Re: CHAT: Not Politics (was: CHAT: India--Pakistan Nuclear War?)

> Date:         Sun, 2 Jun 2002 22:44:47 +1200
> From: Wesley Parish <wes.parish@...>
>
> "padme" is good Sanskrit for "lotus".  In the Star Wars cycle, it undoubtedly
> derives from "The Good Ship Lollipop", or some other mythical beast.  <:)  It
> also occurs as a character name in Salman Rushdie's "Children of Midnight" -
> if I've remembered the names correctly.
I wouldn't assume outright that George Lucas is incapable of making
references to Sanskrit/Buddhism directly --- and to me, Naboo looks a
bit like Chinese/Japanese cultural elements on an Indian stock. On the
other hand, Amidala is suspiciously close to amygdala, which is
Greek/Latin for almond.

Lars Mathiesen (U of Copenhagen CS Dep) <thorinn@...> (Humour NOT marked)

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