Thank you, Alfred, but you may want to settle for Sir Galahad, Jorge Dias may not approve of Sir Walter Drake, the maritimer who boasted of "singeing his Catholic Majesties beard," in reference to the defeat of the Spanish naval Armada. Looking at the transmutants you supply, one observes how 'Hindu names' have not strayed too far from the original Rift Valley home stretch - Lake Victoria to Lake Galiliya ( Sea of Galilee ). Our Dragon Slayer has a significant following amongst the Orthodox of Kerala. They would rest close to base if they opted for Sant Govardhan, ringing the same chord of endearment brought home by your Kapanhagan's Sankt Goran. The rifting at 40 degrees east longitude continues, incidentally, and as the plates diverge at two inches a year, we can expect Kenya and Tanzania to be neighbours, who collide with Goa beaches and our sea view, fifty million years from now. Eric, urrak dosed. ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------
Nomine sanctus Georgius transmutandum:-) I have found more regional/interesting variations of the dragon-killer... In Lebanon, GEVGES... In Scandinavia, Sankt Göran (Goran) Finland, PYHÄ YRJÖ (Pyha Yrjo) as well as YRJÄNÄ (Yrjanae). While Russia, JURI I wonder, in Goa, had he been bestowed a Hindu version of his name...the poor fellow would have been considered a dithering coward? One wonders...one does...does'nt one? Alfred, from the land of S:t Goran & Drake, where he is hero...
