More Urbanomancy

[Robert Barrett]

Just a little correction coming from the City of Brotherly Love.

Sic scribit Timothy Toner:
> 
> From: James Palmer <jrp36 at hermes.cam.ac.uk>
> 
> >[BTW, if anybody can tell me the Gk for city, I'd be very happy]
> 
> 
> Polis (as in metropolis, Indianapolis, necropolis) or delphi (Philadelphia)
> 
Actually, the "adelphia" in Philadelphia comes from the Greek *adelphoi*,
the term for "brothers, siblings," as in the Latin comedy by Terence, the
*Adelphi*.

Ob urbanomancy: I will second the recommendation of *Our Lady of
Darkness*.  It's brilliant.

Best,

Rob 

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