Chrasmological WritingsWhorl

Oh, well good ole Mantis has it as one option in his Q&DGTTLSW. I just want to assure him that this is certainly the correct option. Khresmos - oracle. The "e" is the long "e", the "eta," which has a bright "ay" sound and can become the broad "a" sound as in "cat, bat, rat." The final "s" drops off in compounds, as in khresmodoteo, "give an oracular response." BTW, a related word, "khrisma," means "anointing," and is the root for "Christos," the Anointed One. But here it is khresmo-, "oracular." Logos - word, speech. Khresmologia - oracular word. Chrasmologic Writings would really just mean Oracular Writings, or more complexly, Writings of Oracular Messages. Nutria, the Big, Big Rat Questions or problems to whorl-owner at lists.best.com