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littlemanpoet · 06-28-2002, 08:42 PM

Nazgulnumberten:

I was playing around with words for 'death' in Greek, Latin, and German. Respectively they are Thanos, Mortus (or some kind of ending) and Tot. I played around with it and came up with 'Thanomort', or 'Morthantos' or 'Morthanos' - or pick a different ending. I won't be using any of them because death isn't quite what I'm working toward for my dragon. I also know the Hittite for death, but I don't feel like I can part with it because it winds up playing a key part in my story. Ah what the heck, it's public domain.

Hittite for death: akias. Doesn't it just sound like it? Ack! Akiamort. Totakias. Thanak. Ooooh. Thanak. Huh? Hey? or Thanakon
Thanakos Thanakias. Take your pick if you like.

lmp

06-28-2002, 08:42 PM	#11
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Nazgulnumberten: I was playing around with words for 'death' in Greek, Latin, and German. Respectively they are Thanos, Mortus (or some kind of ending) and Tot. I played around with it and came up with 'Thanomort', or 'Morthantos' or 'Morthanos' - or pick a different ending. I won't be using any of them because death isn't quite what I'm working toward for my dragon. I also know the Hittite for death, but I don't feel like I can part with it because it winds up playing a key part in my story. Ah what the heck, it's public domain. Hittite for death: akias. Doesn't it just sound like it? Ack! Akiamort. Totakias. Thanak. Ooooh. Thanak. Huh? Hey? or Thanakon Thanakos Thanakias. Take your pick if you like. lmp