middlesex+definitions

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 * Great Book series**- the books that uncle pete has read twice, according to cal. they are the encyclopeidas.he is a lover of history, literature, and serious thought. pg 7
 * Princess Si Ling-chi**- the most well known name for the woman creator of silk Lei-Tzu a chinese empress. She according to tradition, is the creator of silk when a cocoon fell into her tea while she was sitting under a tree. pg 71
 * eunuch**-used on page 75, not sure what definition is used for the context
 * Pontchartrain Hotel**- the Detroit Riverside Hotel- a hotel in detroit that is built on the exact spot of fort pontchartrain. this spot was the first british establishment in detroit before it was called detroit. callie asks her father to take her there for her birthday. they look down at the view of the street which make a wheel. pg 79.
 * Packard**- luxury automobile produced in Indiana between 1899 and 1958. It is the car that Lina and Jimmy drive. pg 85
 * the rouge**- the short name for the ford river rouge complex-the ford automoblie factory in detroit where Lefty worked. pg 110
 * Purple Gang**- aka sugar house gang of predominately jewish bootleggers that imported from canada. pg 112
 * Tricknology-** A conspiracy to commit fraud on the masses by introducing ideas not based on scientific fact or substance, used by Fard on pg 160
 * Consanuinity-** being from the same kinship, from the same ancestor as someone else. the word is used on 172 when Desdemona has a worries about Milton and Tessie's budding relationship
 * Michael Dukakis//-//** 1988 democratic presidential candidate who was born in Boston to two Greek immigrants. pg 184, Cal refers to him because he is only one of two greek american presidential candidates.
 * St. Christopher**- Christopher went out in search for the devil because he was serving the king who only feared the devil. While serving the devil, christopher found out that the devil fearef Christ the most. A hermit told Christopher to help people across the river and Christ will be pleased. After helping many people across, a young child was the most difficult person that Christopher helped across the river that he almost didnt make it. The boy, at the other side, told Christopher "You had on your shoulders not only the whole world but Him who made it. I am Christ your king, whom you are serving by this work." Christopher went back to the king and tried to convert the town. He converted thousands but he was beheaded by the king for not serving pagan gods. referred to on pg 191
 * homunculus-** any representation of a human being,Cal uses the word on pg 199
 * Keane, Margaret Keane**- painter whose work is recognizable by the doe eyed children she paints, pg 218 Cal refers to her painting when describing the way he looked as a baby.
 * Delta 88-** (oldmobile) a car produced by GM 1949-1999, Milton drives on on pg 238
 * Princess Borghese-** a cosmetic company, referred to on 309 while Callie is in the salon
 * Mia Farrow in** //**Rosemary's Baby**-// cal is refering to the haircut Mia farrow has in the movie, while in the salon. (309)
 * //That Obsure Object of Desire//-** a movie where a frenchman falls in love with a young girl who plays with is romantic and sexual desires. 325, explainign the name the Obsure Object
 * //Kýrie, eléison-//** part of the greek orthodox faith, part of responsive prayer or litergies, means Lord have mercy, FAther Mike is singing this song in church, 357.
 * the rag-** when a girl is on the rag, she has her period. Chapter 11 asks both Callie and the Object this question before their night in the shack. pg 371
 * carpet muncher**-chapter 11 calls Callie and the object this when his sees them on the porch together, it is a term for lesbians. 391
 * Lord Coke**- British judge under Elizabeth I and James I, he did not specify which gender has superoirty. 410
 * Scranton**- it is in pennsylania, it is about 120 miles from NYC, it did one because i didn't know the distance. 440
 * mimosa trees-**found in california, Cal's camp in the park in San Fran. was under mimosa trees. 471,
 * zorba dance**- Julie and Cal are talking about turning off the lights before sleeping together. Julie says she will bathe him if he does a Zorba dance, which is a dance based on a song from two traditional cretan songs. it also has to do with manliness. 514
 * entropy**- I am not sure the defintion that fits the context but Cal is summarizing growing up in Detroit, he says "you are put in close relations with entropy" 517. It might refer to the doctrine of inevitable social decline an degeneration