Yata he/him Posted May 28, 2016 Posted May 28, 2016 (edited) Hi guys. I know that it's probably just a coincidence but I want to share with you a curiosity about the name "Hoid". I and a friend of mine (my only Cosmere's confindent in real life) ofter joke about this thing... until He telled me "but did you shared this thing with the forum ?" So here I am: "Hoid" spelled backwards becomes "Dioh". In Italian, the word "dio" means the English's "god" and the "h" is often (with some exception) a letter without a sound. I know that probably is just some kind of coincidence and that name came from another person (our Hoid's master) but knowing how Sanderson hides things and plays with the names (Adonai= god in Hebrew, Adonalsium= anagram for "A mind a Soul") maybe this oddity with Hoid is wanted.. or in the end I hope you may find at least interesting :-) Edited May 28, 2016 by Yata 5
Farnsworth Posted June 3, 2016 Posted June 3, 2016 The Adonalsium oddity is definitely not a coincidence. Could it be that he took "Hoid" from Adonalsium since they are both about God?
Yata he/him Posted June 3, 2016 Author Posted June 3, 2016 Possible but we don't know who was Hoid's master...the first Hoid... until that it's really difficoult to say anything :S 1
asterion137 he/him Posted June 4, 2016 Posted June 4, 2016 Could hoid's original master be Adonalsium? I know it's unlikely but do we have any WoBs to rule it out?
Yata he/him Posted June 4, 2016 Author Posted June 4, 2016 Do You mean like "Hoid was the name of Adonalisum's Vessel or some other title for him" ?
CaptainRyan he/him Posted June 4, 2016 Posted June 4, 2016 Could hoid's original master be Adonalsium? I know it's unlikely but do we have any WoBs to rule it out? I am unclear as to whether or not I can reference this work of Brandon's (the Liar of Partinel sample chapters) so... spoilers! The Liar of Partinel sample chapters rule this out.
Yata he/him Posted June 5, 2016 Author Posted June 5, 2016 If Liar destroys this possibility ( I didn't open the Spoiler) it will become just a nice Curiosity about the Name ;-)
Knight Oblivion Posted June 6, 2016 Posted June 6, 2016 I am unclear as to whether or not I can reference this work of Brandon's (the Liar of Partinel sample chapters) so... spoilers! The Liar of Partinel sample chapters rule this out. I'm pretty sure it's not canon. When it gets properly written, there's no guarantee that it will be the same.
Argel he/him Posted June 6, 2016 Posted June 6, 2016 It's not canon, but I think general stuff from it is, such as Hoid taking the name of his master. Speaking of that, we know a lot less about Hoid's master, so could the ideas above apply to the original Hoid?
The Ninja Yodeler he/him Posted June 12, 2016 Posted June 12, 2016 (edited) It's not canon, but I think general stuff from it is, such as Hoid taking the name of his master. Speaking of that, we know a lot less about Hoid's master, so could the ideas above apply to the original Hoid?That the original Hoid was Adonalsium? Doubtful, considering we saw (our) Hoids master die, and there didnt seem to be any shattering effect Edited June 12, 2016 by The Ninja Yodeler
Argel he/him Posted June 12, 2016 Posted June 12, 2016 No, could the original Hoid's master be Adonalsium?
natc Posted June 13, 2016 Posted June 13, 2016 Who . . . uh, is never described to exist and I can only presume to have existed because of common sense? Now we're just entering the realm of being pointlessly convoluted.
Argel he/him Posted June 13, 2016 Posted June 13, 2016 I was just pointing out that there could still be hope for the general idea behind the theory. Not commenting on how likely or unlikely it is.
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