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| − | * | + | * '''Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus:''' originally Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus (161–192 A.D.) ([[Shem]]), the son of Marcus Aurelius ([[HCE]]), was a Roman Emperor who ruled from 180 to 192 A.D. He is often considered to have been one of the worst Roman Emperors, and his reign brought to a close the era of the "five good emperors". He had a [[twins|twin]] brother, Antoninus ([[Shaun]]), who died when he was about four years old, and a sister Lucilla ([[Issy]]) who was implicated in plots to overthrow him |
| + | ** [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/JoyceColl/JoyceColl-idx?type=turn&entity=JoyceColl001600160149&q1=Commodus Third Census of Finnegans Wake] | ||
| + | **[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodus Wikipedia] | ||
| − | *'' | + | * '''''L'' commodus:''' pleasant |
| − | *commodious: conveniently spacious; adapted to wants | + | * '''commodious:''' conveniently spacious; adapted to wants |
| − | *commode: | + | * '''commode:''' an armchair containing a concealed chamber pot under the seat → the 6th of 7 elements in a circuit of [[HCE|HCE's]] bedroom |
| − | **a close-stool or cucking-stool; a toilet; | + | ** a close-stool or cucking-stool; a toilet; |
| − | **''Ulysses'' 063.14-15: "stubbing his [Bloom's] toes against the broken commode" | + | ** ''[[Ulysses]]'' 063.14-15: "stubbing his [Bloom's] toes against the broken commode" |
| − | **chamber-pot → jordan → Giordano Bruno | + | ** chamber-pot → jordan → Giordano Bruno |
| − | *'' | + | * '''''Gr'' κωμωδια (kōmōdia):''' comedy |
| − | *''It'' commedia: comedy → Dante's ''Commedia'' (the "Divine Comedy") | + | * '''''It'' commedia:''' comedy → Dante's ''Commedia'' (the "Divine Comedy") |
| − | *commodious vicus | + | * '''commodious vicus''' → CV? → ''curriculum vitae'', the course of one's life |
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| + | * '''''Gr'' κωμη (kōmē):''' village → [[vicus]] | ||
Revision as of 04:59, 16 July 2006
- Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus: originally Lucius Aelius Aurelius Commodus (161–192 A.D.) (Shem), the son of Marcus Aurelius (HCE), was a Roman Emperor who ruled from 180 to 192 A.D. He is often considered to have been one of the worst Roman Emperors, and his reign brought to a close the era of the "five good emperors". He had a twin brother, Antoninus (Shaun), who died when he was about four years old, and a sister Lucilla (Issy) who was implicated in plots to overthrow him
- L commodus: pleasant
- commodious: conveniently spacious; adapted to wants
- commode: an armchair containing a concealed chamber pot under the seat → the 6th of 7 elements in a circuit of HCE's bedroom
- a close-stool or cucking-stool; a toilet;
- Ulysses 063.14-15: "stubbing his [Bloom's] toes against the broken commode"
- chamber-pot → jordan → Giordano Bruno
- Gr κωμωδια (kōmōdia): comedy
- It commedia: comedy → Dante's Commedia (the "Divine Comedy")
- commodious vicus → CV? → curriculum vitae, the course of one's life
- Gr κωμη (kōmē): village → vicus
