Post by twintania on Aug 6, 2022 12:22:23 GMT
For us Japanese, nuance of the is difficult to understand.
So I cannot have confidence about my creatures English names.
I try to write down rules about legendary creatures' "the" which I am assuming.
Please correct my misunderstandings.
1. Titles which describe the legends literally
I am assuming these below:
But I don't know why Falco is not "the Pactweaver".
Probably, Pactweaver is a proper noun and it doesn't require the. But how it became a proper noun?
There would be many avens who weave pacts and Falco would be the greatest one among them.
If so, I feel he can be called "the Pactweaver" like Xander is the Collector.
2. Titles which describe the legends poetically
For a long time, I thought poetic titles require "the".
Wydwen is the Biting Gale, because she is not a gale.
Biting Gale is a metaphor for her, so she is not Biting Gale but the Biting Gale.
Ao is not a sky, so he is the Dawn Sky and not Dawn Sky.
Doran is not a tower, only it resembles a tower, so he is the Siege Tower.
Then here comes Raiyuu, Storm's Edge. He is not an edge but is called Storm's Edge.
It confuses me. Why he doesn't have the?
So I cannot have confidence about my creatures English names.
I try to write down rules about legendary creatures' "the" which I am assuming.
Please correct my misunderstandings.
1. Titles which describe the legends literally
- Xander, the Collector
- Jaxis, the Troublemaker
- Errant, Street Artist
I am assuming these below:
- Xander is the very great collector and if you simply say "the Collector" at New Capena, it implicitly indicates him.
- Samely Jaxis is the outstanding troublemaker among many troublemakers in Capena.
- On the other hand, Errant is only a street artist. She is one of many street artists.
But I don't know why Falco is not "the Pactweaver".
Probably, Pactweaver is a proper noun and it doesn't require the. But how it became a proper noun?
There would be many avens who weave pacts and Falco would be the greatest one among them.
If so, I feel he can be called "the Pactweaver" like Xander is the Collector.
2. Titles which describe the legends poetically
For a long time, I thought poetic titles require "the".
Wydwen is the Biting Gale, because she is not a gale.
Biting Gale is a metaphor for her, so she is not Biting Gale but the Biting Gale.
Ao is not a sky, so he is the Dawn Sky and not Dawn Sky.
Doran is not a tower, only it resembles a tower, so he is the Siege Tower.
Then here comes Raiyuu, Storm's Edge. He is not an edge but is called Storm's Edge.
It confuses me. Why he doesn't have the?
