Can I tell you guys a secret? I don’t really like the Bearer or Aeson’s surnames. They’re so weird when everything is taken into consideration.
Under the cut because I'm sure it doesn't bug most of you the way it does me.
Yeah, to me it seems Thantos is just a corruption of the Greek Thanatos which is altogether odd to me since Thanatos was a Greek god in his own right, not simply an aspect of Hades.
As a matter of fact, it’s actually up for debate whether or not Thanatos was originally an aspect of Hermes in his Psychopomp role (Guide of the Dead) that simply grew into its own godhood.
By contrast, Angelis is…even odder, to say the least.
Angel, the word, comes from the Latin angelus meaning messenger which itself is a loanword from Greek aggelos which might itself be a loanword.
Regardless, Angelis as a surname is quite…plain. There’s no intrinsic meaning or symbolism associated with the word in Ancient Greek, it simply mean messenger, most likely the mounted, courier kind.
Everything that we (in the West) think of when we hear the word angel comes directly from Christian theology.
Thusly, any duality in meanings and symbolism for Thantos/Angelis are…inherently Western and completely hinge upon Christianity which, I’ll be honest, has always bugged me about the game, because then holy shit, Where the hell does Jesus fit in all this??
I will say this.
While I don’t especially like Thantos as Aeson’s surname, Angelis does fit Priscilla really well, considering that she delivers the prophecy.
But other than that…eh. I would prefer something different for Aeson.
Personally I would give him a surname like Theodorakis (son of Theodore, which itself means god-given), Panagakos (leads from the front), or Thanos (immortal oh the irony) if you really want the whole ‘death’ angle.
And @violet yes, pls, write! I love reading the fanfics you guys make!