Nation names ??

archaeolept · #1 March 12th, 2004, 09:26 PM

"Arcos" means arc, or arch is essence, (ie. like a bow (same general idea)). Of course, "arch" can mean leader (as in "arch-druid"), but I wasn't joking about "bow-headed"

well, OK, "bow" is usually something like "toxou" in greek (mounted archers were the toxotes), but the point still holds...

really, though, linking the "arcos" to the "arch of the sky" or some such is probably a good bet; thus mixing it up semantically w/ Apollo/Apollonian...

Psitticine · #2 March 13th, 2004, 01:32 AM

Arch as in the "arch of the heavens", perhaps? Arcocephale = mind of the heavens?

As for Man, well, the Isle of Man is considered one of the Celtic nations. I guess that's the best guess I have as to why the Celtic race is named Man.

[ March 12, 2004, 23:33: Message edited by: Psitticine ]

lonewolf · #3 March 13th, 2004, 04:25 PM

Here's a quote from parole.aporee.org:
The term Arcology comes from Paolo Soleri's book Arcology: The City in the Image of Man. In this book, Soleri posits a theory of social evolution and discusses the impact of this theory on future human civilization. The term is a portmanteau word formed from the terms \"Architecture" and "Ecology".

I guess Arcoscephale means 'Mindlords' if you want a non-literal translation in keeping with the theme...

Murph · #4 March 13th, 2004, 11:56 PM

Another interesting note about Pythia is that the Pythian Oracles of Apollo are thought to have kept sacred snakes under the temple. Also, in one of the myths about Apollo, the god had to kill a gigantic serpent or dragon who guarded the oracle at Delphi before it became a sacred place.
I do find it a little strange that they have legionares and the like, though. I would have thought that an armyset like Arcoscephale's would have been more appropriate, given that Pythia is much more related to Greek than Roman mythology.

Zurai · #5 March 14th, 2004, 11:42 AM

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Originally posted by quantum_mechani:

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Originally posted by Wauthan:

Muspelheim - The worldpyre. The opposite of Neifelheim. Not featured in the game but a possibility for a mod perhaps. Would love to see Surt and other giants of fire.

Actually, there is a spell 'Warriors of Muuspelheim', gives fire resistance to your army IIRC. Still, it does sound like a good idea for a mod.

When/if we get the ability to mod themes, that's one that I'm planning to make. Would definately make Jotunheim a lot less predictable in MP.