Gorgythion

The meaning of this name is surrounded by uncertainty. The one thing that can be stated for certain about this name, is that it contains the Greek diminutive suffix -ιων (-ion). For the rest of the name, there are several possibilities available. The most likely possibility seems to be that the first part of the name is derived from Greek γοργός (gorgos) meaning "grim, fierce, terrible". However, it's also possible that the name is derived from the Greek verb γοργεύω (gorgeuō) meaning "to move rapidly, to hasten", which itself is related to the Greek noun γοργία (gorgia) meaning "agility, nimbleness, mobility". Another possibility is a derivation from the Greek verb γοργόομαι (gorgoomai) "to be spirited", which itself is related to the Greek noun γοργότης (gorgotēs) meaning "liveliness, vigour" (sometimes it's erroneously translated as "rapidity"). Finally, there is one source that claims that Gorgythion was based on Γέργιθες (Gergithes), the name of a people or tribe that lived near Troy - whereas an other source claims that the name Gorgythion was intended to faintly echo Γάργαρος (Gargaros), the topmost peak of Mount Ida in Anatolia (now Turkey).