Historical Origin of Dota Hero Names

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Do you want to know more about the historical origin of hero names in Dota which is one of most popular game all over the world currently? Here are the some of DotA hero name lists and hero name origin.

 

 

 

DotA hero name origin: 1 Zeus the Lord of Olympia

 

 

 

 

 

Olympia was the home of the gods in greek mythology. Zeus was the king of all the gods. He had a "wife" named Hera, and he and she was the parrents to many of the other gods, such as Apollo, Ares and Athena.

 

 

 

DotA hero name origin: 2 Aiushtha the Enchantress

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aiushtha is a dryad. Dryads are female tree spirits in Greek mythology. They are known to live long, therefore she has the Natures Attendants, and her untouchable ultimate. Enchantress, a female spellcaster, practitioner of magic, user of enchantment(a magical spell that is attached, on a relatively-permanent basis)

 

 

 

DotA hero name origin: 3 Slithice the Naga Siren

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sirens are greek myth sea-units, who lived on a rock-island, and was known for their song who drow sailors to them, to have their boats crushed into the rocks. therefor her ultimate: song of the sirens.

 

 

 

DotA hero name origin: 4 Rikimaru the stealht assassin

 

 

 

 

 

 

DotA hero name origin: 5 Syllabear the Lone Druid

 

 

 

 

 

 

A druid is a sort of priest from the acient celtic cultures. Druids were known to be closely bound with the nature, and to become a druid, one had to study for 20 years in the druidic teaching centre on Anglese, centred on magical lakes. The name Syllabeara is a trubute to Syl-la-ble, a Dota Contributer.(thx to Grujah)

 

 

 

DotA hero name origin: 6 Lina Inverse the Slayer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lina Inverse is a fictional character, a sorceress from the anime series "Slayers". One of her many abilitys in the series is the "Dragon Slave", as we know it from DotA.

 

 

 

DotA hero name origin: 7 Yurnero the Juggernaut

 

 

 

 

 

 

The term juggernaut is used to describe any literal or metaphorical force regarded as unstoppable that will crush all in its path. The term has its origin from an old Idian god called Jagannatha, meaning "Lord of the universe".

 

DotA hero name origin: 8 Rooftrellen the Treant Protect

 

 

 

 

 

 

Living trees can be found in numerous mythologys, so to exactly determine the origin is nearly impossible. The name Treant is a combination of Tree and Giant.

 

 

 

DotA hero name origin: 9 Ulfsaar the Ursa Warrior

 

 

 

 

 

 

The name ursa comes from two constellations called Ursa major and Ursa minor, it means great bear and smaller bear. There is an old greek myth about zeus screwing around with a nymph, and therefore she was transformed into a bear of one of the other gods. She had a son, and to make a long story short, they got into some problems so Zeus placed them among the stars to keep them safe.

 

 

 

DotA hero name origin: 10 Aggron Stonebreaker, Ogre Magi

 

 

 

 

 

 

An ogre is a large and hideous humanoid monster. Ogres are often represented in fairy tales and folklore as feeding on human beings. Aggron is a on of the many pokemon species, who is made of stone and iron.

Rikimaru is a fictional character appearing in the Tenchu stealth-action video game series. But only the name and the "stealth-ways" are associated with the games. Riki is a satyr, also a greek mythology unit, who is humanlike, but with horse-ears and sometimes horns. They roamed the woods and mountains.

 

 

 

Dota hero name origin: 11 Squee and Spleen the Goblin Techies

 

 

 

 

 

 

A goblin is an evil or merely mischievous creature of folklore, often described as a grotesquely disfigured or gnome-like phantom. They are described as wiser than humans. Goblins are often associated with fire and use pranks when they hide small objects (MINES :D). I was told that Squee and Spleen were names from the Magic Cards.

 

 

 

Dota hero name origin: 12 Rhasta the Shadow Shaman

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shamanism refers to a range of traditional beliefs and practices similar to Animism that claim the ability to diagnose and cure human suffering and, in some societies, the ability to cause suffering.

 

 

 

Dota hero name origin: 13 Bradwarden the Centaur Warchief

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Greek mythology, the centaurs are a race of creatures composed of part human and part horse. They are know for their great strenght they gain from the horse. Bradwarden is a centaur from D.A. Salvatore's book "The Demon Spirit".

 

 

 

Dota hero name origin: 14 Leshrac the Malicious, Tormented Soul

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leshrac is a character from the Magic Cards. "Walker of Night". A planeswalker, mage/demonlord of the Ice Age. Malicious is a term for the intent to harm others.

 

 

 

Dota hero name origin: 15 Banehallow the Lycanthrope

 

 

 

 

 

 

In folklore, lycanthropy is the ability or power of a human being to undergo transformation into a wolf, also know as a werewolf. The term was first seen in greek mythology where Lycaon, a king of Arcadia who was turned into a ravenous wolf in retribution for attempting to serve human flesh (his own son) to visiting Zeus in an attempt to disprove the god's divinity.

 

 

 

Dota hero name origin: 16 Medusa the Gorgon

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medusa has her origins in greek mythology, were she is a fearsome creature, and it is said that all who looked her into the eyes would turn into stone. She was beheaded in her sleep by the hero Perseus.

 

 

 

Dota hero name origin: 17 Lucifer the Doom Bringer

 

 

 

 

 

 

In modern and late Medieval Christian thought, Lucifer is usually a fallen angel commonly associated with Satan, the embodiment of evil and enemy of God. Lucifer is a Latin word meaning "light-bearer"

 

 

 

Dota hero name origin: 18 Akasha the Queen of Pain

 

 

 

 

 

 

in acient mythology Akasha is the first ever to become a vampire. King Enkil and Queen Akasha of Kemet (now Egypt) circa 4000 BCE, they became the first vampires when an evil spirit named Amel was able to enter the body of Akasha through a wound and fuse with her flesh. Akasha then turned Enkil into a vampire by drawing out nearly all of his blood and then allowing him to drink nearly all of hers. Also known from the book/movie "Queen of the damned".

 

 

 

Dota hero name origin: 19 Leviathan the Tidehunter

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leviathan was a Biblical sea monster referred to in the Old Testament. Leviathan is often considered to be a demon or natural monster associated with Satan or the Devil. Kraken (in kraken shell) is a giant squid in nordic mythology with mile long tentacles that pulls ships to the bottom of the ocean. (thx to Trixbeat)

 

 

 

Dota hero name origin: 20 Atropos the Bane Elemental

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Greek mythology, Atropos was the third of the Moerae. She was the oldest of the Three Fates, and was known as the "inflexible" or "inevitable." It was Atropos who chose the mechanism of death and ended the life of each mortal by cutting their thread with her "abhorred shears".

 

 

[Lain]

I just found out that Phantom Lancer is a Kimahri Ronso from Final Fantasy X. Lol.