Real World Reference What do you know about GS 2's names?
#1
Posted 06 March 2005 - 06:13 PM
There are some things that fascinate me in that game.. Here is the list of mythological references, lingual names, and things of the sort that fascinate me.
Starting with the beginning..
Mt. Aleph: Aleph is the first letter of the hebrew alphabet.
Vale: In celtic, this means "Beginning" or, "Valley"
Mt. Mikage, and Izumo (spelling?): An actual legend in Japan. It is one I have heard of before the game.. This includes the Cloud Brand.
Cloto's Distaff: ?? Cloto had significance.. I forgot what it was..
Anthrops' rod: If you think about it, in Hades, the fates carried the scissors that could cut your life. Anthrops is one of the fates, I'm pretty sure.
Thiamat, Thor, Cybrele, Neptune, All basic elemental summons, Ramsus.. Ancient gods. Just from different religions..
Luna, sol: Spanish for sun and moon. Go figure..
Megiddo: A small town in ancient Israel that rested South-West of Jerusalem. This is where a few prophets came face to face with the beast (Christianity)
L-Rule: I won't even try to spell it. The L-Rule is the golden rule, but not dealing with Karma.. It is from another belief, though I forgot which one.
Finally.. I know more, but I'll get sore fingers..
Prox: Yes, that is an altered name of the river of souls in Hades.
Fascinating, isn't it? :agitated: :agitated:
::More!::
Oh! I forgot..
Osenia Is an altered form of Oceania, or Australia. Also, right in the middle of Australia, is a place called Ayers Rock. Neat?
Gaia. Well, the spirit of the earth.. It is also the named used in a theory developed in the '50s
Gamboda: Whatever the spelling is.. He is part of the buddah religion.. I just don't know what part..
#2
Posted 06 March 2005 - 06:20 PM
#3
Posted 06 March 2005 - 06:28 PM
golden_djiin, on Mar 6 2005, 07:20 PM, said:
Well, save the fact that not all of them are gods..
Luna and Sol are spanish.. They speak english.
I believe they used Luna and Sol to make it seem as though they were gods, instead of the phyical moon and sun. Luna and Sol have a little ring to them.. Perhaps that is simply becuase I am not spanish native..
Weyerd was mentioned in a novel I read once.. It is a name for the flat world. The only other name for this I can think of is "Galya," which is an old scientific name for the world, when it was still believed to be flat.
#4
Posted 06 March 2005 - 06:36 PM
#5
Posted 07 March 2005 - 05:39 AM
This often tends to be the case in rpgs mind you, but it seems a lot more evident in GS now that you point it out^^
#6
Posted 07 March 2005 - 09:50 AM
Also some other stuff in the game:
Xian - an ancient Chinese town
Silk Road - I am pretty sure it was a Chinese trading road. correct me if I am wrong.
#7
Posted 07 March 2005 - 01:56 PM
also, I believe that Shaman Village is also based on a real village (in africa I think). likewise, the real-world counterpart's villagers also are...less than welcoming.
Lemuria is based on Atlantis (obviously)
there are tones more (I found a website that I can't remember now), but I don't remember them.
#8
Posted 07 March 2005 - 04:12 PM
Now, Shaman Village and Contigo were based on an Asian culture/empire near ancient times.. (I got bored so I looked up Hesperia.. Spelling..)
Hesperia is actually the english lettering for this town/village/empire.. They followed the beliefs of a wind god, and outsiders belived they could call the winds. This empire had internal strife between two elders, and they had some kind of duel on top of a large hill.
Now, what interested me the most.. It was a tale somewhat like Atlantis.. I forgot the name, but there was a place very near that ancient empire that was rumored to dissipear one day, leaving nothing more than a cold wind and a crater lake.
Neat, right?
Oh, and interest? I tend to hate video games.. There are sooo many better things to do.. Golden Sun is really neat, and the references are amazing :)
#9
Posted 07 March 2005 - 04:18 PM
Seriously though there are a few other rpgs that do likewise although due to th fact that my memory sucks, none have approached me. FinalFantasy might throw a few in every now and then i suppose.
