Ikotian

Naming Traditions

Feminine names

Agape, Agata, Calliope, Nefeli, Phaedra, Selene, Thalia, Zoe,

Masculine names

Achilleas, Alexandros, Andreas, Iasonas, Leonidas,

Family names

Adamos, Aetos, Andino, Angelos, Ariti, Chloros, Chronis, Daikos, Filo, Galanis, Ganas, Gataki, Hatzi, Kazan, Kouris, Laskaris, Leos, Manikas, Masalis, Mikos, Nomikos, Onasis, Othonos, Papatonis, Petrakis, Remas, Rosi, Samaras, Scala, Sideris, Thanos, Zika

Culture

Major language groups and dialects

Because the Ikotians get around, they're known for speaking multiple languages and regularly communicating with everyone. The Ikotians love to speak, rather than listen.

Shared customary codes and values

Families are very important in Ikotian culture. Elders are highly respected, and children care for their elderly parents. Children are disciplined firmly, but parents (even those who are poor) spend a great deal of their income on feeding, clothing and educating their children. Men consider it a personal honor and responsibility to care for their family.

Average technological level

The Itokians have advanced plumbing and large bath houses. They have vast knowledge of the stars and of the world around them. The Ikotians boast in thier wisdom and write books on thier opinions.

Common Etiquette rules

It's common etiquette to shake hands with someone as a greeting. People more accustomed to eachother will embrace or kiss.

Common Dress code

The Ikotian culture loves fashion, when needed. They're commonly wearing dresses or robes though.

Art & Architecture

The Ikotian art is well known throughout the world. From the buildings to the sculptures to the writings; if there's anything that's admired by everyone of Ikotian culture it's the art.

Common Customs, traditions and rituals

Festivals were a very important part of life in Ikot, and were a central part of worshipping the gods. They usually included a procession and a sacrifice. Festivals also included various competitions, which were seen as another way to honour a god. There were competitions in music, poetry, drama and also athletics. Some of the most important festivals of Ikot involved athletic competition, such as the Cylimbic Bouts, which were held in honour of Zeus, and the Nyrothop bout, held at Delphi in honour of Apollo.

Birth & Baptismal Rites

When a child is born his/her parents give him to the gods, giving each child a god to follow for the rest of thier lives and choose either to follow that God with thier child or give thier child one more suiting.

Coming of Age Rites

When a boy/girl become 14 they're able to legally marry. Even though they are married in Ikotian culture it's normal to live with your guardians your whole life.

Funerary and Memorial customs

Ikotians believe in cremation with an idol of that person's God to be either buried, dispersed in the ocean, or simply blown into the wind depending on that person's God.

Common Taboos

To be uncultured is an Ikotian taboo. The Ikotians thrive on thier own culture and that of others, so if someone doesn't say like music or enjoy a good conversation they're usually ignored or picked on.

Common Myths and Legends

The Ikotians believe that there are certain spheres that make your wishes come true. This legend has been passed down over many generations that the source of it is unknown. Some have found what look like magical spheres but have never seemed to have made any wishes come true so they have been written off as a fake.

Historical figures

Xanado the Perfect was a leader of ancient times who saved all of Ikot from invaders in the Old War even though the odds were strongly against him. He was rumored to have used an ancient artifact to bring better fortune upon Itok. The invaders eventually become what is now known as the Kingdom of Kamen.

Ideals

Beauty Ideals

Things were good for men who were buff and glossy. And for women, fuller-figured redheads were in favour - but they had to contend with an ominous undercurrent,

Gender Ideals

The concept of gender was an integral aspect of this social hierarchy; power was not evenly distributed and only men were allowed to participate in prestige activities such as politics, law, or the military. Consequently, it was vital that men prove their masculinity, in order to prove their worth and to earn their place in the major social institutions, and that women exhibit qualities that would suit them for life in the home, on the farm, or in whatever role suited their class and family circumstances. Although men were generally regarded as superior to women, not all men were considered to have been made equal. As a result, they strove to compete in terms of manliness to assert their worth and to develop their prestige.

Courtship Ideals

Marriages were usually arranged by the parents; professional matchmakers were reluctantly used. Each city was politically independent, with its own laws affecting marriage. Orphaned daughters were left to uncles or cousins. For the marriage to be legal, the woman's father or guardian gave permission to a suitable male who could afford to marry. Wintertime marriages were popular. The couple participated in a ceremony which included rituals such as veil removal but the couple living together made the marriage legal.

Relationship Ideals

They are very promiscuous and tend to go both ways. The culture is known for having multiple partners at a given time but also respects marraige thoroughly.