By Julia Alvarez. 309 pp. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. $18.95. he had four girls. Enough said.'' Those are the words that the mother of the Garcia sisters, introduced in Julia Alvarez's acclaimed novel ''How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents,'' wants inscribed on her tombstone.y Julia Alvarez. 309 pp. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill. $18.95. he had four girls. Enough said.'' Those are the words that the mother of the Garcia sisters, introduced in Julia Alvarez's acclaimed novel ''How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents,'' wants inscribed on her tombstone.
The Lxx translates it with the Greek verb sozo, which means to rescue one from peril, danger or suffering, to protect from loss or destruction, to heal, to make whole, to keep alive, to preserve life (physical but especially spiritual - compare Ps 6:4, Ps 86:2).
Ouroboros, Symbol of Infinity. The term ouroboros is derived from two words in ancient Greek language. The first word is âouraâ which means âthe tailâ while the second word being âborosâ which means âeatingâ. Combined, these two words give the meaning âhe /it that eats his/its tailâ or âtail eaterâ.he term ouroboros is derived from two words in ancient Greek language. The first word is âouraâ which means âthe tailâ while the second word being âborosâ which means âeatingâ.