[Discovery] Ancient Greece Reference at Azure Watch in Azuremyst Isle

[kingsquid]

This was just a interesting find that I came across while leveling my Draenei Paladin. While looking at map I saw a place called "Odesyus' Landing" reference to great hero Odysseus. I thought nothing more of it, maybe just coincidence. While turning in a quest at Azure Watch I looked at the Quest givers name. It was "Menelaous", King of Spartas name was Menelaus. Seeing this I roamed around the watch post. Inside the inn theres a Innkeeper that goes by the name of "Chellen", take away the "C" and you have Hellen. Beloved Queen of Sparta. . Funny enough my characters name was Apolloslight.





Edit: I just found the Hero himself "Admiral Odesyus"

[crazyelfjj]

Hmmmmm, I always loved ancient Greece history.. Well... idk ill let the other comments go then ill answer

[kingsquid]

If I didn't read the Odyssey I would've never spotted this haha

[Opirity]

guess this is kinda awesome then, +rep mate

[kingsquid]

Thanks man! First rep yay

[Eldhenn]

I don't think that "Chellan" references Helen (Elena, Ἑλένα).
If I remove one letter from "Bread", and do some transpositions and shiftings, I'll get "Beer", right?

[kingsquid]

Well sure, but then you have Menelaous and Odesyus its not a coincidence that her name is like Hellen

[Eldhenn]

Bread is like Beer.

[kingsquid]

Now yur just confusing me

[Dysain]

Yes, at the Landing you bumping into not only Admiral Odesyus but also Blacksmith Calypso. At Azurewatch itself not only can you find tehe aforementioned, you can also find Acteon the Hunter trainer, based off of Actaeon, a Hunter in Greek Mythology who was punished by Artemis for seeing her bathing naked in a river by being turned int oa stag and torn apart by his own hounds. There's is also Anchorite Fateema who may be a reference to the three Fates.

Artificer Daelo being an Engineering Trainer may be a reference to Daedalus, father of Icharus and an amazing inventor of things such as the well know wings, the labrinth that imprisoned the Minotaur at Minos' decree, and the Gordian Knot. There is also a Daedal as the Alchemy Trainer who may be the same reference, though I feel it fits the engineering trainer better.

Up north on Bloodmyst Isle the mailman that comes and goes from Blood Watch is named Hermesius.

The entirety of the two starting zones for draenai in general is Greek/Roman mythology themed, though to my eyes those are the most obvious and easy to pick out NPCs.

[kingsquid]

Haha yes I found Calypso a day later

[alj03]

Awesome find. Find some more!

[kingsquid]

Haha, ty . Ever since I saw this I have been looking alot more closely at npc names