Unit Names for our Troops

Paddy · February 20, 2004, 02:51

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It is time to discuss the names for our Troops.

As we start with a worker, I believe we will be building a warrior first. So we need to name the unit.

Here are some to names to kick the discussion off:

Anthea, the Blondes

Dirke's Warriors

The Zephyr's

Sharp Blades

The Brides of Zeus

Duddha · February 20, 2004, 03:41

Some ideas

Trojans

Thebians

Spartans

Ares' Boys

The Damned

BigFurryMonster · February 21, 2004, 13:08

Suggestion: give the units numbers AND names. Like:

17 Anthea, the Blonde

It'll help to counter confusion about which unit is meant.

Paddy · February 21, 2004, 13:24

That is good, thanks BFM.

Vander · February 21, 2004, 19:13

Vander's Brigade would be fun....

asleepathewheel · February 21, 2004, 19:16

Yes, I would like an offensive unit named after myself as well.

Paddy · February 21, 2004, 20:06

Quote:

Originally posted by asleepathewheel
Yes, I would like an offensive unit named after myself as well.

Yes Sir, of course we can look into this for you.

Could you please supply some suggestions...

for you may not like some of our suggestions here at MoI for you:

Road Kill Warriors

Tree, What Tree??? Archers

Bugs in my Beard Riders

Huh, where am I, wow I'm driving the Archers

Vlad Antlerkov · February 21, 2004, 23:01

I'd suggest that all our Hoplites be named after Greeks. First hoplite would have to be Markos, of course.

How about Philippos (lover of horses) for one of the horsemen?

solax · February 24, 2004, 02:49

In case you haven't read the other two threads (city and workers) we need more postings in here on warrior names!

THANATOS
Means "death" in Greek. This was the name of the Greek god of death who resided with Hades in the underworld

Like the idea of the Hopilite (city guardians) getting Greek names. Good suggestion Vlad

Paddy · March 10, 2004, 07:08

Ok the poll for our 1st Armed Unit is up and running.

Please add more names to this thread to allow options in the next polls

Donegeal · March 10, 2004, 08:42

Not that we are anywhere next to it yet, but I would like to have the first Knight we have be renamed to "Sir Donegeal, First Knight of Apolyton", or "First Knight Donegeal". Yeah, I know, its a little early...

Warrior name: Grog (naturally

)
It means "I want Tank!" in Greek (um... or something like that)

Aidun · March 10, 2004, 10:30

Alexander
Democrites
Philippos
Haemon
Creon
Alcibiades
Agathon
Eryximachos
Phaedros
Apollodoros
Glaucon
Aristodemos
Aristofanes
Euthyphro
Crito
Phaedo
Eteocles
Polynices
Oidipous
Heracles
Theseus
Perseus
Castor
Pollux
Achilles
Actaeon
Adonis
Aeneas
Aiax
Alcmaeon
Amphiaros
Jason
Apollonios
Atreus
Thyestes
Bellerophon
Cadmos
Cautes
Cronos
Daedalos
Diomedes
Ganymedes
Lacoon
Icaros
Aeson
Meleager
Menelaos
Midas
Minos
Mithras
Narcissos
Neoptolemos
Phyrros
Odysseus
Orestes
Orpheus
Paris
Patroclos
Polyphemos
Priamos
Prometheus
Epimetheus
Sisyphus
Tantalos
Telephus
Telemachos

These are a few Greek names some from literature, most of kings and heroes.

Aidun

Paddy · March 10, 2004, 12:59

thanks for the list, these are great.

and are there any here you would specifically like to see?

Aidun · March 10, 2004, 13:24

Diomedes.

He was a Greek hero opf the Trojan war. Together with Odysseus, his mate and no other helpers, he thought out a trick and killed an entrire Trojan regiment with it. Diomedes and Odysseus also stole the Pallantium, the big sculpture of Pallas Athena, goddes of wisdom and cleverness. Without Pallas Athena, the Trojans lacked strategic insight and the Oracle of Delphi predicted that only when the sculpture was stolen Troyes would be conquered: Toroyes fell by the use of a trick: the Trojan Horse, again a plan of Odysseus.

Both heroes were under protection of Pallas Athena.

Aidun

Paddy · April 9, 2004, 08:55

wow we sure have some names here

looks like we will be having polls and ladders for ever

new names always appreciatted

Rhothaerill · April 10, 2004, 03:08

We'll need another name soon.

We'll have our fifth warrior in two turns.

Paddy · April 11, 2004, 09:03

cool

onto it

Paddy · April 22, 2004, 05:16

Aidun has added a great list - thanks

yet are there other names out there that people are passionatte to see?

Zero · April 24, 2004, 04:53

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Paddy · April 26, 2004, 20:15

good stuff Zero

do we have anymore takers

Aidun · April 26, 2004, 21:31

Eteocles and Polynices were the sons and at the same time brothers of king Oidipous of Thebes (he had sex with his mother while he was unaware that it was his mother he was having sex with). After the King committed suicide Polynices and Eteocles declared war on each other and tried to become king by force, which resulted in civil war and they ultimately killed each other.
Then Oidipous' brother Creon became king by hereditary right. He ordered that Eteocles, who served Thebes in his view would be burried, but Polynices not.
Antigone, sister of them both didn't agree with him and burried polynices symbolically by throwing some sand over him, thus violating Creon's law. How the sorty ended you can read in Sophocles' Antigone, but I can tell you that its a real tragedy.

Aidun

MrWhereItsAt · April 27, 2004, 07:55

Additionally, some Greek Gods, Giants and others.

Hera
Rhea
Cronos
Athena
Apollo
Ares
Eros
Poseidon (the first ship, perhaps?)
Dionysus
Artemis
Demeter
Persephone
Hephaestus
Hermes
Hestia

GodKing · April 27, 2004, 22:18

Isn't Cronos usually spelled Kronos, or are they two different titans (the one with the K is the titan of time IIRC).

MrWhereItsAt · April 28, 2004, 07:34

I have seen both spellings around (although admittedly one may be by a less informed source), and I think they are the same giant that fathered Zeus and other gods.

Aidun · April 30, 2004, 12:10

Quote:

Originally posted by GodKing
Isn't Cronos usually spelled Kronos, or are they two different titans (the one with the K is the titan of time IIRC).

The real spelling is Kronos. The Greeks had and still have only one K consonant in their alphabet, the Kappa, with symbol K. The Romans, who copied but much of the Greek mythology and texts translated the Greek texts to Latin, in which the C consonant is more oftenly used, so Kronos became Cronos and Herakles became Hercules and there are more examples. Many names that in Greek end on -os became -us in Latin, therefore the form Cronus is also widespread.

The dominance of the C in Latin is still visible in English. English belongs to the family of Germanic languages to which German, Dutch, Flemish, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Icelandish, Frisian and East-Gothic belong too. In those other Germanisc languages the K is dominant (although in Dutch this K dominance is decreasing), while in English, which has been influenced enormously by both Latin and French (a Romanic language) the C is dominant over the K. In English there are almost no words that begin with a K.

Aidun