Revelations (and Feedback) from Pandæmonium: Asphodelos

[Nekaru_Infitima]

Hesperos is the Greek personification of the evening star (Venus).

Ironically, Venat is also Venus though.

[dynus]

Ironically, Venat is also Venus though.

I mean... not really? They do sound close, but the romaji is different. Hers is ヴェーネス vs Venus ビーナス | ビイナス (I've seen both). Venat's name is a bit of a sore thumb when it comes to the names of the Ancients, which are mostly Greek names with major characters named after gods and titans, Hythlodaeus being an exception, and others simply being Greek names with ancient origins.

Venat on the other hand is not a 'real life' name, a trend Matsuno's works have with their characters. He goes pretty hard on making fantasy names for his games, something I respect him for. It has two possible origins (and I'm quoting the FF wiki, so I can't take credit); from the Latin word Venari - 'to hunt' which doesn't really suit either her or the FFXII character she's based on. Or a figure in Persian Myth Vanant and an old name for the Star Regulus, who was a guardian of good, which does fit better with both characters.

Anyway, she's different from the rest of the Ancients and it's weird.