On Animals and Their Names.

[theodor_gylden]

[a personal registry.]

Diaktoros (Dazed Raven Advisor), for the minister and messenger.

Himinglæva (Cheerful Goldfish), for the wave that reflects the light of the sky.

Norðri, Suðri, Austri, and Vestri (Sulky Bats), for the winds.

Hylde (Haunted-looking Dog), for what can be found in a bookshop.

Tæppe (Slavering Dream-hound), for what comforts us when we dream and is gone by morning.

Nabu (Corresponding Ocelot), for the god of the stylus.

Askalaphos (Bifurcated Owl), for the dæmon of the underworld's orchards.

Wadjet (Hound of Heaven), for the sunsnake.

Keket (Grubby Kitten), for primordial darkness.

Bezalel (Unfinished Hat), for the rabbi.