In Age of Mythology and its expansion The Titans, many of the
characters (mostly citizens, soldiers, heros, and some myth units) say
things in ancient languages (Norse, Egyptian, Greek, and
Altantian-Greek) when you send them to do tasks.  Can anyone tell me
what they say?  The only one I've figured out is Dai-yu (sp?) which
means "good" in Egyptian.

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Request for Question Clarification by kriswrite-ga on 14 Oct 2003 13:08 PDT

Hi wolftenheart~

Since few researchers probably have immediate access to this book (I
assume it's a book?), it might behoove you to list the phrases or
words that you want translated here.

Kriswrite

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Clarification of Question by wolfenheart-ga on 21 Oct 2003 11:29 PDT

kriswrite--Age of Mythology is a real time scenerio game made by
Microsoft.  I cannot find a listing of the words.

robertskelton--Thanks for showing me what you've found.  This is only
a partial listing, so I will keep this question open just in case
someone finds a whole one.

tehuti--The word that sounds like Dai-yu was spoken by the mummy in
The Mummy Returns (of all things)  It meant good.  Whether or not it
is ancient Egyptian, I don't know.  But it is from some language.

Hi WolfenHeart,

Thanks for the offer, here's the answer...
 
 
I popped over to a AOM forum and ended up finding the following: 
 
GREEK 
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Expressing Readiness: 
 
Etimos: Ready (masculine) 
Etimi: Ready (feminine) 
PROstagma?: Orders? 
LEge!: 1. Speak! 2. (Archaic) Collect! 
 
Agreeing: 
 
OrTHOS: Right. 
MAlista: Very well. / Yes, sir! 
Ne: Yes 
kaLOS: Good, well. 
VUlome: I want to... 
 
Job Descriptions: 
 
metalEFS: metal worker (miner) 
thirefTIS: Hunter 
vouforGOS: I think this means cow herder, which is quite surprising,
because the peons say it when they forage.
dryTOmos: oak cutter 
aGROtis: farmer (cf. the word agriculture) 
 
Battle Commands: 
 
PAme!: Let?s go! 
PROseche!: Careful!  
eis MAchin!: To the battle! 
eisvoLI: Invasion! 
 
http://pub5.ezboard.com/fthehorizonsforumsfrm7.showMessage?topicID=130.topic
 
 
prosehe = watch out 
etimos = ready 
voulome (thats ancient greek) = i want 
malista = ok 
prostagma = order or your command 
when you click a villager on wood = ilotomos = wood cutter 
when you click a villager on food = thireftis = pray hunter 
when you click a villager on gold = (dont remember) = miner 
 
Malista is used mostly when you speak to any superior or old people. 
Anywhere where you want to show respect. 
http://aom.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&f=1,9306,,all
 
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This appears to be from one of the creators: 
 
"The Greeks, Egyptians and Norse all speak the ancient versions of
their native tongues. The Norse speak something called "Old Norse" so
it may not resemble modern Danish. I know some Attic Greek, and it is
somewhat different from modern Greek. Modern Greek pronounces beta (B)
as V, for example. The units are saying the kinds of things you would
expect them to say. When you task a Villager on trees, they say
something about chopping wood.
 
We try and be historical when we can, but we make games for
entertainment first and foremost, and we will always bend the truth or
flat out lie when it is appropriate. The most accurate history in the
game is probably that of the detailed help on units and gods."
http://aom.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&f=1,11248,,all
 

Best wishes,
robertskelton-ga

This isn't a complete list, but it is much more than I had before. 
Thanks for looking it up for me.

Hi there,

I popped over to a AOM forum and ended up finding the following:

GREEK
=====

Expressing Readiness:

Etimos: Ready (masculine)
Etimi: Ready (feminine)
PROstagma?: Orders?
LEge!: 1. Speak! 2. (Archaic) Collect!

Agreeing:

OrTHOS: Right.
MAlista: Very well. / Yes, sir!
Ne: Yes
kaLOS: Good, well.
VUlome: I want to...

Job Descriptions:

metalEFS: metal worker (miner)
thirefTIS: Hunter
vouforGOS: I think this means cow herder, which is quite surprising,
because the peons say it when they forage.
dryTOmos: oak cutter
aGROtis: farmer (cf. the word agriculture)

Battle Commands:

PAme!: Let’s go!
PROseche!: Careful! 
eis MAchin!: To the battle!
eisvoLI: Invasion!

http://pub5.ezboard.com/fthehorizonsforumsfrm7.showMessage?topicID=130.topic


prosehe = watch out
etimos = ready
voulome (thats ancient greek) = i want
malista = ok
prostagma = order or your command
when you click a villager on wood = ilotomos = wood cutter
when you click a villager on food = thireftis = pray hunter
when you click a villager on gold = (dont remember) = miner

Malista is used mostly when you speak to any superior or old people.
Anywhere where you want to show respect.
http://aom.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&f=1,9306,,all

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This appears to be from one of the creators:

"The Greeks, Egyptians and Norse all speak the ancient versions of
their native tongues. The Norse speak something called "Old Norse" so
it may not resemble modern Danish. I know some Attic Greek, and it is
somewhat different from modern Greek. Modern Greek pronounces beta (B)
as V, for example.
The units are saying the kinds of things you would expect them to say.
When you task a Villager on trees, they say something about chopping
wood.

We try and be historical when we can, but we make games for
entertainment first and foremost, and we will always bend the truth or
flat out lie when it is appropriate. The most accurate history in the
game is probably that of the detailed help on units and gods."
http://aom.heavengames.com/cgi-bin/forums/display.cgi?action=ct&f=1,11248,,all

robertskelton-ga
Google Answers Researcher

Going by the example you give, the creators of this game are indulging
in flights of fancy.

The Ancient Egyptian word for good, beautiful, happy is nefer
http://www.friesian.com/egypt.htm

wolfenheart

The Mummy was a good bit of fun, the Mummy Returns was a
disappointment.  In terms of Egyptological accuracy, both were
severely lacking!!!

Here's a site which shows the hieroglyph for nefer - good, beautiful
http://www.friesian.com/egypt.htm

Robertskelton, Since you came closest to answering my question, I'd
like to pay you for your help.  Thanks.