Martin-Pêcheur Reynard
Martin-Pêcheur Reynard was the son of Blaise and Heloise Reynard.
History
Characteristics
Appearances
- "For Not Everything With Wings..." (First Appearance)
Tidbits
If the last name wasn't indicative enough, Martin-Pêcheur Reynard's first name suggests he is a distant ancestor of Halcyon Renard. Martin-Pêcheur is the French name for the bird known as the kingfisher (also called a halcyon, from the Greek ἀλκυών). [1] The connection to the name Halcyon to the kingfisher bird is a reference to Book XI of Ovid's Metamorphoses, where Ceyx and Alcyone (also spelled Halcyon) are transformed into kingfishers after Alcyone learns of her husband's death at sea. [2]
Production Background
While the majority of characters featured in "For Not Everything With Wings..." were adapted from the 1932 short story "The Maker of Gargoyles", Martin-Pêcheur Reynard is an original character for the Gargoyles comic.
