Greek Terminology

Children of the Whales incorporates a fair amount of Greek terminology, both as names for characters and as terms for some of the places in its world. The purpose of this list is to gather and translate all of the Greek terms in the series.

English term	Kanji	Greek	Meaning in Greek	Usage
Aftí	アフティ	αυτί	Ear	True name of a certain character
Aíma	エマ	αίμα	Blood	Character, but also seems to be a generic term for something on the ships.
Antícheiras	アディヒラス	αντίχειρας	Thumb	Character
Ánthropos	アンスロポス	άνθρωπος	Human	The name of the great Nous of the Allied Empire
Apátheia	アパトイア	απάθεια	Apathy	It is the term that the emotionless soldiers of the Allied Empire are called.
Aráchni	アラフニ	αράχνη	Spider	Character
Atsáli	アツァリ	ατσάλι	Steel	Character
Broúntzos	ブルゾス	μπρούντζος	Bronze	Character
Chalkós	ハルコス	χαλκός	Copper	Character
Chasmouritó	ハスムリト	χασμουρητό	Yawn	Character
Dáchtylo	ダクティラ	δάχτυλα	Finger	Character
Daímonas	デモナス	δαίμονας	Demon	An artificial human with incredibly strong thymia
Deíktis	ディクティス	δείκτης	Index finger	Character
Dímios		δήμιος	Executioner	Used by Aíma in her song.
Dónti	ドディ	δόντι	Tooth	Character
Dýo	ズィオ	δύο	Two	Character
Ekató	エカト	εκατό	Hundred	Character
Ekklisía	エクレシア	Εκκλησία	Church	The Allied Empire's highest legislative body
Fálaina	ファレナ	φάλαινα	Whale	The true name of the Mud Whale.
Foní	フォニ	φωνή	Voice	Character
Ftérna	フテルナ	φτέρνα	Heel	Character
Gennaiódoros	イェネオドロス	γενναιόδωρος	Generous	Character
Grýlos	グリロス	γρύλος	Cricket	Character
Itia	イティア	Ιτιά	Willow	Character
Karcharías	カルハリアス	καρχαρίας	Shark	Nous and a battleship
Kathartírio	カサルティリオ	καθαρτήριο	Purgatory	The name given to the apocalypse by the Allied Empire.
Kókalo	コカロ	κόκαλο	Bone	Creatures that are able to steer the Nous ships
Kýma	キマ	κύμα	Wave	Character
Liontári	リョダリ	λιοντάρι	Lion	Character
Lýkos	リコス	λύκος	Wolf	Character and a Nous
Mélissa	メリサ	μέλισσα	Bee	Character
Midén	ミゼン	μηδέν	Zero	Character
Nous	ヌース	νους	Mind	The name of the creatures that act as the hearts of the ships on the sea of sand.
Olivínis	オリヴィニス	ολιβίνης	Olivine	Character
Orca	オルカ	όρκα	Killer Whale	Character
Pagóni	パゴニ	παγώνι	Peacock	Character
Parámesos	パラメソス	παράμεσος	Ring finger	Character
Rochalízo	ロハリト	ροχαλίζω	Snore	Character
Sárka	サルクス	σάρκα	Flesh	An item eaten by higher-ranking imperials used to bring back emotions
Skyros	スキロス	Σκύρος	Name of Greek island	Used as a name for a sand ship.
Sotiras		σοτηρας	Savior
Télos vrochí		τελος βροχη	Rain End	The name of the calendar that the Allied Empire uses
Thymia	サイミア	Θυμία	An intense feeling of passion	The name of the powers used in the series.
Tzitzíki	ズィズィキ	τζιτζίκι	Cicada	Character