I have been looking for a list of things that Civilians are saying in the background in AC Odyssey and have been unsuccessful so far. I'm not Greek but I can speak Modern Greek and I know a bit of Ancient Greek too. As far as I can tell, people are speaking in Ancient and Koine Greek sentences read in Modern Greek pronunciation (not Erasmian reconstruction and all that), but it doesn't look like there are too many anachronisms.
Anyway, here's a list of things I keep hearing (please comment with any corrections, I might have misunderstood some sayings) and what I think they mean.
These are the most common when I play, I hear them so many times I could easily write them down. Civilians say many more things, some seem like fragments from essays or plays, but they talk too fast for me to understand. Near the temples people also say hymns to the gods, but again, they're too long.
MAJOR UPDATE: Since people were happy of getting to know what the civilians were saying, I made a couple of videos just walking around a couple of towns and a camp listening what people were saying to each other and I some longer texts, notably I could identify most of the hymns they chant by the temples and altars. There are so many now that I put them into categories. Anyway here they are. If there are errors or mispellings or if you have any suggestions please comment.
- Common chatter
τί τοῦτο ποιεῖς; ti tùto piìs? Why are you doing this?
τί εἰς τὸ κόρακα παιδεύεις; ti is to kòraka pedèvis? What the hell are you doing?
πάψε pàpse Shut it!
ἀπίστευτον apìstefton Incredible!
ἐόρακα σὲ eòraka se I've seen you!
τίνος εἰσί; tìnos isì? Who's your family? (literally, whose are you?)
ἀδύνατον ἐστί adìnaton estì It's impossible
ἀλλόκοτον τὰ μάλα alòkoton ta màla That's super weird! (is this a Konstantinou kai Elenis Easter Egg??)
ἐνοχλεῖς μοι τὰ μάλα enohlìs mi ta màla You’re making me super angry (ok, if the previous one wasn’t, this one needs to be!)
τί ἐστι τοῦτο; / τί ἦτο τοῦτο; tì esti tùto? / tì ìto tùto? What's that? / What was that?
ἔ! τί γίγνεται; e! tì yìgnete? Hey! What's going on?
τί συνέβη μόλις; tì sinèvi mòlis? What has just happened?
ἀνυπόφορον ἐστίν ὁρᾶν anipòforon estìn oràn It's unbearable to watch
διὰ τί οὐ δύναμαι κινεῖν, ἔφριξα dià tì u dìname kinìn, èfrixa Why can't I move? I freaked out!
οὐκ ἔγνω τί δεῖ πρᾶττειν uk ègno tì di pràtin I don't know wha
... keep reading on reddit ➡I'm just going to list out all the characters that fit these requirements, even though it may be possible it'll just be the newest/newish character(s) that's added. I'm under the assumption that characters under these supposed traits will appear in the Greek Orbs:
Alpha Orb - City Controller & City Support
- Controller - Ghost-Spider, Cloak, Misty Knight, Scream, Swarm, Hand Assassin, Nobu, Jessica Jones, Mysterio, Venom
- Support - Dagger, Anti-Venom, Squirrel Girl, Hand Sorceress, Mercenary Lieutenant, Night Nurse
Beta Orb - Hero Mutant (gonna separate by teams because there's A LOT)
- X-Factor: Multiple Man, Polaris, Shatterstar, Longshot
- X-Force: Cable, Deadpool, Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Domino, X-23
- Astonishing X-Men (Axmen): Bishop, Beast, Iceman, Kitty Pryde
- X-Men: Colossus, Cyclop, Storm, Wolverine, Psylocke, Magik
Gamma Orb - Villain Bio & Villain Mystic
- Bio - A.I.M. Infector + Monstrosity, Graviton, Ravager Bruiser, Kree Noble + Reaper + Royal Guard, Cull Obsidian, Carnage, Venom, Electro, Green Goblin, Rhino, Swarm, Red Skull, Winter Soldier
- Mystic - Yondu, Elektra, Nobu, Hand Assassin + Sentry + Sorceress, Hela, Loki, Juggernaut, Mordo, Thanos, Ronan the Accuser
Obviously didn't include Legendary or Dark Dimension character, as well as Ultimus, but this is the full list of characters that fit under these defined traits.
If I'm understanding this correctly, certain character shards will be added to these new Greek Raid Orbs that fall under these traits. If so, looks like Alpha and Beta Orbs will get a HUGE boost, while Gamma will actually receive basically nothing.
