Difference between revisions of "West"
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| + | *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 (Da hoved: head) and his feet sticking up in Phoenix Park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Park) | ||
Revision as of 13:13, 26 July 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 (Da hoved: head) and his feet sticking up in Phoenix Park (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Park)