But welldone for pointing them all out and uh...welcome to the forums. If you intend on sticking around then make an intro topic^^
#10
Posted 07 March 2005 - 05:59 PM
#11
Posted 07 March 2005 - 06:22 PM
I didn't know as much..
An intro topic? That is an odd sentiment, considering this is just a forum.. What would I do in one, then?
Kargol sea was the name of a sea back in biblical times :)
#12
Posted 07 March 2005 - 07:26 PM
Lyiana, on Mar 6 2005, 04:13 PM, said:
Do you mean the River Styx?
BTW, I think Tiamat had some relations with the Norse, correct me if I'm wrong.
Ramses, rather all pharaohs were believed to be a god because of Horus, as he was son of Osiris. Horus was the first Pharaoh by inheritance. Basically, the Egyptians "made" Ramses a god.
Cybelle was I think another name for Gaia or Mother Earth.
#14
Posted 07 March 2005 - 08:00 PM
EDIT: I shall now point out the obvious:
Thor: Norse God
Neptune: Poseidon
Atalanta: A greek heroine. She was a part of the sailing crew, the Argonauts led by Jason.
#16
Posted 09 March 2005 - 05:37 PM
#17
Posted 09 March 2005 - 06:52 PM
ajbcool, on Mar 9 2005, 09:06 AM, said:
Ayers Rock. I got that one <_<
Aleph was intended to be the first letter of the hebrew alaphabet, which resembles an oddly drawn X
I can't really think of many things right now..
Well, Fire Brand's purgatory.. Purgatory is the place you go to await judgement.. It is like a place between heaven and hell?
#18
Posted 09 March 2005 - 08:27 PM
#19
Posted 09 March 2005 - 08:33 PM
I know he was some ancient japaneese man of the forge.. I believe there was a sword with his namesake, just like the Levathine <_<
Asura is some god.. I don't know where from or anything of the sort.. There is so many things to think about in that game, that I would never get to them all.. Nobody could, really >.<
#20
Posted 10 March 2005 - 03:23 AM
#23
Posted 10 March 2005 - 10:43 PM
Ragnarok: In Norse mythology, this is the prophesized fall of the gods
"Lonesome George": Remember the turtle in the Sea of Time Islet? There is an actual turtle in real life called Lonesome George because he was the only one of his species left.
Raiden's Wrath, the Cloud Brand's unleash: Raiden is the name of a thunder god in a movie (Mortal Combat).
#24
Posted 10 March 2005 - 10:45 PM
#25
Posted 10 March 2005 - 10:47 PM
#26
Posted 10 March 2005 - 10:49 PM
#27
Posted 10 March 2005 - 10:50 PM
they can be relaced by gs stuff, and of course, a GBA
now lets see......
im thinking stuff from the top of my head...
the elementals are normal....most gaems have that...but is there anything fishy with the lighthouses?
#28
Posted 10 March 2005 - 11:11 PM
there,fixed...if you could figure it out,this is what it said before,without spaces.*
#29
Posted 11 March 2005 - 05:42 PM
For one, alchemy is not only in GS, but in many other games created. The four main elements...I believed those made up our world as well. Some cultures believe that the main elements are: Earth, Fire, Water, Wind, and Steel. I believe that steel is just a part of earth, however.
#30
Posted 11 March 2005 - 08:52 PM
gsninja, on Mar 11 2005, 06:42 PM, said:
For one, alchemy is not only in GS, but in many other games created. The four main elements...I believed those made up our world as well. Some cultures believe that the main elements are: Earth, Fire, Water, Wind, and Steel. I believe that steel is just a part of earth, however.
Sure that isn't Iron?
Steel is processed iron.. It didn't naturally exist in the world in ancient times..
Raiden is a real wind god.. Not just from the game lol..
I remember Lonesome George..
The four elements were believed to make sense, because a scientist burnt a freshly dead limb.