(Progress so far: Completed!) !complete
Basically, the goal of this list is to have a bunch of small sidequests that could be assigned to the PCs by a deity or someone who serves under them (their champion, a local priest or priestess, etcetera).
Quests are mostly meant to be short and simple, but open-ended enough that they could be spun into larger ordeals if necessary. For example, scenario (1) doesn't specify anything other than what needs to be found and where it's supposed to be, so it could be made more challenging if you decided to add ferocious beasts that were tasked with guarding the flowers.
##d100 Relatively short, open-ended Ancient Greek or Theros-themed trials and ordeals
- Bringing them a rare flower that only grows atop a tall mountain, deep inside a cave, in a mysterious oasis in the middle of the desert or any similar type of remote, hard-to-reach location [/u/AsymmetricalLuna]
- Stopping a ritual that would make the god's influence wane in a certain place or region if it were completed [/u/AsymmetricalLuna]
- Inquiring at a nearby town about the reason why sacrifices to the god have waned as of late, and remedy that situation if possible [/u/AsymmetricalLuna]
- Defeating a terrible beast that has been terrorizing their faithful. The god may offer boons to the adventurers in order to help them complete the task, depending on how threatening the beast is compared to the adventurer's combat prowess at the time [/u/AsymmetricalLuna]
- Relaying a cryptic message to a mortal who was once one of the god's lovers [/u/AsymmetricalLuna]
- Finding and capturing a dead creature that somehow escaped from the underworld [/u/AsymmetricalLuna]
- Finding and capturing an escaped holy beast alive [/u/AsymmetricalLuna]
- Recovering a divine secret or artifact that was stolen by a petty, foolish band of thieves [/u/AsymmetricalLuna]
- Finding the whereabouts of a fellow god that has supposedly taken a different form in order to escape their gaze [/u/AsymmetricalLuna]
- Helping one or more of the god's champions in a contest against a rival god's champion(s). The contest might involve raw combat, a test of wits or physical prowess [/u/AsymmetricalLuna]
- Finding a mysterious place inhabited by a long-lost breed of plant or creature that the god wants their faithful to get their hands on [/u/AsymmetricalLuna]
- Helping a god's faithful choose the right place where a new temple or shrine to that god should be erected [/u/AsymmetricalLuna]
When I posted a List of random things that civilian NPCs say in Greek a couple of weeks ago an unexpected amount of people were thankful to learn what they were saying and some encouraged me to keep it up. So I recorded a couple of videos and tried to transcribe some full sentences and now I think I've done as much as I can.
So I've completely updated that post and the link to the original post is here.
I'm just writing this because I think an updated post doesn't get notified as new, but posting the update as a new post felt like duplicity. If there's a better way of doing this, please let me know and I'll correct anything.
Hello fellow mathematicians! In my undergrad I majored in math and minored in Ancient Greek, however I have yet to be able to locate any resources where I could read writings from early Greek mathematicians in the original language. Do these exist? If so, where might I go about looking for them?
I appreciate any help I can get here!
Was it only later that arabs scholars wrote about them and then european scholars afterwards?
Did the ancient Roman also have those astronomy and mathematical knowledge or were they lost and destroyed? I don't often hear much about them when it comes to math and astronomy.
As many of you might know, pre-Christian Greek names were usually what is called "dithematic", that is they were made up of two name elements that were combined, for instance, Philippos (Φίλιππος ) being a combination of the words for love and horse. I'm working on a project cataloguing these name elements, does anyone know if any compiled list of the name elements already exist? I haven't been able to find anything comprehensive yet. I can work in English, or in Greek if I need to. Thank you all for your help!
I was just reading a Wikipedia article on pythagoras and how he had a group of followers who practiced mystical forms of life, and stumbled upon this gem.
“Pythagoreanism was the system of esoteric and metaphysical beliefs held by Pythagoras and his followers. Pythagorean thinking was dominated by a profoundly mystical view of the world. The Pythagorean code further restricted his members from eating meat, fish, and beans which they practised for religious, ethical and ascetic reasons, in particular the idea of metempsychosis – the transmigration of souls into the bodies of other animals.[96][97] "Pythagoras himself established a small community that set a premium on study, vegetarianism, and sexual restraint or abstinence. Later philosophers believed that celibacy would be conducive to the detachment and equilibrium required by the philosopher's calling."[98]
