Today is the name day for people called Simon. Simon is a Hebrew name which means “listen” or “hearing.” 10 famous Simons:
- Simon the Shoemaker: A man who's workshop Socrates would visit. Simon is known for writing down some of the conversations they had.
- Jesus had two apostles called Simon. St Simon the Zealot, and Simon Peter, better known as St Peter.
- Simon Magus: magician confronted by Saint Peter in the book of Acts. The term "simony", meaning paying for a position of influence in the church, comes from him.
- Simón Bolívar: Venezuelan military and political leader who led the countries of Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Panama to independence from Spain.
- Simon Cowell: British television personality and music industry entrepreneur and judge on X-Factor, Pop Idol and Britain's Got Talent, known for his blunt and often harsh comments on contestants' abilities.
- Simon Helberg: American actor, comedian, and musician best known as Howard on Big Bang Theory.
- Simon Le Bon: Lead singer of Duran Duran
- Simon Pegg: English screenwriter and actor who wrote and starred in the films Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World's End and Paul. He also played Montgomery Scott in recent Star Trek films.
- Simon Templar: main character of Leslie Charteris' The Saint novels, a type of Robin Hood style character targeting corrupt politicians and the like.
- Simon: a character in Lord of the Flies, by William Golding.
Killing Me Softly
Sebastian Garrett is an assassin. It wasn’t his first choice of vocation, but nonetheless, he’s good at it, and can be relied upon to get the job done. He’s on top of his game.
Until he is contracted to kill Princess Helena of Galorvia. She is not just any princess. Sebastian doesn’t bargain on his intended victim being a super-heroine who gives as good as she gets. Only his own genetic variant power saves him from becoming the victim, instead of Helena.
Fate has another surprise in store. Sebastian was not expecting to fall in love with her.
Until he is contracted to kill Princess Helena of Galorvia. She is not just any princess. Sebastian doesn’t bargain on his intended victim being a super-heroine who gives as good as she gets. Only his own genetic variant power saves him from becoming the victim, instead of Helena.
Fate has another surprise in store. Sebastian was not expecting to fall in love with her.
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