Board Thread:The Last Sovereign Discussion/@comment-27713488-20170707041037/@comment-31808207-20170819193132

I believe the Anak is actually a Hebrew reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anak

A quick look at that article suggests the theological connections even further, given that that Anak was the father of a people who were descended from the nephalim.

As far as Philon itself, I did catch the connection to the word for (brotherly/friendly) love, and the connection of Erosia to Eros, but I did not realize the storge root for Storgan. It definitely makes sense, especially as I'd always thought Storgan was a strange name for what most settings would've probably just called "common."

I'm a liiittle more hesitant to read into given names as I've often felt giving them too clear a meaning feels like heavy-handed storytelling and Sierra's general inclination toward meta-awareness suggests she probably wouldn't give away too much that way. But I also definitely agree on there being clear Achaemenid references there. I wouldn't be surprised if, once we go there--if we ever do--the whole region has a Hellenistic feel to it. Actually, despite my poor Socratic knowledge, I do have a fairly strong background in ancient Persia and the Hellenistic era. Heh, there's a funny thought... If the shards are actually the fragments of a physical god's soul, then would that make the original Incubus Kings a sort of Diadochi? Each taking up a shard of his power and then fighting each other over the scraps of his dominion...