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* '''The Four Masters:''' the four Irish 17th Century scholars who compiled the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' → the Four Old Men ('''X''') in [[HCE|HCE's]] tavern
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* '''The Four Masters:''' the four Irish 17th Century scholars who compiled the ''Annals of the Four Masters'' → the Four Old Men ('''X''') in [[HCE|HCE's]] tavern → the four ''Lokapalas'' or World Guardians of the Tibetan Buddhistic mandalas, who protect the four corners of the world → the four caryatides, giants, dwarfs or elephants that hold up the four corners of the heavens → the four bedposts of HCE's bed
  
 
* '''four masters:''' St Patrick is said to have served four masters
 
* '''four masters:''' St Patrick is said to have served four masters

Revision as of 10:22, 15 May 2011

  • The Four Masters: the four Irish 17th Century scholars who compiled the Annals of the Four Masters → the Four Old Men (X) in HCE's tavern → the four Lokapalas or World Guardians of the Tibetan Buddhistic mandalas, who protect the four corners of the world → the four caryatides, giants, dwarfs or elephants that hold up the four corners of the heavens → the four bedposts of HCE's bed
  • four masters: St Patrick is said to have served four masters
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  • owlers: those who carried wool to the coast by night for illegal export → Erio in line 26 for another allusion to wool
  • The Four Evangelists: the authors of the gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
  • owls: in myth, lore, and popular culture, owls are often used to represent wisdom and prosperity as well as a companion animal for godesses