Difference between revisions of "West"
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| − | * The West: | + | * '''The West:''' in ancient Egyptian mythology the west was considered the realm of the dead. The sun sets in the west and in many countries the dead are buried facing west. |
| − | * to go west: to die | + | * '''to go west:''' to die |
| − | *well to the west | + | * '''well to the west''' → [[Howth]] is the easternmost point in Dublin, with [[Phoenix Park]] west of the city centre → Joyce's conception of Finn Mac Cool as a mythological sleeping giant, interred in the Dublin landscape, with his head beneath Howth (''Danish'' hoved, "head") and his feet sticking up in Phoenix Park |
| + | ** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Park Wikipedia] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:38, 20 October 2006
- The West: in ancient Egyptian mythology the west was considered the realm of the dead. The sun sets in the west and in many countries the dead are buried facing west.
- to go west: to die
- well to the west → Howth is the easternmost point in Dublin, with Phoenix Park west of the city centre → Joyce's conception of Finn Mac Cool as a mythological sleeping giant, interred in the Dublin landscape, with his head beneath Howth (Danish hoved, "head") and his feet sticking up in Phoenix Park
