I have developed a milieu where there are two species of homonids. One being Homo sapiens the latter being an enlightened species evoling from them.
I am thinking Homo excellens based from the latin, superior.
How does that sound?
Does it ring true?
Posted by KayTi (Member # 5137) on :
Sure. Sounds good to me.
Gregory Benford has a book called Beyond Infinity where there is a highly evolved human species called the Supras.
Posted by Wolfe_boy (Member # 5456) on :
Depending on the attitude of the enlightened humans who are apparently naming themselves, then yes, that could sound appropriate.
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Posted by RobertB (Member # 6722) on :
It sounds the sort of name an 'improved' (in their own eyes) human species might use. Homo sapiens is hubristic enough; Homo excellens is even more so, but isn't that just like us?
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Posted by Bent Tree (Member # 7777) on :
I'm sticking with it then. Thanks for your feedback.
Posted by Robert Nowall (Member # 2764) on :
Is this what they call themselves? (If so, where did they pick up the Latin term?) Do they think of themselves as superior? Do the Homo Sapiens think that?
(Homo Sapiens literally means "wise man.")
Posted by Bent Tree (Member # 7777) on :
They consider themselves the enlightened.Their counsil governs the system which includes a post cataclysmic Earth and several colonies.
Posted by Bent Tree (Member # 7777) on :
They didn't name themselves excellens. They were a product of a secret society of evolutionist before Earth fell thousands of years prior.
Posted by Pyre Dynasty (Member # 1947) on :
I think Homo Excellens is the best name I've seen for evolved humans. Magneto called the mutants Homo Superior, I've also seen Nietzschiens people who were created on the principles of Nietzsche.
Posted by Bent Tree (Member # 7777) on :
I better turn in my application at the patent office Posted by Robert Nowall (Member # 2764) on :
Well, if "enlightened" is the key word here, how about Homo illuminatus? (The exact ending of the Latin adjective would need someone more thoroughly versed in Latin than I am.)
Posted by Bent Tree (Member # 7777) on :
I thought of that also, but it makes me think glow in the dark skin Posted by Bent Tree (Member # 7777) on :
I wasn't there, but I think the scientists were trying to evolve superior, at least mentally, beings.
Homo excellens Do have some extaordinary traits.
Posted by Chaldea (Member # 4707) on :
Here's my two cents. Although I really like Homo Excellens (has a great ring to it and meaning), it sounds like an author trying to be a scientist, if you get my drift. It IS catchy, but not very convincing from a science standpoint. It works for me if you don't necessarily have a scientific audience.
