"'Judas priest!' Hebo exclaimed. 'How much labor went into this?'
"Lissa didn't recognize his phrase, doubtless archaic. Yes, he'd have wanted to keep memories from his first youth." (p. 184)
People who are rejuvenated have more than one youth.
I have hardly encountered Hebo's phrase outside of Poul Anderson's works where I first found it in the mouth of Manse Everard. There is an English heavy metal band called "Judas Priest." See also the Wikipedia article here. There is also a song by Bob Dylan.
Apparently the phrase is a euphemism. I thought that there should be more to it than that but apparently not.
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
I had wondered about the origin of "Judas Priest," as used by Manse Everard and Dominic Flandry. So, it's use was meant to avoid causing offense by taking the Name of Christ in vain. His betrayer would deserve no such respect.
Sean
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