As it burnt, smoke (Jupiter), Sap/water running out the end (Mercury), fire, of course (Mars), and the ash (Venus). At the time, the elemental theory couldn't be disproved, so it was accepted.. I thought it was neat ^_^
#31
Posted 11 March 2005 - 11:32 PM
#32
Posted 12 March 2005 - 12:46 AM
the Masamune and Muramasa (sp?) are old legend swords that if each were placed in a river of rose petals, and the blade pointing up-current, one would cut the leaves, one wouldn't. (i forgot which did which, but the one that was cursed in the games, is the one that cut the leaves)
just thought i'd try to sould profound/smart with all the old people here that know some stuff....
#33
Posted 12 March 2005 - 01:47 AM
#34
Posted 12 March 2005 - 01:54 AM
Think about the weapons for a moment....they all have names so they all mean sumthing...(cept for broad sword, etc.)
#35
Posted 12 March 2005 - 05:16 AM
i'l find a map :P...
#36
Posted 12 March 2005 - 02:08 PM
Neon, on Mar 12 2005, 05:16 AM, said:
It was called Pangea, to be precise. And you're right; I don't know why I didn't notice that. Only the names of places and other hints I didn't think about (eg: Xian is a name of a city in China) until I saw this.
#37
Posted 12 March 2005 - 03:55 PM
Kyogrefan2, on Mar 11 2005, 11:54 PM, said:
Suhalla could be a misstranslation of Sahara. It's that "L" and "R" misstranslation thing.
#39
Posted 12 March 2005 - 11:06 PM
Sound familiar?
#40
Posted 13 March 2005 - 01:07 PM
#41
Posted 14 March 2005 - 08:11 PM
Rickeyjr, on Mar 12 2005, 01:46 AM, said:
the Masamune and Muramasa (sp?) are old legend swords that if each were placed in a river of rose petals, and the blade pointing up-current, one would cut the leaves, one wouldn't. (i forgot which did which, but the one that was cursed in the games, is the one that cut the leaves)
just thought i'd try to sould profound/smart with all the old people here that know some stuff....
Well, there is another legend that, because the Muramasa is supposedly a cursed sword (as in GS), if you thrust it into a river and it cuts a floating leaf, it will hover around the blade, as though bewitched by a demon.
#42
Posted 15 March 2005 - 09:13 PM
Angara has to mean something.. I guess somebody will find out eventually..
I finally remembered.. Charon is what had to do with the river Styx, which is in hades..
#43
Posted 15 March 2005 - 09:31 PM
#45
Posted 18 March 2005 - 08:16 PM
#46
Posted 18 March 2005 - 09:23 PM
#47
Posted 21 March 2005 - 02:31 PM
Valkyrie Armor - Valkrie was a mounted magic-user (FE memories ^^)
Triton's Ward - Triton was the greek god of the lakes
Aegis shield - was the Shield of Athena
Oracle's Robe (GS) - The Oracle was a prophet of Greek Mythology who resided at Delphi.
Vulcan Axe (GS) - Vulcen is the roman name for Hepheastus (sp?) the god of the forge.
It helps when you're studying greece
#48
Posted 21 March 2005 - 03:59 PM
Anyway, I have a theory of what happened to Weyard (as a whole) after the beacons were all lit. It must've rolled up into the Earth; note the shapes of the eroded land that Gaia Falls has washed away, [SPOILER ] what Wise One said at the end of TLA that "Mt. Aleph was going to become the center of the world" (or something very similar), and that some people in Vale to say something like "Mt Aleph is as old as Weyard itself" when you talk to them in GS1.[/SPOILER]
#49
Posted 21 March 2005 - 05:44 PM
#50
Posted 21 March 2005 - 06:50 PM
Anyways, this is from FE, not Golden Sun, but the spell Fimbulvetr can also be Fimbulwinter, something involving the wolves and the winter. Norse Mythology.
And more on Megiddo - yes, it is a city of Israel, but had much of significance. Being a practicing Christian, when I read the Bible, I read the book of Revalation. In it, the word "Armageddon" means "mound of megiddo" which is most likely where the final war will take place. (That may be why the unleash is a huge meteor.)
