Thread:LunarSplendens/@comment-79.1.60.66-20131012164334/@comment-5783141-20131013185615

Actually when I sat down and made their names I was looking at a website of the constellations. From there I twisted some things around. Etymologies here we go!!! (This is going to be a very VERY long read.)

Oriion Scutum comes from Orion and Scutum, the constellations for the Hunter and Shield respectively. Betele comes from the star in Orion, Betelegeuse. Narsci comes from Narscissus and Holgim is a butchered version of Horologium, the constellation for the clock. Jovian is the term used to describe anything pertaining to the planet Jupiter. (Weirdly put....)

Galxia comes from Galxia and Betrix comes from the star Bellatrix within Orion. Novvah refers to to events that sometimes occur when stars die. Hermis comes from Hermes, the messenger of the gods in Greek mythology and Shanty is the name of a kind of song most notably sung while working out at sea. (Like Drunken Sailor and Haul Away Joe.)

We know Laceta and Basila. Canino comes from the word Canine as well as the constellation Canis Major while Lupene comes from Lupine which refers to anything that has to do with wolves. Howlan comes from the word howling, which wolves tend to do.

Seduma is really Medusa with the M and S switched and Hydran comes from Hydra, the 9 headed monster with poisonous blood. Gorgin comes from the word Gorgon which is the type of monster Medusa was. Arachi comes from Arachnid, which are the eight legged creature we know, and sometimes loathe. (Scorpions, spiders, ticks, mites, etc.) Muusca comes from the constellation Musca which is the fly. It was once know as the bee. (Apis)

Europo comes from Europa the frozen moon of Jupiter and it is also the name of the Pheonician princess of whom Europe is named for. Cassop comes from Cassiopeia an Ethiopean queen who was mother to Andromeda and known for her vanity. Casini comes from Giovanni Casini, a portraitist. ( I think)

Anreda Dromai is a play on the word Andromeda. Nebula refers to another type of event that occurs upon the death of a star. (Her name is actually pronounced Ney-BOO-luh.) Caleum is derived from Caelum and Morgia is derived from Morgana (The sorceress.) Calist comes from Callisto, another one of the Jovian moons.

Serpia comes from the word serpent and Ophici comes from Ophiciuchus. (It is sort of redundant....) Coulbi comes from The second half of Laticauda Coulbrina the species name for sea kraits. Serene is from the word serene (There was a time when his name was Serena Natlus and he was a female.) Natlus comes from Nautilus, a kind of mollusk found under the sea.

I'm going to reply in two parts.