In welsh mythology, Dylan means son of the sea, son of the ocean of born from the sea. It basically has connotations of birth and water. Hope this helps:)
Hello~
They most likely wanted slaves to be afraid so they did not collect the courage to escape or disobey. With low self esteem they might not try anything.
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Ary~
A paradox<span> is a statement that, despite apparently sound reasoning from true premises, leads to a self-contradictory or a logically unacceptable conclusion</span>
