Garret_729 on 29/10/2007 at 21:42
School started for me about 2 months ago. I'm taking a Latin I class. About 2 weeks ago, we learned the word "amicus," which means friend. After class that day, I asked my teacher what "cetus" ment - she didn't know. The internet defines it as: "any large sea-creature , such as whale, seal, dolphin."
Cetus Amicus. Roughly translated, I suppose it would mean (don't quote me on this) sea-creature friend. Did the Mechanists consider the Cetus Amicus a benefit to the environment (been I while since I played T2)?
Today we learned the word for five: quintus (for those who care, that's the masculine form of the word). Horn of Quintus, Horn of Five. Did the Quintus Vault have 5 catacombs/family members or something? Again, its been while.
Oh well, thought it was interesting and that I should share this with the thief community. Cya.
Lovecraftian on 29/10/2007 at 22:22
I'd assume the friend bit was because it was a friend to the mechanist, helping them go beneath the seas.
or something
I don't think they'd give a hoot about the enviroment tbh.
jtr7 on 29/10/2007 at 22:52
I always just considered it to be irony.
The contrast of "Friendly Whale" to "Horror of the Seas", but it also fits the whole "Friend" theme the Mechanists are putting on.
Garriath on 30/10/2007 at 01:31
Yeah, I remember really cracking up, hearing about this new secret Mechanist weapon, "My Friend the Whale."
ganac on 30/10/2007 at 01:33
You know, this is a pretty neat find. Perhaps those at LGS and eidos have well literary midsets (like whoever at valve came up with that oranges and lemons grafitti in hl2).
Keep it up, this sounds interesing.
Meisterdieb on 30/10/2007 at 02:22
About the Cetus Amicus
I'm not completely sure but I seem to remember that in the game - somewhere in the readables or a cut-scene- that "cetus amicus" was translated as "Horror of the Seas". That always stuck me as strange.
Re the Horn of Quintus
Quintus also happens to be a Roman name. So the Horn most likely is called after its last owner, or its maker.
jtr7 on 30/10/2007 at 02:32
Lotus calls it that.
Beleg Cúthalion on 30/10/2007 at 09:56
At least in the German version they sometimes write "Quinius", which doesn't change a lot since it still sounds like latin. Gerva(i)sius is another one, but in fact one can create a lot of names as long as they keep their ancient look.
ponyboy on 1/11/2007 at 22:53
The root of cetus (which is the root of cetacean, which means whale, more or less) is something like "monster" or "horror." I think it's from Greek. That's off the top of my head, and I'm too busy to look it up right now.
And unless your teacher was having a bad Latin day, in conjunction with a massive, debilitating brain-fart, she shouldn't be teaching Latin.
Goldmoon Dawn on 2/11/2007 at 00:17
Quote Posted by ganac
You know, this is a pretty neat find. Perhaps those at LGS and eidos have well literary midsets
Doesn't anyone around here know about LGS past??? What does Eidos have to do with a game that was developed by LGS?
Of course LGS was a special company!!!
