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Jericho Alar
Gallente
Eve University
Ivy League
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Posted - 2008.04.11 21:05:00 -
[31]
 Originally by: Radcjk
Mostly birds or creatures of flight would have been a better example.
And of course there is the badger.... right.
And the Caracal, which is a cat that hunts small birds.
I think out of all of them the names of the Badger and Scorpion fit the Caldari the least.
Also, as a side note, it would be awesome if the red underlining spell check would not highlight Eve-related words like Caldari and Ferox as being misspelled every time I type them.
that's not a feature of the BBS, that's a feature of your browser. recommend "right click" -> "add to dictionary" (if nothing else eve should have taught everyone here that right click is your friend!)
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CosmicWillow
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Posted - 2008.04.11 21:20:00 -
[32]
Well... I understand the ties of Amarr to religion and Minmatar to forces of nature (being kinda un-educated slaves and all). Gallente to gods... okay? But what in the eve story made Caldarian's worship birds?
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Tsanse Kinske
WeMeanYouKnowHarm
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Posted - 2008.04.11 21:27:00 -
[33]
Originally by: Jennifer Flate
how about we just leave it at Caldari being named after animals, mystical or not. They are animals. I have no idea about the others :P
The Onyx is a bit of an oddball though. Looking it up, I see that it can refer to a couple of esoteric kinds of butterflies or a mollusk, but I'm not sure that's what they intended.
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Tsanse Kinske
WeMeanYouKnowHarm
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Posted - 2008.04.11 21:33:00 -
[34]
Another thing, semi-related...
The Heretic and Sacrilege have always bugged me a little, just because they don't seem like something Amarr would celebrate by naming ships after. Obviously just chosen because they've got religious flavor and a good sound, I think.
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Jennifer Flate
Caldari
The Threshold
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Posted - 2008.04.11 21:35:00 -
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onyx, maybe they just stole it from the rock-based pokTmon, onix?
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Wideen
Caldari
Eon Project
Legion of Honor
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Posted - 2008.04.11 21:44:00 -
[36]
Ishtar is actually the goddess of love and war in Babylonian mythology. Astarte is a mythological counterpart to the Ishtar, just in a different language.
Originally by: F'nog
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Dheorl
The Scope
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Posted - 2008.04.11 22:13:00 -
[37]
Originally by: Tsanse Kinske
The Heretic and Sacrilege have always bugged me a little, just because they don't seem like something Amarr would celebrate by naming ships after. Obviously just chosen because they've got religious flavor and a good sound, I think.
They are also both khanid ships.
Incase you don't read the back story the founder of the khanid kingdom refused to comit suicide when he did not make it to be emporor (which your meant to do) so therefore is an outcast and hence the unholy/rebelous names I geuss.
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Dyaven
Gallente
Soldiers of the Empire
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Posted - 2008.04.11 22:21:00 -
[38]
Originally by: Jennifer Flate
onyx, maybe they just stole it from the rock-based pokTmon, onix?
Onyx would much more likely be named after the rock than a Pokemon that was named after the same thing... however Onyx is usually black, and the Onyx ship is white, so... that doesn't really fit.
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Mr Ignitious
Gallente
R.E.C.O.N.
The Volition Cult
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Posted - 2008.04.11 22:28:00 -
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gallente get screwed alot on ship names lol. Like ishtar is the goddess of fertility and love. Most of their ships are similar, like even astarte is another goddess of love and girly stuff like that...ASTARTE cmon, one of my fav PEW PEW ships...lol, whatever. the few exceptions i can think of off the top of my head are:
Deimos: god of terror and fear
Keres: one of the three fates
some of the capitals got it better to i believe. Also, alot of gallente cruisers are based off of latin, but i don't know if all of them are actual words (other than our buddy thorax).
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Xonkra
Gallente
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Posted - 2008.04.11 22:34:00 -
[40]
Originally by: Euriti
Gallente is greek and latin (Thorax = Upper part of the torso)
the irony 
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Dyaven
Gallente
Soldiers of the Empire
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Posted - 2008.04.11 22:34:00 -
[41]
Originally by: Mr Ignitious
Deimos: god of terror and fear
Deimos is Terror, Phobos is Fear.
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Tsanse Kinske
WeMeanYouKnowHarm
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Posted - 2008.04.11 22:49:00 -
[42]
Edited by: Tsanse Kinske on 11/04/2008 22:51:40
Originally by: Dheorl
Originally by: Tsanse Kinske
The Heretic and Sacrilege have always bugged me a little, just because they don't seem like something Amarr would celebrate by naming ships after. Obviously just chosen because they've got religious flavor and a good sound, I think.
