Psyche (was: 8.0 directory on ftp.redhat.com [SPOILER!])

On Wednesday 25 September 2002 09:50 am, Markku Kolkka scribbled in crayon on 
a yellow legal pad:
> Viestissä Keskiviikko 25. Syyskuuta 2002 15:32, Michael Schwendt kirjoitti:
> > Wrong host name. Doesn't exit. It's "ftp.eu.uu.net". Having a look
> > at the release notes now. :)
>
> Oh, and the name is "Psyche" so you can stop guessing now.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

Psyche \Psy"che\, n. [L., fr. Gr. PSychh` Psyche, fr. psychh`
   the soul.]
   1. (Class Myth.) A lovely maiden, daughter of a king and
      mistress of Eros, or Cupid. She is regarded as the
      personification of the soul.

   2. The soul; the vital principle; the mind.

   3. [F. psych['e].] A cheval glass. (a mirror swinging in a frame, and large
      enough to reflect the full length figure.)


 WordNet (r) 1.7 [wn]
psyche
     n 1: that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings;
          the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered";
          "I couldn't get his words out of my head" [syn: mind,
          head, brain, nous]
     2: the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an
        individual life [syn: soul]
     3: (Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who
        visited her at night and told her she must not try to see
        him; became the personification of the soul [syn: Psyche]


Nice name choice; it at last answers the question: Why is a Raven like a 
writing desk?

-- 
Hoyt
http://www.maximumhoyt.com

Remember that amateurs built the ark; professionals built the Titanic.