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Help[Opinions] What’s your favourite name from ancient mythology?
Mine is probably Athena (Αθήνα) because she represents wisdom and because I also like the name :)
Το αγαπημένο μου όνομα από την αρχαία μυθολογία είναι η Αθηνά. Είναι το πιο αγαπημένο μου γιατί η Αθηνά συμβολίζει σοφία και μου αρέσει το όνομα.
Το αγαπημένο μου όνομα από την αρχαία μυθολογία είναι η Αθηνά. Είναι το πιο αγαπημένο μου γιατί η Αθηνά συμβολίζει σοφία και μου αρέσει το όνομα.
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Μου αρέσει και εμένα η Αθηνά.
I’ve always been a sucker for ancient mythology names, but my current favorites are Persephone, Calliope/Callisto, Eirene, Circe, Euphrosyne, Alcides, Ione, Iris, Nyx, Orion, Rheie, Selene, Theano, and Thisbe. Those are just from Greek mythology.
From non-Greek mythology, I like Asherah/Ashtoreth, Andraste, Bastet, Ceres, Conall, Doireann, Ériu, Felicitas, Fionn, Isis, Ixchel, Izanami, Juno, Luned, Muirgen, Nephthys, and Rhiannon.
I’ve always been a sucker for ancient mythology names, but my current favorites are Persephone, Calliope/Callisto, Eirene, Circe, Euphrosyne, Alcides, Ione, Iris, Nyx, Orion, Rheie, Selene, Theano, and Thisbe. Those are just from Greek mythology.
From non-Greek mythology, I like Asherah/Ashtoreth, Andraste, Bastet, Ceres, Conall, Doireann, Ériu, Felicitas, Fionn, Isis, Ixchel, Izanami, Juno, Luned, Muirgen, Nephthys, and Rhiannon.
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I prefer especially names from Greek mythology. My favorites are:
Athena
Eurydice
Polymnia
Circe
Antigone
Alcyone
Artemis
Andromeda
Ganymede
Adonis
Narcissus
Helios
Hyperion
Nestor
Orpheus
Endymion
If I had to pick just one for each gender, I'd go with Eurydice and Endymion.
Athena
Eurydice
Polymnia
Circe
Antigone
Alcyone
Artemis
Andromeda
Ganymede
Adonis
Narcissus
Helios
Hyperion
Nestor
Orpheus
Endymion
If I had to pick just one for each gender, I'd go with Eurydice and Endymion.
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Right now: Hera & Luna
Mythology - Greek, Roman, Nordic, Celtic (including Arthurian legend), Sumerian, etc. - used to be my bread and butter in terms of name tastes, particularly for feminine names. Many of them (if not most) are impractical for everyday life, but some can fit right in.
Hera is currently in my Top 10, after having "GP" status for a long time. Her character isn't exactly the greatest (vengeful wife of a perpetual philanderer), and there seems to be some confusion regarding the pronunciation (British English is apparently HEE-rah, though I use HAIR-ah which is closer to the Greek). But it's only four letters, and soft / tender without being weak or insipid.
Luna is another one. This one quickly began to appeal to me after my dismissal of it for many years. I don't usually think of it as a mythological name so much as the name of our moon (which is why I almost forgot her in this post), but she was a figure in the myths of Ancient Rome.
Mythology - Greek, Roman, Nordic, Celtic (including Arthurian legend), Sumerian, etc. - used to be my bread and butter in terms of name tastes, particularly for feminine names. Many of them (if not most) are impractical for everyday life, but some can fit right in.
Hera is currently in my Top 10, after having "GP" status for a long time. Her character isn't exactly the greatest (vengeful wife of a perpetual philanderer), and there seems to be some confusion regarding the pronunciation (British English is apparently HEE-rah, though I use HAIR-ah which is closer to the Greek). But it's only four letters, and soft / tender without being weak or insipid.
Luna is another one. This one quickly began to appeal to me after my dismissal of it for many years. I don't usually think of it as a mythological name so much as the name of our moon (which is why I almost forgot her in this post), but she was a figure in the myths of Ancient Rome.
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