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'''Psamathos Psamathides''' was a wizard in ''[[Roverandom]]''. Psamathos is the oldest of the ''Psamathists'' - sand-sorcerers - is exceedingly old and wise, and enjoys spending his days sleeping in the sand.<ref name="Roverandom">{{HM|R}}</ref>{{rp|11-12 ff}} | '''Psamathos Psamathides''' was a wizard in ''[[Roverandom]]''. Psamathos is the oldest of the ''Psamathists'' - sand-sorcerers - is exceedingly old and wise, and enjoys spending his days sleeping in the sand.<ref name="Roverandom">{{HM|R}}</ref>{{rp|11-12 ff}} | ||
In the story, Psamathos helps [[Rover]] by turning him back into a real dog (albeit of smaller size).<ref name="Roverandom"/>{{rp|12}} As Rover doesn't wish to go home, Psamathos has his postman [[Mew]] (a seagull) take Rover to the moon. When Rover (now "Roverandom") returned from the moon, Psamathos tried to return Roverandom to his normal size but his magic could not undo [[Artaxerxes]]'s spell.<ref name="Roverandom"/>{{rp|17}} Psamathos summons the giant whale [[Uin]] to take Roverandom to the bottom of the Deep Blue Sea to persuade Artaxerxes to return him to the normal size.<ref name="Roverandom"/>{{rp|55-8}} At the end of the story, Roverandom is reunited with Psamathos and they become good friends.<ref name="Roverandom"/>{{rp|9}} | In the story, Psamathos helps [[Rover]] by turning him back into a real dog (albeit of smaller size).<ref name="Roverandom"/>{{rp|12}} As Rover doesn't wish to go home, Psamathos has his postman [[Mew]] (a seagull) take Rover to the moon. When Rover (now "Roverandom") returned from the [[moon]], Psamathos tried to return Roverandom to his normal size but his magic could not undo [[Artaxerxes]]'s spell.<ref name="Roverandom"/>{{rp|17}} Psamathos summons the giant whale [[Uin]] to take Roverandom to the bottom of the Deep Blue Sea to persuade Artaxerxes to return him to the normal size.<ref name="Roverandom"/>{{rp|55-8}} At the end of the story, Roverandom is reunited with Psamathos and they become good friends.<ref name="Roverandom"/>{{rp|9}} | ||
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Revision as of 16:45, 21 August 2014
Psamathos Psamathides was a wizard in Roverandom. Psamathos is the oldest of the Psamathists - sand-sorcerers - is exceedingly old and wise, and enjoys spending his days sleeping in the sand.[1]:11-12 ff
In the story, Psamathos helps Rover by turning him back into a real dog (albeit of smaller size).[1]:12 As Rover doesn't wish to go home, Psamathos has his postman Mew (a seagull) take Rover to the moon. When Rover (now "Roverandom") returned from the moon, Psamathos tried to return Roverandom to his normal size but his magic could not undo Artaxerxes's spell.[1]:17 Psamathos summons the giant whale Uin to take Roverandom to the bottom of the Deep Blue Sea to persuade Artaxerxes to return him to the normal size.[1]:55-8 At the end of the story, Roverandom is reunited with Psamathos and they become good friends.[1]:9
Etymology
Psamathos is an ancient Greek poetic word for "sand", which includes the word psammos "sand".[2][3] -ides is an ancient Greek name ending indicating parentage.
The meaning of Psamathos Psamathides name is "Sandy, the son of Sandy" whilst Psamathist is "expert on sand".[1]:95
Inspiration
Hammond and Scull note that the Psamathists were originally named Psammead, the sand fairies in the E. Nesbit story Five Children and It.[1]:94 Nesbit's Psammeads were also named after psammos.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 J.R.R. Tolkien; Christina Scull, Wayne G. Hammond (eds.), Roverandom
- ↑ "ψάμμος", http://greek_greek.enacademic.com/ (accessed 19 April 2024)
- ↑ "άμαθος", http://greek_greek.enacademic.com/ (accessed 19 April 2024)
