Nostradamus C8 Q35: Peleus legend parallels modern zealants tolerance of leaders crimes.
Copyright: Allan Webber, December 2015

This verse uses a device commonly used by Nostradamus to illustrate both how he entered the mental state to produce his vision and what he then saw.

This common device is the evoking of the emotions and episteme of an ancient legend, in this case that of Peleus.

The previous verse carries an anagram for Antigone, which was the name of his wife but the name in the other verse relates to another tale.

In reading the anagrams it becomes apparent as to whom the allusion is directed for it has pecularities that point to this particular legend.

Besides an anagram for Peleus there is one for Aeagus adjacent to it and both these figures represent legendary Greek heros.

But there are also anagrams for  legions repeal murderer (nois gel -le par e -rreur de m), Giselle rape murderer (is gelle - par e -rreur de m) and references to parts of the body such as legs and arms all of which resonate with the story of Peleus.

Nostradamus' vision presents the scenario of a future heroic figure of South Western France who is notably flawed. However,his crimes make little difference to his ardent followers.

It is his strategies for preventing British invasion for which he will be honoured.

Key Ideas:

afternoons, regenerated, damaged, egresses, degenerate, Peleus, zealant, murderer, marauds, amazed, foetal, namez, generated, Aegeus, leagues, assuager, greeted, noodling, lanterns, float, loosening, degree, flat, bay, seafront, easy, usages, Adam, dyes, forsent, agreed, beset, softer, deadness, adornz.