Specter family

The Specter Family
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Will Olive's dark past affect Ophelia's future?

Onomatology

Specter ghost, or something that haunts the mind

Olive Specter: The olive tree.

Ichabod Specter (Olive's late husband): Hebrew for 'without honor'. Could refer to the character Ichabod of Sleepy Hollow.

Rigger Mortis (Olive's second husband): 'Rigger' means to rig or dresses, while 'Mortis' refers to the French word 'mort', which means death. Rigor Mortis is a state in which a corpse's limbs become stiff and difficult to move.

Hugh Thanasia (Olive's first husband): From the word 'Euthanasia', means literally "good death" in Ancient Greek. Refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner.

Lou Thanasia (Hugh's brother): A shortening of the given name Louis. Louis means "Famed Warrior." Sounds similar to Hugh Thanasia, so could also mean "good death."

Earl E. DeMise (Olive's fiancee): Means "Early Demise", early death.

Tim Lee DeMise (Earl's brother): Perhaps could refer to "Timely Demise" - "timely death."

Nigmos -- Possibly taken from "enigma" - a mysterious occurrence, perhaps referring to the deaths of Olive's victims. Also means "a confusing character or person", which could possibly refer to Olive herself.

Ophelia Nigmos (Olive's niece): In Ancient Greek, it means "help."

Willow Nigmos (Ophelia's mother, Olive's sister): Refers to the Willow Tree.

Creon Nigmos (Ophelia's father): In Greek, means 'ruler'.

Hecate Nigmos (Ophelia's paternal grandmother): Greek for far-shooting. Refers to the goddess of wilderness and childbirth.

Zog Nigmos (Ophelia's paternal grandfather): In Dutch, zog comes from "kielzog" which means wake, the white turbulent water behind a boat.

Muenda -- Could refer to Munda, which is a place in the Solomon Islands.

Lerato Muenda (Ophelia's maternal grandmother): Unknown, an African name.

Peponi Muenda (Ophelia's maternal grandfather): Means melon.

Family tree

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Members

• Lerato Muenda
• Peponi Muenda
• Zog Nigmos
• Hecate Nigmos
• Creon Nigmos
• Willow Nigmos
• Ophelia Nigmos
• Olive Specter
• Hugh Thanasia
• Rigger Mortis
• Ichabod Specter
• Nervous Subject
• Grim Reaper