#51
Posted 23 March 2005 - 11:10 PM
#52
Posted 24 March 2005 - 12:07 PM
#53
Posted 24 March 2005 - 12:59 PM
#55
Posted 24 March 2005 - 02:28 PM
Nobody, on Mar 21 2005, 04:59 PM, said:
Anyway, I have a theory of what happened to Weyard (as a whole) after the beacons were all lit. It must've rolled up into the Earth; note the shapes of the eroded land that Gaia Falls has washed away, [SPOILER ] what Wise One said at the end of TLA that "Mt. Aleph was going to become the center of the world" (or something very similar), and that some people in Vale to say something like "Mt Aleph is as old as Weyard itself" when you talk to them in GS1.[/SPOILER]
what he said.thats what. :angry:
And what you said. Totally irrelevant and does not contribute to the topic. Please make all your posts as constructive as possible - Riad
#56
Posted 24 March 2005 - 02:32 PM
Nobody, on Mar 21 2005, 04:59 PM, said:
whoa...I just noticed how much this is based on mythology... quite amazing.
Anyway, I have a theory of what happened to Weyard (as a whole) after the beacons were all lit. It must've rolled up into the Earth; note the shapes of the eroded land that Gaia Falls has washed away, [SPOILER ] what Wise One said at the end of TLA that "Mt. Aleph was going to become the center of the world" (or something very similar), and that some people in Vale to say something like "Mt Aleph is as old as Weyard itself" when you talk to them in GS1.[/SPOILER]
Hes using real-world reference if you noticed, while your post doesn't. :angry:
#57
Posted 24 March 2005 - 02:37 PM
righto.
#58
Posted 24 March 2005 - 02:44 PM
golden_djiin, on Mar 24 2005, 01:59 PM, said:
Ok, GS2 :TLA = no real-word reference, cept its a game if you want to get smart.
Alex = No real-world reference other then the name.
Mt.Aleph = Has Real-world reference.
Wise one = No real-world reference.
Your post isn't on topic because you talking about Alex sinking down with mt.aleph.
On the other hand Nobody was informing us on a theory of his based on real - world reference and used a spoiler to help support it.
#59
Posted 24 March 2005 - 05:14 PM
golden_djiin, on Mar 24 2005, 02:37 PM, said:
#60
Posted 24 March 2005 - 07:07 PM
I was just about to say something about Delphi.. That is mentioned in the game, yes? An item, I think.. If not, it must have been in Fire Emblem..
About megiddo.. I remember reading that myself.. The final war and such.. I wonder why megiddo unleashes a meteor (That is earth element, mind you).. It is odd >.<
I saw Delphi in the play Odepius Rex.. I guess it wasn't from Golden Sun..
Oh.. What is Cloto's Distaff's signifigance? I just forgot.. >.<..
Edit..
I know everyone wants to be righteous, but the last two people who posted were also off topic, as they posted about how another person was off topic.. Is that any more acceptable than him being off-topic in the first place? I am just curious..
Once again..
Last two people.. It seems to be more, actually.. Like, the last 4 posts..
#61
Posted 24 March 2005 - 07:16 PM
This has absolutely nothing to do with the topic, and it is the second time you have posted as such. You have been issued a warning. Again, make your posts constructive to the topic; do not simply respond to what another member said. - Riad
#62
Posted 24 March 2005 - 09:02 PM
Lyiana, on Mar 24 2005, 05:07 PM, said:
I was just about to say something about Delphi.. That is mentioned in the game, yes? An item, I think.. If not, it must have been in Fire Emblem..
About megiddo.. I remember reading that myself.. The final war and such.. I wonder why megiddo unleashes a meteor (That is earth element, mind you).. It is odd >.<
Delphi is an ancient Greek City-state. Maybe that's why you've been hearing it everywhere. The meteor might be a sort of way to emphasize God's power.
#64
Posted 25 March 2005 - 05:38 AM
#65
Posted 25 March 2005 - 09:15 AM
#66
Posted 01 April 2005 - 09:08 PM
Nobody, on Mar 25 2005, 10:15 AM, said:
I had never considered the tsunami o.o;;.. However, Posiden created a tidal wave every time he raised.. I guess that was pretty obvious in the game..
Still.. Does anybody know the signifigance of Cloto's Distaff?
