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Greek Mythological names

by Rachel (rachypiesheepbaa)

2/18/2009, 1:04 PM

Hey! I'm making a Royal Family using Greek Mythological names, because I have nothing better to do :)

Does anyone know any? And could they be strange, not like Helen or anything.

#Greek #mythology

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- Andromache (Hannah Ruth)

2/19/2009, 3:42 PM

Evadne
Aoede/Aoide
Persephone
Parthenope
Helene
Eirene
Eurydice
Leda
Hero
Mnemosyne
Psyche
Echo
Andromeda/Andromede
Andromache
Danae
Selene
Nephele
Athene
K/Callisto
K/Calliope
K/Cassandra
Atalanta
Daphne
Rheia
Hermione
Ajax/Aias
Leander/Leandros
Hermes
Astyanax
Agamemnon
Aeson
Leonidas
Demetrios/Demetrius
Endymion
Heracles
Alexander/Alexandros
Orpheus
Hector

- Sofia

2/19/2009, 7:02 AM

My new discoveries are Styx, Cratos (Kratos), Bia, Nausicaa, Aether, Gaia, Hemera, Chronos, Erebus, Nyx, Ophion, Tartarus, Phanes, Iaso, Aigle, Panakea (Panakeia), Hygeia, Tethys, Hyperion, Theia, Coeus, Mnemosyne, Themis, Crius, Iapetus, Eos, Selene, Leto, Asteria, Pallas, Pereses, Astraeus, Atlas, Menoetius, Epimetheus.

This message was edited 2/19/2009, 7:02 AM

- Justina

2/18/2009, 6:27 PM

I love them.

Some of my favorites:

Daphne
Clio
Klytie
Evadne
Cassiopeia
Andromeda
Calliope
Cynthia
Danae
Echo
Electra
Thalia
Persephone

Ajax
Apollo
Orion

This message was edited 2/18/2009, 6:27 PM

- Georgia-Claire (Working Class Hero)

2/18/2009, 3:35 PM

I like:

GIRLS
Electra
Astraea
Clytemnestra
Antigone
Danaë
Clio
Echo
Andromeda
Elpis
Cassiopeia
Artemis
Calypso
Iole
Medusa
Evadne
Psyche
Ianthe
Hero
Iris
Circe
Harmonia
Io
Parthenope
Nyx
Larisa
Persephone
Andromache
Xanthe
Acantha
Phaedra
Eurydice
Terpsichore
Medea

BOYS
Zeus
Castor
Gaia
Oceanus
Linus
Apollo
Nike
Sarpedon
Odyssus
Midus
Agamemnon
Adonis
Hermes
Icarus
Aeson
Pallas
Narcissus
Eros
Perseus
Demeter
Atlas
Orion
Charon
Achilles

- egyptianpanda

2/18/2009, 1:55 PM

For Girls

Eris
Iris
Dido
Elektra
Lachesis
Amphitrite
Pleione
Deinara
Psyche
Arachne

And my personal favorite Ariadne.

This message was edited 2/18/2009, 1:56 PM

- delphine

2/18/2009, 1:30 PM

There are tons of fabulous greek mythological names out there. To name but a few...

Girls

Electra
Athena
Artemis
Selene
Eos
Ariadne
Leda
Niobe
Hestia
Hecate
Calliope / Kalliope
Callisto / Kallisto
Tethis
Themis
Pallas
Andromeda
Briseis
Atalanta
Pandora
Parthenia
Cassiopeia
Clio
Nike
Eurydice
Gaia
Nyx
Iphigenia
Medea
Megara
Phaedra

Boys
Appollo
Adonis
Achilles
Aias / Ajax
Castor
Pollux
Charon
Prometheus
Epithemeus
Helios
Hyperion
Icarus
Ulysses
Midas
Nereus
Orion
Perseus
Theseus
Zephyr / Zephyros
Phoebus

Any you like?

- Lea M (lcgirl20) +3

2/18/2009, 1:10 PM

I love them!

Menelaus
Agamemnon
Achilles
Odysseus
Hera
Poseidon
Hector (♥)
Persephone
Demeter
Circe
Orestes
Clytemnestra
Antigone
Ismene

- Tammy (guest)

2/18/2009, 10:58 PM

Adding to the list

Penelope
Iphigenia
Theseus
Niobe (g)
Cassiopeia
Perseus
Medea
Pasiphaë (g)
Pallas
Minos
Ariadne
Daidalos (Daedalus)
Icaros (Icarus)
Iapyx (b)
Aerope (g)
Thyestes
Nestor
Chloris
Eurydice
Aretos (Aretus)
Polycaste (g)
Telemakhos (Telemachus)
Ajax
Aeolus
Calypso
Antinous (b)
Nausicaa
Patroklos (Patroclus)
Philomela
Aegina
Creusa
Aethra
Hippolyta
Adrastos (Adrastus)
Lysimache (g)
Troilus
Cressida
Artemis
Apollo
Athena
Aphrodite
Hermes
Pandora

- Rachel (rachypiesheepbaa) +1

2/18/2009, 1:12 PM

Thanks - Antigone, Clytemnestra, Persephone and Ismene are my faves from this list!!

- Lea M (lcgirl20)

2/18/2009, 1:19 PM

You're welcome :-D