Mithrandir-Olor
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysippe_(Amazon)#Lists
http://www.paleothea.com/amazons.html
Examples
Hippo=Horse
Hippolyte='of the stampeding horses' or 'she who releases the horses'
Hippothoe=Nimble Horse
Lysippe= 'she who lets loose the horses'
Melanippe=Black horse, moon horse, or horse of wisdom
Aganippe='mare who kills mercifully'
Alkippe= 'might of horses'
We know the Amazons chiefly by names the Greeks gave them, they weren't not Greek themselves. My personal theory is the Greek uses fairly accurate translations of what their names meant in their own Languages.
So one random thought that entered my head was that it might be a fun linguistic experiment to translate Amazon names into Rohiric names. Doing the same with the non Horse themed ones could be fun too. There is one named Aedon 'nightingale' which of course makes us think of Tinuviel. But I'm still only a beginner at understanding Tolkien languages.
As a Post script, I found this fun little book mentioning both Tolkien and the Amazons.
http://www.moonspeaker.ca/Amazons/introduction.html
http://www.paleothea.com/amazons.html
Examples
Hippo=Horse
Hippolyte='of the stampeding horses' or 'she who releases the horses'
Hippothoe=Nimble Horse
Lysippe= 'she who lets loose the horses'
Melanippe=Black horse, moon horse, or horse of wisdom
Aganippe='mare who kills mercifully'
Alkippe= 'might of horses'
We know the Amazons chiefly by names the Greeks gave them, they weren't not Greek themselves. My personal theory is the Greek uses fairly accurate translations of what their names meant in their own Languages.
So one random thought that entered my head was that it might be a fun linguistic experiment to translate Amazon names into Rohiric names. Doing the same with the non Horse themed ones could be fun too. There is one named Aedon 'nightingale' which of course makes us think of Tinuviel. But I'm still only a beginner at understanding Tolkien languages.
As a Post script, I found this fun little book mentioning both Tolkien and the Amazons.
http://www.moonspeaker.ca/Amazons/introduction.html
