EPTNEXUS (participe form of nectareus) - to sling, to attach, to bind
Ancient Greek references in StarCraft - Page 4
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Joschka29
Germany26 Posts
NEXUS (participe form of nectareus) - to sling, to attach, to bind | ||
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Lathund
Sweden95 Posts
On April 06 2011 23:33 DoubleReed wrote: Goliath is obviously from the Bible. I don't know where Banshee and Wraith come from (though obviously we know what they are), but obviously Thor, Odin, Loki come from Norse Mythology (along with Viking). Valkyrie is another one from Norse mythology. | ||
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TSM
Great Britain584 Posts
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dapanman
United States316 Posts
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theBullFrog
United States515 Posts
On April 06 2011 23:27 naamis wrote: Helios was a greek god of the sun. Hellion probably gets his name from him. So there is gas in them, WHY DON'T THEY COST GAS? lol. | ||
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NorwegianRage
United States71 Posts
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ckukner
Turkey54 Posts
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FreezerJumps
Canada653 Posts
On April 06 2011 23:32 awha wrote: whats the movie where a guy (the dad?) keeps insisting that everything was originally from greece? My Big Fat Greek Wedding And it's true, just about every English word is rooted in ancient languages, so this thread is redundant. It would be impossible to make a game without using any words that have no ancient roots. For example, "chrono-" is an English suffix for time. Yes, chrono comes from the greek, but chronoboost is more directly based on English words. Dumb thread imo. | ||
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nvs.
Canada3609 Posts
Thor, Odin, Loki come from Norse Mythology (along with Viking). I always liked how Valkyrie was the AtA unit for T in SC1 and Viking is the AtA unit for T in SC2. (Male / Female Norse warriors in mythology) | ||
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stephls
United States241 Posts
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Carson
Canada820 Posts
I guess I took for granted that many of the word origins were from various civilizations. The best use of what were at the time obscure words are old Edgar Rice Burroughs novels about the center of the earth, and Mars. He uses "helium" as the name of an exotic Martian city! Lol 1900 audiences weren't aware of the periodic table, just like starcraft players apparently aren't aware of english word origins  I like the research in here! | ||
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Kon-Tiki
United States402 Posts
Caduceus: Hermes' staff, now used as the symbol of all things medical (if you don't remember, the Caduceus Reactor is the tech that lets Medivacs start with increased energy) Nexus: one of the Latin forms for the verb "to bind" or "to bring together" Templar: comes from the same word as "temple", it just references their holy order Vespene: As far as I can tell, it refers to the Latin word for evening. Take that as you will And, for reference, roughly 2/3 of the English language is based in Latin, the other 1/3 is Germanic. It's kinda the bastard child of the two languages (due to William the Conqueror). | ||
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joehsen
Denmark4 Posts
Oh my, this is making me so sad. People believing that a giant squid is part of greek mythology after watching 'Clash of the Titans' is sad enough, but going ahead and throw out half-knowledge (which isn't even true) one has obtained in a movie is even worse. As someone earlier said, kraken is the german word for squid. | ||
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TimeSpiral
United States1010 Posts
On April 07 2011 02:29 Typhon wrote: Pylon is the english word for the towers used to hold up power lines... that seems pretty obvious that the towers that emit protoss power are called pylons: + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://terenceblacker.com/comment/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/pink-pylon.jpg) And it's pretty obvious that Protoss culture is derived from various historical civilizations. Zealot: militant jewish sect that revolted against the Romans Dragoon: generic term for mounted infantry/light cavalry/armored recon (more modern use) Templar: Christian military order from Middle Ages Archon: Greek magistrate Praetor: Roman magistrate/commander You beat me to it. No one had mentioned the Zealot or the Templar yet, which are pretty obvious. Also ... Starcraft seems to be purposefully blatant with its similarities to other games or pop-culture elements. Banshee ![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/0m93B.jpg) LEFT: The Orca from the Command & Conquer series. RIGHT: Banshee (SC2) Stargate ![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/jYjyZ.jpg) LEFT: The infamous Stargate from the aptly titled Stargate series RIGHT: Stargate (SC2) Colossus ![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/fnOci.jpg) LEFT: The "Tri-Pod" from War of the Worlds RIGHT: Colossus (SC2) Goliath ![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/o1IQy.jpg) LEFT: AT-ST Walker from Star Wars RIGHT: Goliath (SC2) Hellion ![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/O31iv.jpg) LEFT: Flame Tanks from Command & Conquer RIGHT: Hellion Nexus ![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/lOcXS.jpg) LEFT: A Goa'Uld Ha'Tak from, yet again, the Stargate franchise RIGHT: Nexus (SC2) NOTE: An alien race of ancients known as the Asgard also had a ship specifically called the Science Vessel. The C&C throwbacks are pretty obvious as some of the development team came from C&C but it is clearly obvious that our beloved SC2 was heavily influenced by the greats like Star Wars and Stargate! | ||
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nkr
Sweden5451 Posts
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chenchen
United States1136 Posts
On April 07 2011 03:02 FreezerJumps wrote: My Big Fat Greek Wedding And it's true, just about every English word is rooted in ancient languages, so this thread is redundant. It would be impossible to make a game without using any words that have no ancient roots. For example, "chrono-" is an English suffix for time. Yes, chrono comes from the greek, but chronoboost is more directly based on English words. Dumb thread imo. English is a Germanic language. Vocabulary borrowed from Greek and Latin is actually rather rare. | ||
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PlosionCornu
Italy814 Posts
On April 07 2011 00:57 lololol wrote: It most likely just comes from hell, they are armed with an infernal flamethrower and inferno means hell/large fire, which fits both the name of the hellion and it's purpose. Helios = sun? And right, Vespene might come from the latin's term for evening (vesper). | ||
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eek
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On April 07 2011 03:46 chenchen wrote: English is a Germanic language. Vocabulary borrowed from Greek and Latin is actually rather rare. Actually, while the origins of English are Germanic (the Anglo-Saxon roots of old english), it's heavily influenced by Latin and Greek via the church, and by French after William of Normandy invaded and conquered England in the 11th century (Battle of Hastings in 1066). From that point forward, modern English blends Germanic and Romance together. | ||
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brain_
United States812 Posts
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dapanman
United States316 Posts
On April 07 2011 03:46 chenchen wrote: English is a Germanic language. Vocabulary borrowed from Greek and Latin is actually rather rare. The words: 'language', 'Vocabulary', 'actually' and 'rare' all derive from Latin. Rare indeed... | ||
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