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Flying Dutchman (Noun)

The captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day.

Nouns denoting people.

The legend of the Flying Dutchman tells of a ghostly captain doomed to sail the seas for eternity.
Sailors have reported spotting the Flying Dutchman, a ship with tattered sails and a crew of skeletons.
The captain of the Flying Dutchman is said to be cursed for his failure to navigate a treacherous storm, condemning him to sail the seas forever.
Some claim that seeing the Flying Dutchman is an omen of doom, foretelling the end of one's own voyage or even life.
As the wind changed, the crew of our ship spotted the Flying Dutchman, its hull battered and its sails full of holes.

A phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope.

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.

The Flying Dutchman was said to appear to sailors as a harbinger of doom, its ghostly form a warning of impending disaster.
According to legend, the Flying Dutchman was a ship that was cursed to sail the seas forever, never able to find peace.
Many sailors claimed to have seen the Flying Dutchman on the horizon, its sails billowing in the wind as it sailed towards them.
The Flying Dutchman was said to be the ghost ship of a Dutch merchant captain who had vowed to round the Cape of Good Hope even if it took him until the end of time.
Some believed that the Flying Dutchman was a real ship that had been lost at sea, its crew doomed to relive their final moments forever.