Thief of Time - Name

'Myria ... Myria,' said Susan, speaking only some of her thoughts aloud. 'From the Ephebian word  myrios, meaning "innumerable". And LeJean as a crude pun of "legion" ... Oh dear.'

'We thought a name should say what a thing is,' said her ladyship. 'And there is safety in numbers. I am sorry.

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The Thief of Time - p294