Greek names
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.
Categorized into: Mythologic names.
Sebastian
Sebastian is a Greek boy name. Meaning “honored, revered”.
From the Greek term “sevastiás“.
Selena
Selene
Variant of Selena.
Senia
Variant of Xenia.
Silas
Silas is a boy name. There are two theories about its origin:
- Short form of the Latin name Silvanus.
- Greek form of the name Saul.
Simon
Simon is an Greek boy name. Meaning “he has heard”.
Greek form of the Hebrew name Shim’on and a variant of Simeon.
In The Old Testament Simon is the second son of Jacob and in The New Testament it is the name of several characters.
Simon was a very important apostle who Jesus renamed as Peter.
Categorized into: biblical names
Siracusana
Siracusana is a Greek merchant ship name.
Name by which the Siracusia was also known, one of the largest ships of ancient times.
Siracusia
Siracusia is a Greek merchant ship name. It is considered one of the greatest ships of antiquity.
Ship for the exchange of merchandise from ancient Greece belonging to the city of Syracuse.
The popular Greek physicist, engineer, inventor, astronomer and mathematician, Archimedes, participated in its design.