Mythologic names

Pleiades

Pleiades is a Greek sailboat name.

The Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters, are an open star cluster located in the constellation Taurus. This group of young, hot stars is one of the most visible to the naked eye in the night sky, captivating humanity for millennia. (more…)

Pluto

Pluto is a Greek pet name for male dog.

Mickey Mouse´s dog.

Greek God of the wealth and money.

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Poseidon

Poseidon is a Greek sailboat name.

God of the seas and earthquakes.

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Prometheus

Prometheus is a Greek transatlantic name.

Name of a mysterious ship whose crew has disappeared that is the focus of the television series “1899”.

According to Greek mythology, Prometheus was a Titan who stole fire from the gods to give it to humans.

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Ra

Ra is an Egyptian girl name. Meaning “sun”.

Name of the main god of the Egyptian religion. Ra was the god of the sun and was represented as a man with a hawk’s head crowned with a solar disc.

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Raijin

Raijin is a Japanese boy name. Meaning “God of Thunder”.

Derived from the Japanese terms “rai” (thunder) and “jin” (god, spirit).

This is the name of the Japanese God of Thunder.

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Rhea

Rhea is a Latin girl name.

Latinized form of the Greek name Rheia whose meaning is unknown. Some researchers believe that it comes from the verb “rheo” (to flow) or the term “era” (ground).

According to Greek mythology, Rhea was the mother of Zeus.

In addition, in Roman legend appears the figure of Rhea Silvia, the mother of the founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus.

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Ryūjin

Ryūjin is a Japanese sailboat name.

It is the Japanese God of the Sea. It had the form of a dragon and the power to appease or to crush the waves of the sea with magical gems.

It is also known as Watatsumi.

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Scylla

Scylla is a Greek sailboat name.

According to Greek mythology it is a sea monster that was previously a beautiful nymph daughter of Forcis and Keto.

There are several descriptions about this monster. Some consider that it was a creature with torso of woman and fish tail of whose waist they left six dogs of two legs each. For others, it was a being with six necks and six heads with sharp teeth. There is also another version that mixes elements of both.

Scylla crossed the Straits of Messina (separation between Italy and Sicily) along with Charybdis, another sea monster, which forced the boats to approach and face one or the other being to cross the pass.

Subsequently, Scylla was converted by the gods into a dangerous rock, which still exists today, and complicates the passage of ships.

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Sedna

Sedna is a Native american sailboat name.

Inuit Deity that created all marine animals.

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