They are also both khanid ships.
Incase you don't read the back story the founder of the khanid kingdom refused to comit suicide when he did not make it to be emporor (which your meant to do) so therefore is an outcast and hence the unholy/rebelous names I geuss.
Wow, I like that explanation a lot, especially since the other Khanid ships now seem more fitting as well.
Apparently I didn't give whoever decided the names of those ships enough credit.
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Warrio
Mining Bytes Inc.
Insurgency
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Posted - 2008.04.12 03:18:00 -
[43]
I think you're all look a little too specific;
Amarr - Religion and spirituality (Abandon, Vengeance, Guardian etc.)
Matari - Violence and War (Typhoon, Heyena etc. Typhoon is a violent storm, Heyena is a viscious animal.)
Gallente - Godlike Power (Names of Gods, mythological figures etc.)
Caldari - Ferocious and/or beautiful animals (Scorpion, Cerberus, Drake, Chimera)
Each of their ship nomenclature fits in well with their races ethos.
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Kyra Felann
Gallente
Noir.
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Posted - 2008.04.12 04:21:00 -
[44]
Originally by: Kusha'an
Well that makes total sense since Gallente are of French origin.
Yeah, and Caldari are descended from birds, right?
I mean, ship names have to deal 100% solely with the race's origin, obviously.
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Captain Agemman
Minmatar
Legio Ultra
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Posted - 2008.04.12 04:51:00 -
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Just to confuse all your theories, remember that kitsune is japanese for fox.
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SoftRevolution
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Posted - 2008.04.12 04:59:00 -
[46]
Originally by: Captain Agemman
Just to confuse all your theories, remember that kitsune is japanese for fox.
Isn't it some sort of fox spirit in folklore?
Then you could file it under "mythical creatures".
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XFreedomX
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Posted - 2008.04.12 05:51:00 -
[47]
Originally by: Warrio
I think you're all look a little too specific;
Matari - Violence and War (Typhoon, Heyena etc. Typhoon is a violent storm, Heyena is a viscious animal.)
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Each of their ship nomenclature fits in well with their races ethos.
What about Muninn and Vagabond? How do they fit in?
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Jennifer Flate
Caldari
The Threshold
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Posted - 2008.04.12 07:17:00 -
[48]
Still no-one knows what the Onyx is about? Also i would like to know about the Vagabond, it just sounds weird.
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Ancy Denaries
Caldari
Under Heavy Fire
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Posted - 2008.04.12 08:45:00 -
[49]
Originally by: XFreedomX
Originally by: Warrio
I think you're all look a little too specific;
Matari - Violence and War (Typhoon, Heyena etc. Typhoon is a violent storm, Heyena is a viscious animal.)
.....
Each of their ship nomenclature fits in well with their races ethos.
What about Muninn and Vagabond? How do they fit in?
Read the WHOLE thread before replying. It's already been explained where Muninn comes from. It's one of Odins ravens and thus of norse mythology. Vagabond is simply a name for a wanderer, someone without a home of his own. A traveller. |
Evita Achura
Caldari
Science and Trade Institute
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Posted - 2008.04.12 08:46:00 -
[50]
Originally by: Captain Agemman
Just to confuse all your theories, remember that kitsune is japanese for fox.
Oh great now we have the god of furries involved in eve. |
Venus Felix
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Posted - 2008.04.12 10:04:00 -
[51]
What about the Charon (Caldari freighter).
According to Dictionary.com and wikipedia it seems to be a ferryman from Greek mythology and most certainly not an animal. Seems more fitting for a Gallente ship.
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Euriti
Gallente
SniggWaffe
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Posted - 2008.04.12 10:23:00 -
[52]
Nyx = Godess of the night
Erebus = God, son of Chaos, darkness of shadow
Thanatos = Son of Erebus and Nyx
Moros = Same as above
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royal killer
Amarr
The Funkalistic
SMASH Alliance
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Posted - 2008.04.13 02:28:00 -
[53]
Originally by: Kusha'an
Originally by: Mithrantir Ob'lontra
Gallente are named after Latin and Greek Mythology and words
Dominix comes from Domini (Master, Lord for Latin)
Megathron is a Greek word and means big throne (also was implying the great King, since a great king would sit on a great throne to show his power).
Hyperion is a Greek Mythology Titan.
Well that makes total sense since Gallente are of French origin.
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Dristra
Amarr
Shadows of the Dead
Vae Victis.
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Posted - 2008.04.13 15:35:00 -
[54]
Originally by: SoftRevolution
Edited by: SoftRevolution on 11/04/2008 19:57:54
Gallente ship names are mostly gods and not just greek.
