Since I no longer modify net books, I am using this blog to post rough drafts and ideas of sections for the book I am writing titled the Knights of Cygna. The hard copies are saved on my computer, and will eventually be published on-line for free.
The word Cygna has several meanings, both actual and crafted.
- Part of the name of a star system, Tau Cygna in Star Trek. Tau Cygna V is also the name of a planet in that system.
- Taken from Lady Cygna, one of the main characters of the classic PC game Loom.
- The name of a plant, Hakea Cygna, native to Australia.
Contrary to popular belief the name Cygna is not the gender specific of Cygnus, which is Latin for “swan,” since the word does not exist in Latin. It is a homophone for Cigna, a healthcare company as well as Sygna, a Norwegian vessel that was beached. In the way that I use it, it was not an actual, recognized word until Hakea Cygna bore the name.
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