The chapter opens with a soliloquy about the importance of the word "omega" in Greek mythology. It is a Greek word that means "to belong to the beast." This is a reference to the fact that the king belongs to the "beast" and not the "pest." The chapter ends with a description of the mud and mud-like substance on which the two men are drenched. The mud on which they are drenched is the result of a sexual encounter between the two of them.