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*The name Atheon is derived from [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/atheos#Latin Atheos], which roughly means "atheist". This appears to be in conflict with the Vex's apparently religious nature. | *The name Atheon is derived from [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/atheos#Latin Atheos], which roughly means "atheist". This appears to be in conflict with the Vex's apparently religious nature. | ||
*An alternative hypothesis argues that the name of Atheon is actually a combination of the latin word Atheos, in addition to the word [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/eon#Greek Eon], which measures the duration of 1,000,000,000 years. When paired together, this then creates the name of Atheon, in effect, translating as either that which does not believe in time, or that which is capable of removing itself from time altogether. | *An alternative hypothesis argues that the name of Atheon is actually a combination of the latin word Atheos, in addition to the word [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/eon#Greek Eon], which measures the duration of 1,000,000,000 years. When paired together, this then creates the name of Atheon, in effect, translating as either that which does not believe in time, or that which is capable of removing itself from time altogether. The latter seems more likely, given the Vex exist/originate outside of what mortal races consider "linear time". | ||
*In Year 1 of [[Destiny]], there was a particularly famous exploit in the Vault of Glass where the team facing Atheon could push him off the edge of the platform where he was standing. Doing this effectively meant the team doing the raid would complete the encounter and receive full rewards. | *In Year 1 of [[Destiny]], there was a particularly famous exploit in the Vault of Glass where the team facing Atheon could push him off the edge of the platform where he was standing. Doing this effectively meant the team doing the raid would complete the encounter and receive full rewards. | ||
*Atheon and [[Protheon, Modular Mind]] share many similarities. | *Atheon and [[Protheon, Modular Mind]] share many similarities. | ||