In Celtic mythology, Alisanos or Alisaunus was the local god of the Cite d'Or. Celtic mythology is the mythology of Celtic polytheism, the apparent religion of the Iron Age Celts. ...
Etymology of the name
The reconstructed lexis of the Proto-Celtic language as collated by the University of Wales [1] suggests that the name is likely to be ultimately derived from the Proto-Celtic *Alisānos. This Proto-Celtic word connotes the semantics of ‘Alder-Covered One.’ This apparent semantic connotation has led Dr. John Koch at the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies to propose that the original nature of this deity may well have been a personification of “alder-tree forestation”. This theory would account for the deity’s associations with Cite d‘Or. zeg maar gewoon Cote d'Or This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ... Proto-Celtic, also called Common Celtic, is the putative ancestor of all the known Celtic languages. ... In the main, semantics (from the Greek and in greek letters ÏημανÏικÏÏ or in latin letters semantikos, or significant meaning, derived from sema, sign) is the study of meaning, in some sense of that term. ...
C’est de ce savoir faire acquis au fil des siècles que la gamme alisanos a décliné ses modèles avec ce perpétuel souci d’authenticité et de qualité.
Issus du moulage de pierres anciennes taillées à la main, les produits Alisanos confèrent leur caractère authentique et chaleureux à vos aménagements extérieurs.
La gamme Alisanos allie son esthétique intemporelle aux exigences modernes d'entretien facile, d'économie, et de respect de l'environnement.
Alisanos has long lain dormant like a volcano, but the recent turmoil in Sancorra is stirring it up again.
But Roberson's best idea is Alisanos itself, and I'm happy to say it comes a cropper in a bravura finale that erases any irritation at the chapters of slowly-paced buildup that have preceded it.
For most of the story Alisanos remains in the background, a metaphor for evil as an unpredictable force of nature that pounces on the innocent and guilty alike with equal caprice.