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[[File:Nokris Image Capture.png|right|300px|The Statue of Nokris]] | [[File:Nokris Image Capture.png|right|300px|The Statue of Nokris]] | ||
{{Quote|The name is... Nokris.|Ghost<ref name="GhostScan"/>}} | {{Quote|The name is... Nokris.|Ghost<ref name="GhostScan"/>}} | ||
'''Nokris''' is a [[Hive]] entity of uncertain power.<ref name="GhostScan"/><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> | '''Nokris''' is a [[Hive]] entity of uncertain power.<ref name="GhostScan"/><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> | ||
Little is known except that a statue can be found in the [[Dreadnaught]] near the [[Altar of Oryx]]<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Regicide]]''</ref> beside similar statues of [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]] and [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]], indicating kinship. [[The Guardian]]'s [[Ghost]] infers it is a Hive god from accompanying Hive glyphs but couldn't recognize the symbol.<ref name="GhostScan">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Ghost]]: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/ghost-scan-nokris Ishtar Collective - Ghost Scan: Nokris]''</ref> There is no file associated with this entity from either [[the World's Grave]] or the [[Books of Sorrow]].<ref name="GhostScan"/> | Little is known except that a statue can be found in the [[Dreadnaught]] near the [[Altar of Oryx]]<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Regicide]]''</ref> beside similar statues of [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]] and [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]], indicating kinship. [[The Guardian]]'s [[Ghost]] infers it is a Hive god from accompanying Hive glyphs but couldn't recognize the symbol.<ref name="GhostScan">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Ghost]]: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/ghost-scan-nokris Ishtar Collective - Ghost Scan: Nokris]''</ref> There is no file associated with this entity from either [[the World's Grave]] or the [[Books of Sorrow]].<ref name="GhostScan"/> At [[Eris Morn]]'s request [[Asher Mir]] scoured his library for references to Nokris but found none.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/gensym-knight Gensyn Knight]''</ref> | ||
== | ==Conjecture== | ||
{{Conjecture}} | {{Conjecture}} | ||
*There are two prevailing hypotheses as to the identity of Nokris. | *There are two prevailing hypotheses as to the identity of Nokris. | ||
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:The second hypothesis rests upon three factors. Nokris was Crota's mother, betrayed Oryx, and was killed; but out of sentimentality, her statue was left alone. Crota's mother in the Books is unnamed, Oryx speaking to his son about her offhandedly,<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXXVI:_Eater_of_Hope|XXXVI: Eater of Hope]]''</ref> and nothing more appears about her. Stemming from the Hebrew word "Nokri" is the definition "adulteress", which is "unfaithful woman"; in the context of the Hive, Nokris betrayed Oryx, attempting to kill him and seize his power, but failed. Similarly, "Nox" was the primordial mother of the Greco-Roman deities, "Thanatos" (Death) and "Hypnos" (Sleep), with her counterpart "Erebus" (Darkness). Finally, the [[Crucible]] map [[Cathedral of Dusk]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Arenas#Cathedral_of_Dusk|Cathedral of Dusk]]''</ref> The flavor text suggests that it is a burial site for someone close to Oryx—logic dictates it is for Crota, but one of the possibilities is the unnamed mother of Crota as the text mentions "lover". Ultimately this last hypothesis is conjecture and rests upon shaky evidence, as the "adulteress" definition is only used a few times in the Bible, whereas the "foreigner" is overwhelming used instead. | :The second hypothesis rests upon three factors. Nokris was Crota's mother, betrayed Oryx, and was killed; but out of sentimentality, her statue was left alone. Crota's mother in the Books is unnamed, Oryx speaking to his son about her offhandedly,<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXXVI:_Eater_of_Hope|XXXVI: Eater of Hope]]''</ref> and nothing more appears about her. Stemming from the Hebrew word "Nokri" is the definition "adulteress", which is "unfaithful woman"; in the context of the Hive, Nokris betrayed Oryx, attempting to kill him and seize his power, but failed. Similarly, "Nox" was the primordial mother of the Greco-Roman deities, "Thanatos" (Death) and "Hypnos" (Sleep), with her counterpart "Erebus" (Darkness). Finally, the [[Crucible]] map [[Cathedral of Dusk]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Arenas#Cathedral_of_Dusk|Cathedral of Dusk]]''</ref> The flavor text suggests that it is a burial site for someone close to Oryx—logic dictates it is for Crota, but one of the possibilities is the unnamed mother of Crota as the text mentions "lover". Ultimately this last hypothesis is conjecture and rests upon shaky evidence, as the "adulteress" definition is only used a few times in the Bible, whereas the "foreigner" is overwhelming used instead. | ||
:Ultimately Nokris is shrouded in mystery until further information is available. | |||
{{Conjecture end}} | {{Conjecture end}} | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*The word "Nokris" might be derived from "Noctuidae", which is a [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Noctuidae family] of moth, the wing patterns of which resemble the [[Shroud of Flies]] [[Hunter]] Cloak pattern.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description, [https://www.bungie.net/en/armory/Detail?type=item&item=4253790216&itemname=Shroud%20of%20Flies Shroud of Flies]''</ref> Similarly, "Nokri" is a Hebrew word for "alien" or "adulteress".<ref>'''Bible Hub''', ''[http://biblehub.com/hebrew/5237.htm Strong's Hebrew: 5237. נָכְרִי (nokri) -- foreign, alien]''</ref> Relatedly, the prefix "Nok" could be a derivation of "Noc", or "Nocturnal", the Greek Goddess of the night; similarly, the Roman translation is "Nox". | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Destiny]]'' | *''[[Destiny]]'' | ||
**''[[The Taken King]]'' {{Fm}} | **''[[The Taken King]]'' {{Fm}} | ||
*''[[Destiny 2]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||