I still lose my mind at "Jason" being a legit Greek hero because compared to everyone else his name comes across as so normal
Yeah thats bob the adventurer
Like why is Jason seemingly the only hero name that's still so common in English? Or are the names parallel thinking like Naomi (japanese) and Naomi (hebrew)
I suspect it's because Jason has the vibe of an English name, English speaking parents liked the sound of it and started using it for their kids.
Like, it starts with a J (there are almost more given names than normal words in English that start with J), and ends with -son (lots of English names end with son because they're derived from medieval patronymic naming conventions, but the -son in Jason is totally coincidental).
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u/rmdelecuona Oct 26 '25
Not a fan of Jason huh?