Likewise.

Wasn't aware of vorare, but I was aware of what the Charybdis was.

Well obviously he was the one that made the basilisk. Thus the descendants were called Vasari in his honor since they were the only ones with the potential to make basilisk paintings....

The actual ship kind of looks like a, with the robot launching bays being the arms I guess...

He's not saying Ankylon comes from Athena. All or at least most of the Sins ships had code names in development before they actually sat down and named them. The Ankylon's early development name was Athena, as seen in the early concept art.

Well, I guess we'll just have to see what they're running from then. If they are snake/reptilian looking things I'll owe you some Karma.

Checking the data files will bring up all sorts of codenames for things.  Calling the Ankylon the Athena is confirmed in the buttons texture file but ATHENA was also on the side of the titan in the original texture when it was first released just as KOL is on the battleship.

See here.

TEC names: Many appear to combine Slavic, Greek, and Latin elements; I like the fact that they don't hail from a single Terran culture

• Ankylon -- refers to Ankylosaurus, an armored dinosaur (Greek root)
• Ragnarov -- obvious reference to Ragnarok (Norse, "twilight of the gods")
• Ogrov -- reference to "ogre," a typically brutish fantasy creature
• Cobalt -- a chemical element that can be bred into a radioactive isotope to produce gamma rays; could be a reference to "kobold," which is a goblin-type fantasy creature ("You no take candle!")
• Protev -- could share a root with "progenitor," "project," "protect," "protean," etc.
• Javelis -- obvious reference to javelin, a thrown spear
• Garda -- reference to "guard," given its role in fleet defense
• Percheron -- breed of draft horse (horse designed to pull things -- what does a Percheron haul around? Strike craft)
• Kol -- Russian for "stake" (as in, a stake through the heart)
• Marza -- May invoke Mars, both the planet and the Roman name for Ares, the Greek god of war
• Dunov, Akkan, Marza, Sova -- no idea, although I've heard Dunov as a proper noun before (as a first name).
• Hoshiko -- Japanese for starchild

Advent names: Mostly self-explanatory, but there are a few that stand out. A lot of them seem to have Latin roots, which is amusing and ironic considering how patriarchal Roman culture was.

• Halcyon: Commonly used as an adjective for "calm, peaceful;" Latin word for kingfisher
• Vespa: Could be a reference to vespers, sunset prayers; gendered female; Latin root
• Acolyte: An attendant, assistant, or high-level minor monk; Greek-Latin root
• Aeria: Invokes "aerie," a roost for birds; gendered female; Latin root
• Domina: Lord; gendered female; Latin root
• Iconus: Invokes icon -- a divine representation or symbolic proxy; Greek-Latin root
• Progenitor: Ancestor, predecessor, forerunner; Latin root
• Coronata: Crowned; gendered female; Latin root
• Destra, Eradica: Invoke "Destroy" and "Eradicate;" gendered female
• Transcenscia: Invokes "transcend:" to rise above or surmount

Since the Vasari names are of alien origin, we have no idea what they mean and can only go with phonetic similarities, since the only repeated phonemes are "surak" (Sulsurak, Tosurak, Lasurak [transport], Junsurak [flak]) and "astra" (Ravastra, Karrastra, Vorastra). I would give a great deal of forum karma to know what these phonemes mean.

Ad astra means "to the stars" in latin...

Surak sounds like an anti-depressant....

Indeed. They could be something simple, like star or ship, with the first part denoting the purpose.

Vespa is an Italian motor scooter, Italian for "wasp", and a Druish Princess of Druidia.