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by The Macanese Republic of The Shining Purple Light. . 27 reads.

Étymologie | Côte de Perséphone


This list of place name etymologies is in chronological order of their creations -

Mont Noir - Mont Noir is the tallest peak in Côte de Perséphone, sitting at some 3007 meters above sea level. Mont Noir earned its name, literally meaning “Black Mountain,” following the dormant volcanoes last eruption in which the entirety of the Côteans Grecian predecessors were wiped out.

Côte de Perséphone - The Côtes name originates from the same eruption as Mont Noir’s name. The literal meaning of Côte de Perséphone is the Coast of Persephone, with Persephone being the name of a long lost goddess whose name in the now extinct Grecian language meant “the bringer of death.” This name applies not only to the nation as a whole but also more specifically to the portion of the nation that lies on the mainland.

Îles du Sagittaire - Îles du Sagittaire is the name for the islands that are off the coast of Côte de Perséphone, and whose name also alludes to ancient Grecian mythology, except this time alluding to the myth of Sagittarius. The islands as a whole earned this name due to local folklore claiming that the reason the islands first formed, is similar to the story of Sagittarius who had to escape his wife Rhea to survive, with the islands similarly being forced to separate from the mainland in order to survive Mont Noirs numerous and frequent eruptions.

Mitterrand - Mitterrand was the first city to be founded in what is now the Côte de Perséphone, which was supposedly named after its mythical first Matriarcat, Marie-Claire Mitterrand.

Vevey - Vevey was the next city to be founded, with the original name meaning to live. This name was chosen by its settlers due to the fact that following the first winter there, the population had fallen to just a couple dozen, and yet it lives on to this day.

Delaplaine - Delaplaine was the third city on the islands of what is now the Côte, and was named as it is due to the geography of the island it lies upon. Plaine-Île literally means the Plains Island, while Delaplaine means “of the Plains,” showing how the islands distinct lack of mountains and unique geography in comparison to the rest of the nation influenced its name.

Florissant - Florissant was the first city to be founded on the mainland, with its name also indicating a geographic feature of Florissant at the time it was founded, that feature being the abundance of flowers. Florissant is a term still in use in the Côtean language meaning for flowers “to bloom.”

Lenoir - Lenoir was the final city on the islands to be founded, with its name literally meaning “the black,” alluding to the large amount of foliage that once covered the land where Lenoir now stands.

Piedmont - Piedmont’s name can literally be translated as meaning the “foot of the mountain,” alluding to its position at the base of Mont Noir and also being the starting point of the only navigable road to the summit of the mountain.

Ariège - Ariège was the final city to be founded in the Côte, the city was first settled during the Côtean Gold Rush following rumors that the area was rich in gold reserves, which turned out to at least be partially true as the city is still the gold mining capital of the nation. Ariège’s name when founded could literally be translated as “gold bearing.”

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