Latro

The Urth list — 2 messages, 2 voices, 12 Oct 2014
https://urth.darkrealm.vip/thread/urth/6684

Dan'l Danehy-Oakes12 Oct 2014, 17:25
Wiktionary lists three meanings for the Latin word "latro": 1. mercenary 2. highwayman; brigand 3. chessman; pawn I've seen some discussion of Latro's role as a mercenary, somewhat less of his role as a pawn. But has anyone anything to say about his role as a brigand?
Dan'l Danehy-Oakes
Marc Aramini12 Oct 2014, 18:46

↳ in reply to Dan'l Danehy-Oakes

Anything manly or combative is under Latro's provenance, since he is closely associated with Pleistorus and Ares. In the texts I think much was made of "Latro" meaning simply something close to soldier ... brigand might be simply something of a pejorative view of a free company man of arms. [ He doesn't have to fit every definition of the word, after all - might be like trying to take "He lies in bed" as indicating someone who prevaricates while supine.]
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On 10/12/14, Dan'l Danehy-Oakes <danldo at gmail.com> wrote: Wiktionary lists three meanings for the Latin word "latro": 1. mercenary 2. highwayman; brigand 3. chessman; pawn I've seen some discussion of Latro's role as a mercenary, somewhat less of his role as a pawn. But has anyone anything to say about his role as a brigand? -- Dan'l Danehy-Oakes

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