Computer Names
In keeping with RFC 1178, I name my computers after elements of the Greek underworld:
| NAME OF ENTITY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Styx | River of hatred |
| Acheron | River of pain |
| Lethe | River of forgetfullness |
| Phlegethon | River of fire, leads to depths of Tartarus |
| Cocytus | River of wailing |
| Oceanus | River that encircles the world, edge of Underworld |
| Penthos | Grief |
| Curae | Anxiety |
| Nosoi | Diseases |
| Geras | Old Age |
| Phobos | Fear |
| Limos | Hunger |
| Aporia | Need |
| Thanatos | Non-Violent Death |
| Algea | Agony |
| Hypnos | Sleep |
| Polemos | War |
| Alecto | Punisher of moral crimes (anger, etc.) |
| Magaera | Punisher of infidelity, oath-breakers, and theft |
| Tisiphone | Punisher of murderers |
| Eris | Discord |
| Charon | The ferryman of the dead |
| Cerberus | Guardian of the gates to the Underworld |
| Minos | Judge of the final vote |
| Rhadamanthus | Lord of Elysium, judge of the men of Asia |
| Aeacus | Guards keys of Underworld, judge of men of Europe |
| Hades | God of the Underworld |
| Persephone | Mistress of Hades |
| Hecate | Associated with magic, witchcraft, light, dogs |
| Melinoë | Persephone’s dgt. Bringer of nightmares and madness |
| Nyx | Goddess of the night |
| Achlys | Personification of misery and sadness |
| Styx | Goddess of the river Styx |
| Eurynomos | A daemon of the underworld, eats flesh of corpses |
| Elysium | Place for distinguished people, those close to gods |
| Tartarus | Pits of oblivion, dungeon of torment and suffering |
Here is some more inspiration for computer names: