Dear developers, ''Pyros'' does not actually mean ''Fire'' in Greek!

[Jonnycbad]

I'm not Greek but I was under the impression that Pagos, Pyros, and Anemos were Ancient Greek, which reads vastly different from modern Greek.

So, if we use the word ''eureka'' as what it actually is, a verb, Anemos, Pagos, and Pyr, would have to be swapped to their accusative forms, namely, ''Anemon'', ''Pagon'' and ''Pyr'', in order to form the phrase ''I found Wind / Ice / Flame''

You're reading TOO deep into it. Eureka was the name of an optional dungeon in FF3. It was underneath the crystal tower and it contained the sealed ultimate weapons for each job, and the 2 ultimate jobs of Ninja and Sage. It isn't supposed to translate to "I found: Fire/Wind/Ice".

At the end of the day, they draw upon languages but ultimately they stylize it to be fantasy not to be accurate. Most of the Hingan/Doman words are bastardizations of Japanese too. They change it slightly so it resembles Japanese but isn't completely accurate, because this is Hydaelyn and not Earth.

[Haxaan]

I'm not Greek but I was under the impression that Pagos, Pyros, and Anemos were Ancient Greek, which reads vastly different from modern Greek.




You're reading TOO deep into it. Eureka was the name of an optional dungeon in FF3. It was underneath the crystal tower and it contained the sealed ultimate weapons for each job, and the 2 ultimate jobs of Ninja and Sage. It isn't supposed to translate to "I found: Fire/Wind/Ice".

At the end of the day, they draw upon languages but ultimately they stylize it to be fantasy not to be accurate. Most of the Hingan/Doman words are bastardizations of Japanese too. They change it slightly so it resembles Japanese but isn't completely accurate, because this is Hydaelyn and not Earth.

You hit the nail on the head. I also think that instead of being "historically/grammatically" correct, they took creative license (as one is want to do) and went with a -os theme, hence Anem-os, Log-os, Pyr-os. When Saying each of these names aloud, they all have a similar closing sound, which one one would interpret as a set, or belonging together. I do appreciate the OPs attention to detail and for giving us the correct pronunciation, but being irked by the spelling of the word for fire is just as bad as being upset that Shiva and Garuda are represented as Female. It is following a naming convention that mimics greek but does not 100% follow it.

[Shurrikhan]

At the end of the day, they draw upon languages but ultimately they stylize it to be fantasy not to be accurate. Most of the Hingan/Doman words are bastardizations of Japanese too. They change it slightly so it resembles Japanese but isn't completely accurate, because this is Hydaelyn and not Earth.

It's this stuff that gives me a hefty respect for the namecrafting folk over there -- usually enough to counter any peeves elsewhere. (It's really only in the truly crippled use of mock-English or wasei-eigo when playing on the JP client that makes me take a moment... Though I imagine this and other languages' issues would resonate more firmly with their native speakers.)

[Rufalus]

while ''pyros'' well...is probably the result of developers using google translate!

hopefully they will have the dignity to correct their claims regarding its translation, and perhaps actually simply ask a translator when it comes to using foreign languages in the future!

They aren't sloppy amateurs. The name would have been chosen despite them being aware of the information you posted. It's a location name which means it doesn't need to adhere to certain rules so maybe they just thought it sounded good like this.

[AlexanderAthanasios]

With great sadness I necro this thread.. rise! Rise from the dead!!

As a Greek I am absolutely honored to have Greek words in Japanese games to describe things- anything! Monsters, locations, abilities... really, it is truly an honor amongst true Greeks.
This.. "Pyros" thing? Completely fine.. How Greek words are used differ all the time. It doesn't have to make sense as long as you get it.
To obtain Greek citizenship, one thing is understood about "pyr"- it means to fire (or shoot I suppose). Military service is mandatory in Greece and it is the only means to obtain citizenship. Well, unless of course you find the way around it..

Thank you world, and to all the best.