The last word
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Jump to navigationJump to searchTheos, Greek: God (It follows the word Diu which suggests L. Dieu: God)
[I don't quite understand the annotation in brackets; what's meant by "follows"? can anyone explain?]
in the beginning was the word; and the word was with god; and the word was god. (john 1:1) [as in the beginning so in the end]
F thé = tea; the river Liffey, being tea coloured (something joyce keeps stressing); joined with the article it's "le thé" or "Lethe", the underground river of oblivion in hades (greek mythology).
(and: "le" and "the", both being articles, bear as little significance as possible, and so are "unsubstantial" and virtually invisible - as the hidden meanings in the wake's night-language.)
