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*#"''Paracausal''" is a term created for the Books of Sorrow. ''Para-'' is a prefix meaning "beside; adjacent to", while ''causal'' refers to the physics of cause and effect. Paracausal is not the same as ''acausal'', which is the opposite of causality with the Greek prefix ''a-'' ("not, without"). ''Paracausal'' thus means the Light and the Darkness obey physics which ignore or sidestep conventional cause-and-effect systems. | *#"''Paracausal''" is a term created for the Books of Sorrow. ''Para-'' is a prefix meaning "beside; adjacent to", while ''causal'' refers to the physics of cause and effect. Paracausal is not the same as ''acausal'', which is the opposite of causality with the Greek prefix ''a-'' ("not, without"). ''Paracausal'' thus means the Light and the Darkness obey physics which ignore or sidestep conventional cause-and-effect systems. | ||
*#"''Ontopathogensis''" is a compound of three separate Greek words. The prefix ''Onto-'', meaning "a being, individual; being; existence". The prefix ''Patho'' comes from ''Pathos'', a Greek word meaning "suffering; diseases". ''Genesis'', meaning "beginning" or "creation". ''Pathogenesis'' refers to the process that leads to disease in an organism. ''Ontopathogenesis'' therefore literally means "existence disease". This is consistent with the {{Plain|[http://powerlisting.wikia.com/wiki/Ontopathogenesis Superpower Wiki]}} description of the same term, "infect[ing] the very nature of the subject's existence", not unlike the Ecumene's description of "physically illegal abilities". | *#"''Ontopathogensis''" is a compound of three separate Greek words. The prefix ''Onto-'', meaning "a being, individual; being; existence". The prefix ''Patho'' comes from ''Pathos'', a Greek word meaning "suffering; diseases". ''Genesis'', meaning "beginning" or "creation". ''Pathogenesis'' refers to the process that leads to disease in an organism. ''Ontopathogenesis'' therefore literally means "existence disease". This is consistent with the {{Plain|[http://powerlisting.wikia.com/wiki/Ontopathogenesis Superpower Wiki]}} description of the same term, "infect[ing] the very nature of the subject's existence", not unlike the Ecumene's description of "physically illegal abilities". | ||
*#"''Tautology | *#"''Tautology''" in logic means "a statement that is true by necessity or by virtue of its logical form." | ||
*#"''Thanatos''" is the Greek god of death, derived from the Greek prefix ''thanat-'', which means death. | *#"''Thanatos''" is the Greek god of death, derived from the Greek prefix ''thanat-'', which means death. | ||
*#The verb "''Aiat''" (or ''āiat'') is the "third-person singular present active subjunctive" of ''āiō'', which is Latin for "to say". This phrase is used by Oryx when speaking law or defining a new reality. | *#The verb "''Aiat''" (or ''āiat'') is the "third-person singular present active subjunctive" of ''āiō'', which is Latin for "to say". This phrase is used by Oryx when speaking law or defining a new reality. | ||
*The title of Verse 31, ''battle made waves'', is a direct reference to a terminal in ''Marathon 2: Durandal'',<ref>[http://marathon.bungie.org/story/citadel.html#M2.13.4.1 '''Marathon 2: Durandal''' - ''Citadel'' - ''Six Thousand Feet Under (Terminal 4)']</ref> and is related to chaotic primordial beings or a being called the W'rkncacnter. In ''Marathon Infinity'' several level names parallel the 50th (''You're Wormfood, Dude''; ''Eat the Path'') and 33rd cards (''Where are Monsters in Dreams''). | *The title of Verse 31, ''battle made waves'', is a direct reference to a terminal in ''Marathon 2: Durandal'',<ref>[http://marathon.bungie.org/story/citadel.html#M2.13.4.1 '''Marathon 2: Durandal''' - ''Citadel'' - ''Six Thousand Feet Under (Terminal 4)'']</ref> and is related to chaotic primordial beings or a being called the W'rkncacnter. In ''Marathon Infinity'' several level names parallel the 50th (''You're Wormfood, Dude''; ''Eat the Path'') and 33rd cards (''Where are Monsters in Dreams''). | ||
*During the [[Adventure]] [[Bug in the System]] introduced in ''[[Curse of Osiris]]'', it is revealed that [[Osiris]] and [[Sagira]] have read the Books of Sorrow. While Osiris finds them illuminating, Sagira describes them as "way more Hive than I ever wanted." | *During the [[Adventure]] [[Bug in the System]] introduced in ''[[Curse of Osiris]]'', it is revealed that [[Osiris]] and [[Sagira]] have read the Books of Sorrow. While Osiris finds them illuminating, Sagira describes them as "way more Hive than I ever wanted." | ||
*The "secret" that Savathûn discovers in Verse 46, The Gift Mast, is a method of bypassing the ever-growing demands of tribute by their worm symbiotes which she terms [[Imbaru]] and relates to the player character via the Lore book "Truth to Power".<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore:Truth_to_Power|Truth to Power]]''</ref> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||