of the worst Roman Emperors, and his reign brought to a close the era of the "five good emperors". He had a twin brother, Antoninus (Shaun), who died when he was about four years old, and a sister Lucilla (Issy) who was implicated in plots to overthrow him
  • commodus: (Latin) pleasant
  • commodious: conveniently spacious; adapted to wants. (The new Danis Rose edition replaces 'commodius' with 'commodious'.)
  • comme odieux: (French) as odious; like odious
  • commode: an armchair containing a concealed chamber pot under the seat → the 6th of 7 elements in a circuit of HCE's bedroom
    • commode: a close-stool or cucking-stool; a toilet;
    • Ulysses 063.14-15: "stubbing his [Bloom's] toes against the broken commode"
    • chamber-pot → jordan → Giordano Bruno
  • κωμωδια (kōmōdia): (Greek) comedy
  • commedia: (Italian) comedy → Dante's Commedia (the "Divine Comedy")
  • commodious vicus → CV? → curriculum vitae, the course of one's life
  • κωμη (kōmē): (Greek) village → vicus