[Opinions] Re: Mythological names you like...
in reply to a message by sulley
Greek Mythology (mostly):
Aphrodite
Iphigenia
Athena
Tethys
Pandora
Helen
Rhea
Maia
Acantha
Aglaia
Themis
Terpsichore
Chloris
Doris
Phaedra
Phoebe
Amalthea
Ambrosia
Andromeda
Arcadia
Asia
Astraea
Bellona - Roman
Demeter
Nike - Never, never for a boy!
Bia
Victoria - Roman
Calliope or Kalliope
Carya - Goddess of the walnut tree, later assimilated into the Artemis myth
Cassiopeia
Castalia
Chloe
Clio
Calypso
Juno - Roman
Thalia
Euphrosyne
Cleta
Clymene
Clytia or Klytie
Coronis
Cynthia
Cyrene - Consort of Apollo. She once wrestled with a lion who was attacking her father's sheep
Cyone - After she was raped by her father, she forced him into a temple and sacrificed him
Cytherea - Epithet of Aphrodite
Cythera - Aphrodite's birthplace
Damia
Daphne
Echo
Helenus
Hellen
Paris
Pollux
Phoebus
Phaedrus
Alastor
Briareus
Clarius
Clytius
Coryus
Oceanus
Cynthius - Epithet of Apollo, the masculine form of Cynthia
Cynthus - A mountain in Greek myth, birthplace of Artemis and Apollo
Daphnis
Dorus - Mythical ancestor of the Dorians
I think that's enough for now. Sufficient to say I like a lot of mythological names! :-D
Miranda
Aphrodite
Iphigenia
Athena
Tethys
Pandora
Helen
Rhea
Maia
Acantha
Aglaia
Themis
Terpsichore
Chloris
Doris
Phaedra
Phoebe
Amalthea
Ambrosia
Andromeda
Arcadia
Asia
Astraea
Bellona - Roman
Demeter
Nike - Never, never for a boy!
Bia
Victoria - Roman
Calliope or Kalliope
Carya - Goddess of the walnut tree, later assimilated into the Artemis myth
Cassiopeia
Castalia
Chloe
Clio
Calypso
Juno - Roman
Thalia
Euphrosyne
Cleta
Clymene
Clytia or Klytie
Coronis
Cynthia
Cyrene - Consort of Apollo. She once wrestled with a lion who was attacking her father's sheep
Cyone - After she was raped by her father, she forced him into a temple and sacrificed him
Cytherea - Epithet of Aphrodite
Cythera - Aphrodite's birthplace
Damia
Daphne
Echo
Helenus
Hellen
Paris
Pollux
Phoebus
Phaedrus
Alastor
Briareus
Clarius
Clytius
Coryus
Oceanus
Cynthius - Epithet of Apollo, the masculine form of Cynthia
Cynthus - A mountain in Greek myth, birthplace of Artemis and Apollo
Daphnis
Dorus - Mythical ancestor of the Dorians
I think that's enough for now. Sufficient to say I like a lot of mythological names! :-D
Miranda