It didn’t take long for me to notice how much certain names are basically composites of two different entities from real-world legends and concepts. I haven’t exactly figured the whole lot out (only just entered ch. 3)–Heorot, for instance, I’m not sure about. I feel like the “rot” comes from “sephirot” in Kabbalah, but I have no idea where the “heo” comes from. Majasa, I have no idea about. But a few I’ve determined…
–Eterra: Eternity/Terra (rather easy…)
–Orobyss: Either Orobas (a Goetic spirit who can reveal past, present, and/or future…but also wards against temptation…and manifests as a horse) or Ouroboros (the classic snake-biting-its-own-tail symbol of eternity)/Abyss
–Lagon: Leviathan/Dagon (side note: I suspect the Goetic spirit Zagan’s name is a drift from Dagon, considering how similar the D and Z phonemes are. Manifests as an eagle-winged bull, though, and has abilities centered around transmuting metal, so stick to Dagon)
–Rahyeh: Ra/Ehyeh (part of the name El gives to Moses in Exodus, Ehyeh-Asher-Ehyeh. Not the KJV’s “I am that I am”, but “I shall be there howsoever I shall be there”…maybe. I need to check the Schocken translation again.)
–Orian: Orion/Orias (another Goetic spirit, this one including the abilities to bestow offices–like giving Rahyeh the status of Sole God, I imagine–and transform things. Manifests as a lion-headed warrior on horseback holding a pair of snakes, so stick to the capabilities)
–Apophis: Not a combination, but flatly the same as the Greek rendering of Apep, the Kemetic/Egyptian incarnation of destructive darkness who endlessly hungers to devour Ra (the reason why Ra keeps Set and Wepwawet close at hand during night)
but yes its interesting for those who dont notice that.