Hydaelyn, The Shards & How They Work

[MrThinker]

My main citation for the Primary Moon being known by Eorzeans as 'Menphina' is that Dalamud was known in-universe as Menphina's loyal hound, which makes sense - Dalamud orbited the Primary Moon (as shown by the models of Hydaelyn and it's moons on the Astrolabe), but like real life where Luna is the fancy 'traditional' name for Earth's moon but officially is simply called the 'Moon' by the IAU (and pretty much everyone on Earth), it's never really called that by Hydaelyn's inhabitants, including Eorzeans - instead the smallfolk simply call it the 'moon' or 'the Primary Moon' when Dalamud was still around.

If Zodiark really was the name for the Primary Moon, I think that would have ended up somewhere in Hydaelyn's culture, yet it is the Ascians' who first reveal Zodiark's existence, his name not even being uttered at all until the final stinger of 2.0's initial main scenario and absolutely no sign of his name anywhere in Hydaelyn.

So even if Zodiark literally is the Primary Moon (an idea I don't buy myself), no one on Hydaelyn seems to know about that.

Again, all good points and evidence towards the Moon being named Menphina by Eorzeans.

Also, apologies if my previous response seemed aggressive.

Edit: Here is a still from that Elidibus-moon scene


Here is a picture of the statue from the Chrysalis


You can see that the sculpture on the moon has the hands and arms, the head, and the Halo of the statue from the Chrysalis, and the tip of one of the 'wings' can be barely made out as well. Though admittedly it is very dark, cause the camera almost immediately pans away from the thing when we fade into the scene.