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HelpRe: Mythological names - pretentious?
in reply to a message by Buneary
I think it depends on the name and it depends on the association.
Apollo is pretentious because of the association, and because an "Apollo" is a commonly used as a descriptor for someone who is ridiculously sculpted and attractive. I don't think the other names you listed are pretentious, there might be other reasons not to use them, but not because they are pretentious.
Apollo is pretentious because of the association, and because an "Apollo" is a commonly used as a descriptor for someone who is ridiculously sculpted and attractive. I don't think the other names you listed are pretentious, there might be other reasons not to use them, but not because they are pretentious.
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Where I am, Adonis is the descriptor for someone really attractive. Apollo might be more usable because of Apollo Anton Ohno, the speedskater. I think it depends on the name, and maybe who uses it, too. On Say Yes to the Dress, there was a bride named Afroditi, who married an Adonis, both from Greek families, so there it's a cultural thing. I wonder how much the old tv shows Hercules and Xena, Warrior Princess helped make these names more usable.
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Your right. It's Adonis I was thinking of. It was really late...
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