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Because the non-strange meaning was "demon" in the Judeo-Christian sense. Before UNIX, people who weren't experts in Greek mythology had never heard of any othe
by jhbadger 4y ago
Because the non-strange meaning was "demon" in the Judeo-Christian sense. Before UNIX, people who weren't experts in Greek mythology had never heard of any other meaning, even if it existed among scholars.
- thaumasiotes 4y agoThere's no question of what Maxwell meant. He is using the word in a relatively rare sense, yes. And he's spelling it exactly the way you'd expect. There is nothing out of the ordinary and therefore nothing to explain. > people who weren't experts in Greek mythology The word isn't really relevant to Greek mythology. It's relevant to Greek philosophy.