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'''Gidna''' /'gɪdnə/ is the third planet in the solar system Ephius. Known as "Duflah" in [[Loodori]], it was colloquially called "Ahldorae" /ældɔː'reɪ/ by [[The Chronicler|the Chronicler]].
'''Gidna''' /'gɪdnə/ is the planet on which [[the Continent]] is located. Known as "Duflah" in [[Rowlow]], it was colloquially called "Ephius" /'ɪfiːəs/ by [[The Chronicler|the Chronicler]].
== Etymology ==
== Etymology ==
''Gidna'' means "the world" in [[Bukk]]. Specifically, it comes from the Asdoh word "Gydnoh" and is more accurately translated as "the Universe". In modern Hureed, though, Gidna is more often used to mean "our part of the Universe", which includes the planet and its sky, but not the rest of the Universe, which is referred to as "the realm of the gods".
''Gidna'' means "the world" in [[Bukk]]. Specifically, it comes from the Asdoh word "Gydnoh" and is more accurately translated as "the Universe". In modern Hureed, though, Gidna is more often used to mean "our part of the Universe", which includes the planet and its sky, but not the rest of the Universe, which is referred to as "the realm of the gods".
Another commonly used term to refer to the world is Duflah, which originated in Rowlow and is more readily used in countries like Loodori and Ybuwyn.
"Ahldorae"is a name that was predominantly used by [[User:The chronicler|the Chronicler]] to refer to the planet in the earlier editions of the Continent Chronicles. The exact origin of the name is unclear and doesn't seem to match any of the names, given to the planet by its population. The name can still be spotted in some places, albeit very rarely, and will redirect to this page.
The third revolution saw the development of astronomy across the Continent, although the spherical nature of the planet was known in the [[Western Dantrian civilization]], [[Leykarya]] and even [[Yammoe]] as early as first revolution. The term Gidna then began to be applied to the planet among Bukk-speaking scholars. However, Duflah refers only to surfaces - the Continent and the ocean around it - not to anything above the ground.
=== Origin of "Ephius" ===
"Ephius" is a name that was predominantly used by [[User:The chronicler|the Chronicler]] to refer to the planet in the earlier editions of the Continent Chronicles. The exact origin of the name is unclear and doesn't seem to match any of the names, given to the planet by its population. The name can still be spotted in some places, albeit very rarely, and will redirect to this page.
== The nature of Gidna ==
== The nature of Gidna ==
