ES - Alternate titles...

Matthew Saroff saroff at poseidon.vs.lmco.com
Fri Jul 16 09:25:01 PDT 1999


On Jul 16, 11:14am, Vicki Marsh wrote:
> Subject: RE: ES - Alternate titles...
> Well, that's what they listed for Mistress in Greek!!!!
>
> I don't agree with all the titles they list there and I've been trying to
> find something better.  Perhaps "Scholastica".
> Or a feminization of the title "Archon" - which means General.
Hi,
	I know that the Roman Emperors hated the term "emperor".  They
preferred the term "Pontifax Maximus".
	It comes from the Latin root for bridge, and refers to the emperor's
duties as chief priest (a bridge between the sacred and profane).  Pontiff has
the same roots.

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