#67
Posted 01 April 2005 - 09:34 PM
he is god in a sense,in the form of a one eyed rock.XDdumb but true.XD
#68
Posted 07 April 2005 - 04:47 PM
Lethe is a river in hades, namely The River of Forgetfulness
Hm.. The Mythril Blade unleashes Lethe Albion or something like that.. What is that second word?
#69
Posted 07 April 2005 - 05:10 PM
Just found that Dullahan is part of Irish Folklore.
Who would figure Dullahan would have some history....
#70
Posted 07 April 2005 - 05:22 PM
Lyiana, on Apr 8 2005, 01:47 AM, said:
XD I was about to make a topic like this a loooong time ago... Oh well The Wise One could also be that thing on your US Dollar. I think it has a floating eye right above the pyramid....
#71
Posted 07 April 2005 - 06:03 PM
Omega, on Apr 7 2005, 06:22 PM, said:
Lol! So true.. That one's a triangle, though.
Dullahan has a history? That's really neat.. Does that one include an easy way to beat him?
Levathine, or whatever it may be called, was a famed blade from some place.. I forgot where.. Just like Cloto.. What is it >.<
#72
Posted 07 April 2005 - 06:46 PM
Also, the Golden Sun might represent Christ's final judgement that i believe is supposed to happen when everyone believes in him. And the Golden Age of man really is a name of a certain time period (if memory serves).
and Loansome George is a Galapagos turtle btw
#73
Posted 07 April 2005 - 08:03 PM
Lyiana, on Apr 7 2005, 05:03 PM, said:
Heh heh..no, no it does not.
Just a note but I looked up Claymore, it's a directional fragmantation mine.
Ok, a sword with the same name as a mine...I find that....different.
#74
Posted 07 April 2005 - 08:10 PM
lifeform287, on Apr 7 2005, 10:03 PM, said:
Thats prolly a mine with the same name as a sword. seeing as swords came first...
Dont have anymore at the moment, but im looking. Unless you count one of the obvious ones: the Wonder Birds and Pheonixes are based on... the PHEONIX! woo.
#75
Posted 07 April 2005 - 08:17 PM
All of the islands in the middle of the Eastern Sea=The Pacific islands
#76
Posted 07 April 2005 - 09:26 PM
#77
Posted 07 April 2005 - 09:44 PM
Lyiana, on Mar 7 2005, 05:12 PM, said:
Now, Shaman Village and Contigo were based on an Asian culture/empire near ancient times.. (I got bored so I looked up Hesperia.. Spelling..)
Hesperia is actually the english lettering for this town/village/empire.. They followed the beliefs of a wind god, and outsiders belived they could call the winds. This empire had internal strife between two elders, and they had some kind of duel on top of a large hill.
Now, what interested me the most.. It was a tale somewhat like Atlantis.. I forgot the name, but there was a place very near that ancient empire that was rumored to dissipear one day, leaving nothing more than a cold wind and a crater lake.
Neat, right?
Oh, and interest? I tend to hate video games.. There are sooo many better things to do.. Golden Sun is really neat, and the references are amazing :P
I'm sorry that I'm a little late...
Shaman Village is not based on Asian Culture, thank you very much. It is based from an ancient empire in Africa...something along those lines, but it's not Asian. >_>;;
#79
Posted 08 April 2005 - 04:38 AM
#80
Posted 08 April 2005 - 02:18 PM
And Hesperia is supposed to be North America, so the Shaman Village is probably the native americans.
The following is slightly off topic, but...
Lyiana, on Mar 6 2005, 07:13 PM, said:
How did you know that? J/w, but are you Jewish (which I am btw)?#81
Posted 11 April 2005 - 02:56 PM
#82
Posted 11 April 2005 - 03:18 PM
#83
Posted 08 May 2005 - 01:23 PM
Because I'm a muslim I should know about this. There are these spririts in my religion called Jinn. And it's also spelled Djinn! So I geuss that explains Djinn. The plural is also called Djinni. =D I geuss they switched around Plural and singular. ^^
#84
Posted 08 May 2005 - 06:28 PM
#85
Posted 15 May 2005 - 11:17 PM
Angara, and all of the continent's names in GS2: They are either the exact, or differently spelled, names of the continents/places in prehistoric Earth (like Angara was the West(?)ern half of Pangea).
