I just had a huge revelation about Odium

And I’m sorry if you feel “tricked” after reading this, as it’s probably nothing close to what you expected reading the title, but my mind was blown.

I’ve read all four books.
I know what the shard stands for, what it desires, what it seeks in its holder and followers.

And while reading, I wondered from time to time “Why are all the other shards I’ve heard of named after the thing they represent and Odium is like just a weird name…”

And it just hit me. I googled it mere minutes ago, and it actually has a proper meaning, and I’m just a silly English-as-a-second-language speaker who took well over a year to finally figure it out…

tl;dr : I was today years old, when I realized “odium” means “general or widespread hatred or disgust incurred by someone as a result of their actions” and is, in fact, not an ancient Rome and Latin inspired personal name.