Chrysti The Wordsmith: Dictionaries of Allusions - 1

Greetings and welcome to Christie the wordsmith. Ever heard of a plu vs. Policy which Norse goddess inspired Friday the name of the sixth day of the week. Who is Wednesday named for. You can find the answers to these questions in a work called The Facts on File dictionary of classical and Biblical allusions. This dictionary one of my favorites focuses on literary references from Roman Greek Egyptian and Norse mythology and from the Bible. The dictionary of classical and Biblical allusions contains over 2000 alphabetically arranged entries from Aaron the Old Testament Israel High Priest to Zoila ce a fourth century BCE Greek rhetorician the dictionary also features entries on concepts such as the Golden Rule dog days and eat up US complex. Each entry includes pronunciation definition and examples of how the phrase may be used. Let's look at the examples mentioned earlier beginning with vs policy. The dictionary of classical and Biblical allusions tells us

this is an insurance policy that offers coverage against a holiday being spoiled by wet weather. From the name of PLU vs Jupiter the Roman god of rain and Friday was named in honor of the Norse goddess Frigga wife of the god Wotan after whom Wednesday was named. All this in the dictionary of classical and Biblical allusions published in paperback by checkmark books. I'm Christie the wordsmith. CHRISTIE The wordsmith a sponsored by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Zoot enterprises a high tech firm in Bozeman Montana offering challenging careers and innovative solutions for the financial services industry sued web dot com.