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'''Earth''', in the EVE universe, is the all-but-forgotten birthplace of humanity. From the perspective of an NPC resident of New Eden, '''Earth''' is the unofficial name given to the theoretical birthplace of humankind—whether a single planet, single solar system, constellation or any other location, either in the New Eden cluster or elsewhere in the cosmos. It is supposed by some to be located on the other side of the [[EVE Gate]]. The stories of Earth among disparate people in New Eden are the main evidence for the common origin theory. | '''Earth''', in the EVE universe, is the all-but-forgotten birthplace of humanity. From the perspective of an NPC resident of New Eden, '''Earth''' is the unofficial name given to the theoretical birthplace of humankind—whether a single planet, single solar system, constellation or any other location, either in the New Eden cluster or elsewhere in the cosmos. It is supposed by some to be located on the other side of the [[EVE Gate]]. The stories of Earth among disparate people in New Eden are the main evidence for the common origin theory. | ||
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Not all has been lost. Ship names, for instance, often recall Earth legends or concepts from Earth, but much has changed since the twenty-first century, including the legends. For instance, in real-life Norse mythology, Loki is a mischievous and sometimes evil god who contrives the death of Balder and is punished by being bound to a rock. In New Eden, the game informs players who read the details of the [[Loki]] that ''Loki'' has no single, direct translation, and is variably used to mean “hidden wonder” or “secret passage”, “changing mask” or “unseen dagger”—and, in all the tales, “hope”. | Not all has been lost. Ship names, for instance, often recall Earth legends or concepts from Earth, but much has changed since the twenty-first century, including the legends. For instance, in real-life Norse mythology, Loki is a mischievous and sometimes evil god who contrives the death of Balder and is punished by being bound to a rock. In New Eden, the game informs players who read the details of the [[Loki]] that ''Loki'' has no single, direct translation, and is variably used to mean “hidden wonder” or “secret passage”, “changing mask” or “unseen dagger”—and, in all the tales, “hope”. | ||
The introduction of the named wormhole system [[Thera]], an anagram of "Earth", in the Rhea expansion may suggest some more attempts at twenty-first-century nostalgia—or maybe Thera marks the next step in unravelling mysteries surrounding New Eden. | The introduction of the named wormhole system [[Thera]], an anagram of "Earth", in the Rhea expansion may suggest some more attempts at twenty-first-century nostalgia—or maybe Thera marks the next step in unravelling mysteries surrounding New Eden. | ||
== See also == | |||
* [https://universe.eveonline.com/lore/earth Universe of EVE - Lore: Earth] | |||
* [https://universe.eveonline.com/lore/eve-gate Universe of EVE - Lore: EVE Gate] | |||
[[Category:Lore]] | [[Category:Lore]] | ||