Greek text

[Serapy]

The Greek text can be seen in this image:



Here's a better view of the text:



Well, of course, Square had put random Greek alphabets on certain walls in the game just to make things more interesting. Of course, they don't make sense as a whole. I believe that the developers used some translation (from japanese -> greek) that's why they don't make sense.

After researching for a while trying to find out what was Square really meant to say.

The only closest thing I've found so far is the 'daughters' word. Just that word, nothing else.

Google translation shows:

daughters -> κόρες

The bold word above look relatively smiliar to the one in the picture. I'm not so sure about the following word after κόρε. I'm still trying to find out.

But, I'm pretty sure that Square was meant to say something about daughters somehow.

Ok, let's see...
All of the witches are women in VIII and they are powerful. They are daughters of someone, then? Perhaps, Hyne?

[scrumpleberry]

with all the random punctuation and capitalisation and lack of correct accenting in there, i'm quite sure that they didn't want it to mean anything. That last word is the only unbroken/unweird one, and it transliterates to "phytadapso", which doesn't mean anything. I am ffffairly sure that there's no noun ending which would make kores become kore. I might be wrong. It would never, ever be capitalised though. That first word is all consonants, it's unpronounceable. The second one is "bpfog..th" - distinctly ungreek and doesn't mean anything.

It's like when people get those random azn text tattoos that they don't understand. You really are wasting your time looking for secret messages. Hooray for ignorance!

UNLESS it's referencing Kore, which is Persephone's original name. But I seriously think it's just a coincidence. They still didn't accent it right anyway.

[rubah]

It would be [nearly]impossible to see in the playstation fmv

[Serapy]

Kore is possible. But I somehow doubt Square actually put 'r' instead of 'ρ'.

I think maybe the first word on the top line is supposed to show some number code for daughters.

I've found something regarding the last word on the top line. It's someone who starves for plants?
Garden plants? Ultimecia paintings with plants on them? Grass?

Rubah, yeah, a little. You can see it better in the PC FMV.

[scrumpleberry]

The "p" is the letter rho, which is an r.

Whatever, I really think you should leave this x) it doesn't meeeean anything! If you just say random words you'll be able to connect it to something! Let's say that that word means water. WATER! There are lakes and stuff on the planet! Ulty stabs Squall with an icicle!

[Serapy]

But why would they go through all that trouble? Some alphabets on the picture are almost accurate enough to make up some words. If this wasn't so important, they could have picked far more inaccurate alphabets and put them there. Or they could have spent the time on doing something better, like fixing some bugs, for instance.

Don't forget that the game includes certain histories and symbolisms relating to Greek and Latin.

[scrumpleberry]

Some alphabets on the picture are almost accurate enough to make up some words.

No, they're really really really not x) And why would they have done a skewed, ugly version instead of making it look attractive and accurate if they were fussed about people seeing it?

Or they could have spent the time on doing something better, like fixing some bugs, for instance.

They were lazy And I really don't think it's so diffcult to switch a Greek font on and button mash.

I seriously think you're interpreting things that just aren't there. Good luck to you in any case.

[Serapy]

κόρες and κoρε (from the picture) are almost accurate to be identical to each other. SquareSoft would be so lucky if they actually didn't intend for that to happen.

[Darth Cid]

Still it could be have been possible they were aiming to make a random language. After a while video game do resemble real language because there are so many out there, but Greek is one of the most notable language, they didn't mean it to but it does look that way ordeals, or perhaps when Square finished they thought this looks similar to Greek let's make it more so, though it is awkward because it isn't really much of a Greek cultured setting, FFVIII isn't.

[Rantz]

I think it sounds entirely plausible that they used Greek letters just so they wouldn't have to come up with anything meaningful to type. Meaningless decoration, like Squall's redundant belts.

[Darth Cid]

Maybe it says cope, cope with something.

[Christmas]

It's a code that will lead us to Square's secret porn educational website about period?

[Darth Cid]

I just decoded it!

It says:
"BE SURE TO DRINK YOUR OVALTINE"

[ReloadPsi]

It's designed to make the many cultures of the game's world look different. It doesn't really work all that well, but that's the point of it. It's not meant to say anything.

[Serapy]

You guys don't get it! SquareSoft's put four Greek characters on a thing that's almost the same as a true Greek word except a few mistakes. The point is that the two versions are almost accurate enough to be identical to each other! It's either that it's just a coincidence or SquareSoft being so lucky when they pick random characters from something.

And, the translation of the word happens to be relevant, which is anothing thing to consider here.