Do you think that's intentional?

[Ayzìsìt Alenantang]

I've noticed during the movie, that humans name stuff after mythology. for example:
* Mountain banshee (Banshee is a ghost in Scotish mythology)
* Medusa
* Dragon (In the movie, it was the big gunship)
* Hell's gate (RDA base)
* Pandora (After pandora's box)
Do you think it symbolize something, or just cool names? I think it's there to show that humans are still connected to their past, adding to the fact that the same story could've been told from the human's point of view, making the Na'vi the bad guys- a stubborn race.
What do you think?

[shiaru]

humans love hearing cool code names that have a theme, that's all.

[Motxokxen]

of course it was intentional.

[Txantslusama tsamsiyu]

What was Medusa? There is a Scorpion ,Samson and Valkyrie. The RDA named Toruk the Great Leonopteryx.

[Naki'Malis]

Most likely, but most military vehicles have a calltype (ie the F-10 'Warthog')  it's unsurprising.  As for the mythological aspect, would guess that the if the planet was named Pandora first, then the similar naming aspects for the creatures would follow.

[shiaru]

Just throwing this out here, In the mini documentary Weaver says that its called Pandora because it holds one last hope for humanity.

[Maweya tirea]

Just throwing this out here, In the mini documentary Weaver says that its called Pandora because it holds one last hope for humanity.

That's interesting but how in the myth was pandora's box a last hope for pandora?

[Numeie]

Just throwing this out here, In the mini documentary Weaver says that its called Pandora because it holds one last hope for humanity.

That's interesting but how in the myth was pandora's box a last hope for pandora?

Hope was the one thing left in the box after everything else escaped.

[Maweya tirea]

Just throwing this out here, In the mini documentary Weaver says that its called Pandora because it holds one last hope for humanity.

That's interesting but how in the myth was pandora's box a last hope for pandora?

Hope was the one thing left in the box after everything else escaped.

oh ok cool. I forgot about that.

[fkeua vrrtep]

What was Medusa? There is a Scorpion ,Samson and Valkyrie. The RDA named Toruk the Great Leonopteryx.

Medusa was a creature in the ancient greek myths I think , she could literally petrify your body if you took a look at her , she had snake instead of hair and a sea creatures tail .

[Sngä'i Tìrey-yä]

What was Medusa? There is a Scorpion ,Samson and Valkyrie. The RDA named Toruk the Great Leonopteryx.

She was a famous Greek monster, a Gorgon (one of three sisters) born of two gods. Her hair was snakes and one look could turn a man to stone. The hero Perseus managed to turn her into stone by holding up a mirror, after which he beheaded her and presented the head to the Goddess Athena who placed the head upon her shield as a weapon.

[Txantslusama tsamsiyu]

What was Medusa? There is a Scorpion ,Samson and Valkyrie. The RDA named Toruk the Great Leonopteryx.

She was a famous Greek monster, a Gorgon (one of three sisters) born of two gods. Her hair was snakes and one look could turn a man to stone. The hero Perseus managed to turn her into stone by holding up a mirror, after which he beheaded her and presented the head to the Goddess Athena who placed the head upon her shield as a weapon.

I knew what she was in mythology, but i mean in the movie. I saw that there was a Medusa in the project 880 script.

[fkeua vrrtep]

What was Medusa? There is a Scorpion ,Samson and Valkyrie. The RDA named Toruk the Great Leonopteryx.

She was a famous Greek monster, a Gorgon (one of three sisters) born of two gods. Her hair was snakes and one look could turn a man to stone. The hero Perseus managed to turn her into stone by holding up a mirror, after which he beheaded her and presented the head to the Goddess Athena who placed the head upon her shield as a weapon.

I knew what she was in mythology, but i mean in the movie. I saw that there was a Medusa in the project 880 script.

whether it was a weapon or any other kind of device or machine .

[Numeie]

I knew what she was in mythology, but i mean in the movie. I saw that there was a Medusa in the project 880 script.

According to a fan wiki it's a flying jellyfish which doesn't appear in the film but is in the iPhone game.