What do the strange letters on the headstone mean?
The following words are written in Greek on Jim’s headstone. KAWA TON /\AIMONA EAYTOY — I have seen more than one translation for these words. I am including more than one translation since I really don’t know for sure if one is more correct than the other. They seem to have one theme in common though, and that is demons or the devil. 1. `Burn your own demon’. 2. `Against the devil himself’. 3. `Faithful to his spirit’. Recently obtained information indicates that Jim’s father is responsible for the Greek inscription. Reports suggest that there was a `better late than never’ reconciliation with his late son. Back in 1991, Jim’s father replaced the original headstone wtih the new one bearing the Greek inscription. It would seem that translation number 3, `Faithful to his spirit’, is the true translation. When you give it some thought, it does seem appropriate. I am trying to track down the original source of this information to verify it myself but until then I’ll leave it at this.