Ishkur is the sumerian god of thunder. Ditto Ishtar. Arazu is the Babylonian god of construction.
Caldari are mostly birds with a few mythical creatures thrown in.
Amarr are western religious themed. Did you notice that the Khanid variants sound eviller than the Viziam and Carthum ships?
Absolution vs. Damnation.
Zealot vs. Sacrilege
Crusader vs. Malediction
Anathaema.
the evil khanid ships use missiles, that is a heretical act really.
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Luefa
PROGENITOR CORPORATION
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Posted - 2008.04.13 17:01:00 -
[55]
Originally by: Derek Sigres
Originally by: Dyaven
I've always wondered why there is no Caldari Albatross, seems like a fitting name for a Caldari ship.
If I were in charge of naming Caldari ships, the Raven would be an Eagle, the Falcon would be a raven and an eagle would be an albatros.
Afterall, why the hell is a caldari battleship named after a carrion bird? Seems a better name for the destroyer given their main function these days is to salvage.
Ravens are also associated with impending doom,death,a general indicator that bad things are about to happen.I guess if you look at it from that angle it's a good name.
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KhaelaMensha Khaine
Minmatar
Duty.
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Posted - 2008.04.14 04:51:00 -
[56]
Originally by: Xornicon Altair
Caldari ships are not birds, nor animals, they are creatures (both real and mythical) that are strong, if not the best of, hunters. They are all creatures that will prey upon other creatures, including their own kind if food is scarce.
Caldari: named after Creatures of Prey
I do like this idea but are the Ibis, Moa & Bantam really birds of prey?
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Imaos
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Posted - 2008.04.14 09:49:00 -
[57]
Originally by: KhaelaMensha Khaine
Originally by: Xornicon Altair
Caldari ships are not birds, nor animals, they are creatures (both real and mythical) that are strong, if not the best of, hunters. They are all creatures that will prey upon other creatures, including their own kind if food is scarce.
Caldari: named after Creatures of Prey
I do like this idea but are the Ibis, Moa & Bantam really birds of prey?
They got the names that are inline with the job the ship has. Most combat ships are named after predators (falcon (hunts from far above) and rook (hunts from hidden spots/goes for the eyes) etc.).
Bantam, Badger are more industrious animals (the further being a chicken that picks worms out of the ground  ).
The Ibis is as much bird of prey as is the ship.
The Moa is an extinct bird. Does somebody really use that ship? 
Imaos
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Originally by: NoNah
My friend, this is EVE, as it's a space oriented game, they couldn't have trolls. We have Caldari. |
Heelay Ashrum
Caldari
Santhe Sienar Technologies
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Posted - 2008.04.14 10:49:00 -
[58]
Edited by: Heelay Ashrum on 14/04/2008 10:49:25
Originally by: Euriti
Gallente is greek and latin (Thorax = Upper part of the torso)
THORAX. ( from Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology )
1. One of the Gigantes, was killed by the Moerae. (Apollod. i. 6. º 2.)
2. A Trojan who was killed by Odysseus. (Horn. II. xi. 422.)
3. A son of Phaenops, who, with his brother Xanthus, was slain by Diomedes. (Horn. //. v. 152.) A Phaeacian of this name occurs in the Odyssey (viii. 113). [L. S.]
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Dheorl
The Scope
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Posted - 2008.04.14 10:55:00 -
[59]
Originally by: Imaos
Originally by: KhaelaMensha Khaine
Originally by: Xornicon Altair
Caldari ships are not birds, nor animals, they are creatures (both real and mythical) that are strong, if not the best of, hunters. They are all creatures that will prey upon other creatures, including their own kind if food is scarce.
Caldari: named after Creatures of Prey
I do like this idea but are the Ibis, Moa & Bantam really birds of prey?
They got the names that are inline with the job the ship has. Most combat ships are named after predators (falcon (hunts from far above) and rook (hunts from hidden spots/goes for the eyes) etc.).
Bantam, Badger are more industrious animals (the further being a chicken that picks worms out of the ground ).
The Ibis is as much bird of prey as is the ship.
The Moa is an extinct bird. Does somebody really use that ship?
Imaos
What about the drake? You can't honestly say it's a fersome predator.
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Myrkala
Minmatar
Aurora Acclivitous
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Posted - 2008.04.14 12:14:00 -
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Dominix = The Lord (Latin: Domini, they added the X for the coolness factor.) Could also be the term to dominate.
Megathron = Mega Throne = Big Throne, or simply name after Megatron of Transformers...
Hyperion = Son of Gaia(earth) and Uranus, could actually mean "The high one".
Looks like they picked names that are themed of the Mediterranean.
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