I got that info when I was looking at a science museum in a vacation to America. I just saw a map of prehistoric times, and how Pangea came to be Earth as it is today, and I saw those names. Sugoi, ne?
Omega, on May 8 2005, 02:23 PM, said:
Because I'm a muslim I should know about this. There are these spririts in my religion called Jinn. And it's also spelled Djinn! So I geuss that explains Djinn. The plural is also called Djinni. =D I geuss they switched around Plural and singular. ^^
My father (who is a linguist/medievalist) said that djinn (djinni singular) were like 'faerie godmothers', in that they were little sprites/spirits that were of Elemental origin and they 'helped out' people in need, etc., and were rumoured to be the basis of the Four Elements. Muslim, being an Asian religion, is similar to Shinto-Buddism (which I am) in Japan; we believe that spirits dwell in elderly trees, etc.
Lyiana, on Apr 7 2005, 05:47 PM, said:
Lethe is a river in hades, namely The River of Forgetfulness
Hm.. The Mythril Blade unleashes Lethe Albion or something like that.. What is that second word?
Ah! I've studied river Lethe (Lee-theh). Lethe was the river that souls travelled down, into Hades to await their Judgement. Albion...one second *looks at an online Latin dictionary*...Cool! This is wierd...it was the old name of Great Britain, and river Lethe was said to be in that area. So, it's basically saying, 'The River to Hades in Great Britain.' Hmm. 'Lethe Albion' sounds much better, no?
P.S. Sorry for posting three times in a row.
Mars Djinni, on Mar 21 2005, 07:50 PM, said:
Anyways, this is from FE, not Golden Sun, but the spell Fimbulvetr can also be Fimbulwinter, something involving the wolves and the winter. Norse Mythology.
And more on Megiddo - yes, it is a city of Israel, but had much of significance. Being a practicing Christian, when I read the Bible, I read the book of Revalation. In it, the word "Armageddon" means "mound of megiddo" which is most likely where the final war will take place. (That may be why the unleash is a huge meteor.)
Okay, kill me for posting four times, but I have to (he he): Yes, I think Fimbulvetr means Wolf Winter, and I play FE, so it most possible means a ferocious winter (like some people say the weather in winter it is 'biting cold', hence the wolf). Forgive me if I'm wrong.
#86
Posted 16 May 2005 - 12:54 AM
Failure to edit your post in the future will result in a percentage warn.
#87
Posted 16 May 2005 - 10:28 AM
#88
Posted 17 May 2005 - 07:55 PM
One more thing - Mythril weapons from TLA like Mythril blade and stuff are made from an elven metal depicted in JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
#90
Posted 22 May 2005 - 02:23 PM
Izar, on May 21 2005, 09:25 PM, said:
I remember reading the Book of Revalation and it describes exactly four somewhat "Guardians" to scrolls in those forms that appear on the summon. (Angel, Goat/Ram, Lion etc.)
#91
Posted 03 June 2005 - 07:35 PM
#92
Posted 28 August 2005 - 05:51 AM
#93
Posted 28 August 2005 - 06:31 AM
Excalibur - the sword in King Arthur (tell me if someone put this already)
#94
Posted 28 August 2005 - 08:30 AM
#95 Guest_Dark Puck_*
Posted 19 September 2005 - 08:51 AM
Lyiana, on Mar 6 2005, 08:13 PM, said:
Actually, that isn't necessarily true...
I don't think the game was deriving from the Spanish words... you see, the Latin words for sun and moon are also Sol and Luna. :) And, of course, Sol was the Roman god of the sun (along with Phoebus Apollo) and Luna was the Roman goddess of the moon (along with whatever the Roman name for Artemis is; I can't remember... :( )
Just putting in my n00b two cents!
#96
Posted 19 September 2005 - 10:08 AM
#98
Posted 29 September 2005 - 08:26 AM
Anyway Ankohl was a very prosperous town! Until there was war... Then the city was abanded and destroyed. When I saw the pictures of it I thought 'woah that looks so much like the game!'
It was quite scary really...
