Mythological names offer another pool of possible naval names alongside places and traditional adjectives. Gorgon leads into a suggestion involving Ishtar and the Gilgamesh story. The appeal lies in the associations a crew could discover and use in shipboard artwork. Uncertainty about whether a particular name was planned or used remains unresolved, so the suggestions do not establish a vessel's service history.
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Mythological names and the stories attached to warships
Mythological ship-name suggestions show how stories can supply associations and artwork beyond the name itself.