... I guess the Father had such a boring and common name he didn’t want his boys to suffer from the same.
(From the OC Register a couple years ago, and a bit of my own searching)
The Father, John Brown:
His name is John Brown and he was once among the bodybuilding elite, a two-time Mr. Universe and three-time Mr. World with a jheri curl and boulder-like muscles. The 4.0 thugs are his three sons, Equanimeous, Osiris and Amon-Ra. They’re all wide receivers, each more highly regarded than the last.
Amon-Ra:
From Αμμων (Ammon), the Greek form of EgyptianYmn(reconstructed asYamanu) which meant "the hidden one". In early Egyptianmythologyhe was a god of the air, creativity and fertility, who was particularly revered in Thebes. Later, during the Middle Kingdom, his attributes were combined with those of the godRa and he was worshipped as the supreme solar deityAmon-Ra.
Osiris:
Osiris is the Egyptian Lord of the Underworld and Judge of the Dead, brother-husband to Isis, and one of the most important gods of ancient Egypt. The name `Osiris' is the Latinized form of the Egyptian Usir which is interpreted as 'powerful' or 'mighty'.
With Osiris, Amun-Ra is the most widely recorded of the Egyptian gods. As the chief deity of the Egyptian Empire, Amun-Ra also came to be worshipped outside Egypt, according to the testimony of ancient Greek historiographers in Libya and Nubia. As Zeus Ammon he came to be identified with Zeus in Greece.
Equanimeous:
Inspired by the word equanimity, which, according to Merriam-Webster's online dictionary, means “calm emotions when dealing with problems or pressure.” John Brown liked the name so much that he vowed to bestow it on his first son.Jul 18, 2014
(From the OC Register a couple years ago, and a bit of my own searching)
The Father, John Brown:
His name is John Brown and he was once among the bodybuilding elite, a two-time Mr. Universe and three-time Mr. World with a jheri curl and boulder-like muscles. The 4.0 thugs are his three sons, Equanimeous, Osiris and Amon-Ra. They’re all wide receivers, each more highly regarded than the last.
Amon-Ra:
From Αμμων (Ammon), the Greek form of EgyptianYmn(reconstructed asYamanu) which meant "the hidden one". In early Egyptianmythologyhe was a god of the air, creativity and fertility, who was particularly revered in Thebes. Later, during the Middle Kingdom, his attributes were combined with those of the godRa and he was worshipped as the supreme solar deityAmon-Ra.
Osiris:
Osiris is the Egyptian Lord of the Underworld and Judge of the Dead, brother-husband to Isis, and one of the most important gods of ancient Egypt. The name `Osiris' is the Latinized form of the Egyptian Usir which is interpreted as 'powerful' or 'mighty'.
With Osiris, Amun-Ra is the most widely recorded of the Egyptian gods. As the chief deity of the Egyptian Empire, Amun-Ra also came to be worshipped outside Egypt, according to the testimony of ancient Greek historiographers in Libya and Nubia. As Zeus Ammon he came to be identified with Zeus in Greece.
Equanimeous:
Inspired by the word equanimity, which, according to Merriam-Webster's online dictionary, means “calm emotions when dealing with problems or pressure.” John Brown liked the name so much that he vowed to bestow it on his first son.Jul 18, 2014
