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[Proposal] Fix Freighter Names

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Ezekiel Sulastin
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2011-10-27 19:42:02 UTC  |  Edited by: Ezekiel Sulastin
This isn't really that important in the grand scheme of things, but it's one of those little consistency issues that can be fixed easily ... I think ...

You pointed out the mythological background of the Talos' name in the Shiptroduction, and the rest of the names are mostly based on Greek mythology (as I posted in another forum, Erebus, husband and brother of Nyx, parents of Moros, Thanatos, and the Oneiroi among others; Eris the goddess of discord, sometimes equated with the war goddess Enyo described as a companion or possible sister to Ares, god of war; etc.) - so why is the Charon a Caldari freighter? Because it looks sorta like a ferry?

Rename the Obelisk into the Charon, and give the Caldari freighter some suitably bird-inspired name - Albatross? I dunno - or at least rename the Caldari one, as I doubt they would want to mimic the Gallente in any way :) (rename the Rhea too while we're at it, although the Anshar is at least based in Mesopotamian mythology ...)

Just one of those annoying little things; back to your regularly scheduled Important Spaceships Business.
Inappropriate Euphemism
Probability Directive
#2 - 2011-10-27 20:55:51 UTC  |  Edited by: Inappropriate Euphemism
You know that our people (the Gallente) and the Caldari were once one people, right?
mxzf
Shovel Bros
#3 - 2011-10-27 21:13:21 UTC
Hmm. He has a point.

And I'll point out that Gallente aren't just Greek mythos, there's also a decent bit of Mesopotamian influence, and some Babylonian and Roman too IIRC. The point still stands though.

I highly doubt it'll end up getting changed, since CCP isn't locked into any mythological trends, they just tend to use them. Swapping the names of two ships would confuse a lot of people who know little to nothing about mythology and don't care.

Note: While Rhea is the name of a Titaness in Greek mythology, it is also the name of a bird. So there is less reason to change its name.
Drake Draconis
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#4 - 2011-10-27 21:22:45 UTC
Inappropriate Euphemism wrote:
You know that our people (the Gallente) and the Caldari were once one people, right?



Based on this alone....i don't think its really going to be that big of a deal.

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