In ES, the lady at the soup kitchen in Rotterdam (Helga?) tells Sister Carlotta that she was the one who named Achilles, because of his injured leg. At the end of Shadow Puppets, his grave is labeled "Achilles de Flandres." At what point did he get a last name? Could it have been given to him by Helga also, or was it picked up later? Also, does "de Flandres" mean anything? "Of" something/someone?
Posted by AC (Member # 7909) on :
Achilles is from Belgium, which used to be called Flanders/Flandres.
Posted by PeterTheHegemon (Member # 7620) on :
Ok, thanks.
Posted by Sid Meier (Member # 6965) on :
ya, "de" I think can also mean "from" in french. from is an iffy word in french sometimes.
Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :
"of" and "from" are the same word in French, "de".