Mythological references

This article deals with references to Greek, Roman and Norse mythology in the Re-imagined Series, found in ship names, places or character names

Greek mythology

Ships

• Atlantia - The name of a hamadryad, a form of nymph and namesake of another battlestar lost in the opening attack. Could also be a reference to the lengend of Atlantis, written by Plato.

• Chiron - A Ship in the Fleet. In Greek mythology, Chiron is a centaur, or half-horse, half-human being.

• Epheme - A Ship in the Fleet. May be named for a minor character in Greek mythology who was nurse to the Muses.

• Pegasus - A legendary flying horse and namesake of Admiral Helena Cain's Mercury class battlestar.
• Persephone - A ship in the Fleet. Named after the queen of the underworld; daughter of Demeter.

• Triton - The namesake of a battlestar lost in the Fall of the Twelve Colonies. Son of Poseidon and messenger of the deep.

• Zephyr - A ship in the Fleet. Named after the greek god of the west wind.

Places

• Delphi - Greek city and home to the famous orcale Pythia.

Persons

• Pythia - An oracle. Pythia was the name for the oracle at Delphi in Greece.

Roman mythology

• Mars Day - A weekday or holiday named after the Roman god of war.
• Mercury - The lead ship of the Mercury class, named after the Roman god of trade, profit and commerce.
• Plutonium - The namesake of this element is the Roman god of the underworld.

Norse mythology

• Embla Brokk - A ship in the Fleet. The name may be derived from two seperate figures of mythology: Embla, the first woman, and Brokk, a dwarf who helped create Draupnir (a magical ring) and Mjollnir (Thor's hammer).
• Ragnar - Ragnar is named in reference to Ragnarok, the apocalyptic battle between the norse gods at the end of the world.
• Valkyrie - Valkyries are minor Norse deities and shieldmaidens who gathered up warriors to fight at Ragnarok.

Other

• Enkidu - A ship in the Fleet. Named after the Enkidu of the Sumerian mythological Epic of Gilgamesh.

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