USS Aeolus (ID-3005) USS Aeolus (ID-3005) USS "Aeolus" (ID-3005), sometimes also spelled Æolus, was a United States Navy transport ship during World War I. She was formerly the North German Lloyd liner SS "Grosser Kurfürst, also spelled Großer Kurfürst", launched in 1899 that sailed regularly between Bremen and New York. At the outset of World War I the ship was interned by the United States and, when the U.S. entered the conflict in 1917, was seized and converted to a troop transport. Originally commissioned as USS "Grosser Kurfürst", the ship was renamed "Aeolus" — after the god of wind in Greek mythology —
Twins in mythology In Zoroastrian mythology, the twins Ahriman and Ahura Mazda represent the spirits of evil and good. Good and evil are common conflicting personas within twins in mythology. We see this pattern across many cultures, such as several northeastern Native American tribes, for example. Gluskap, the creator God and cultural hero, had to defeat Malsum, his evil twin, who was the ruler of the demons. Many other cultures with rival twin heroes often follow this structure of split moral forces. Twins can also be shown as having special powers and deep bonds. In Greek mythology, Castor and Pollux share a bond