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in reply to a message by Magia
Thank you sooo much!!! I think i will probably use Phaedra. This is going to be really useful!!! If anyone else has an idea then you can post it and i still might change my mind!
Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mary
Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mary
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If a child seemed unlikely to live, or if for sound, and sad, anatomical reasons the gender wasn't obvious, it often used to get given the word Creature as its baptismal name - that would be done in a hurry by the midwife.
A child thus named who retained the name would give out a powerful message of neglect, lack of care etc, which might be useful to you.
And at least it was known to happen during the period you seem to be aiming for. Not at all sure that Phaedra would have been used then. Good luck anyway.
A child thus named who retained the name would give out a powerful message of neglect, lack of care etc, which might be useful to you.
And at least it was known to happen during the period you seem to be aiming for. Not at all sure that Phaedra would have been used then. Good luck anyway.
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What i'm looking for is a name for a group of people who have been rejected from civilization we would consider 'normal'. Set in a timezone of around 1500. I think Phaedra might be suitible because it has background and a story of its own connected to it making the story-line more realistic
~Mary
ps. i would appreciate any more ideas anyone has!!!!!!!!
~Mary
ps. i would appreciate any more ideas anyone has!!!!!!!!
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