#99
Posted 29 September 2005 - 12:13 PM
#100
Posted 30 September 2005 - 08:05 AM
Agatio, on Jun 3 2005, 08:35 PM, said:
djinn and djinni; I heard that if a geinie was wished free that then it was known as djinn, and it could then do whatever it wanted, but geinies don't have anything to do with real life. Geinies are only myth, as if I had to tell u that.
#101
Posted 30 September 2005 - 08:20 AM
#102 Guest_LordYu_*
Posted 14 October 2005 - 10:36 AM
As for the Themis Axe, Themis was Zeus' first wife, and is the mother of Clotho, although depending where you read this may not be true... Sources also tend to disagree on which wife she actually was, some say first, some second...
Clotho is one of the three fates, and her job was to spin threads of human life using her distaff, hence Clotho's Distaff.
Iris was the messenger of the gods in Greek mythology
Zagan, in mythology was a demon, he was a Great King and President of Hell and is depicted as a griffin-winged bull. It's also a town in Poland...
Haures is a "Goetic Spirit" and commands 36 legions of lessers spirits...
Alastor (Alastor's Hood) is Hell's executioner, or a Greek avenging demon, depending where you look...
Thinking about it...Mt. Aleph may be a take on Mt. Olympus?
Daedalus was a master architect and craftsman who constructed King Minos' Labyrinth, and was the father of the ill-fated Icarus.
Now my real favourite, and the one I didn't actually have to research, is Acheron's Grief, the River Acheron is one of the five rivers that flows through Hades, and is otherwise known as the "River of Woe". Incidentally, the River Acheron is meant to be the river that Charon ferried souls across...
Hooray for google!
#103
Posted 01 December 2005 - 09:57 AM
#104
Posted 01 December 2005 - 10:34 PM
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This is why Megaera's description is goddess of vengeance, I might go looking up more on these.
This post has been edited by Colt the earth adept: 01 December 2005 - 10:35 PM
#107
Posted 26 January 2006 - 07:19 AM
Hesperia is actually the name of a continent from Greek culture; it's the name of the continent "beyond the western sea, where it is ever warm and the vine grows sweet". When America was discovered, one of the names it was given was Hesperia (along with Atlantis, Hy Brazil, etc).
And the names of many of the continents refer to the cratons of Earth (craton is a stable part of the earth's crust). Angara is an alternate name for the Siberia craton, which made up part of the Laurasian supercontinent (northern half of Pangea), Gondwana is the southern supercontinent that broke from Pangea (giving us Gondowan).
Angara was not a continent in it's own right, it was a craton, or continental core.
Lemuria is an Atlantis-like nation in Hindu mythology that is in the Indian Ocean, just about where it is in Golden Sun.
Also, did anyone take a careful look at the picture of Weyard during the Golden Age of Alchemy (it's on King Hydros of Lemuria's screen thing in the throne room). I made a careful drawing of it a while back, and just recently I was looking at maps of ancient supercontinents and cratons, and the map of Pangea looks almost identical to the map I drew!
Weyard before the Tsunami looks different from Weyard After the Tsunami; in fact, it seems that the Tsunami made Weyard become more modern looking than it was in GS1. In Golden Sun 1, Hesperia and Atteka were almost attached to Angara and Gondowan. This reminds me of Gondwana and Laurasia- the super continents that comprised of mostly Laurasia- Laurentia (N. America) and Angara (Siberia), and Gondwana- S. America and Africa. Indra is the only continent that's moved backwards since the Tsunami- it used to be attached to Angara (there's even a coast near Champa that it would fit perfectly into), but now it's moved southward and wedged bt/wn Gondowan and Osenia, which happens to be a misspell of Oceania, a geographical region also known as Australasia- the combination of Australia and Polynesia.
#108
Posted 08 February 2006 - 05:08 PM
The Yampi desert: I think there's a desert in or around china with a similar name
I can't remeber anymore of them right now, but I'll post again(or edit) if I remeber any. And might I add that alot of the stuff that I've here (the first page) I didn't even know, WOW. And one more thing (off topic), If you walk off Idejema in GS2 without waking up your party members (Kraden, Jenna, Sheba), they wake up and one at a time and come up and yell at you.
#109
Posted 08 December 2006 - 10:17 AM