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in reply to a message by Amoret
Rick Riordan is even more popular than he used to be, if you're looking for an influence along the lines of Harry Potter. I've always liked mythological names but I don't know why they got more popular recently.
I met an Atlas recently. Years ago I met people with these names: Orion, Isis, Athena, Gaia, Freya, Hera, Leda. And I've met animals named Zeus, Artemis, Apollo, Io, and probably more that I forgot. My cat is named Alecto. And I've definitely met humans and animals named Penelope.
There are also the ones that have been popular for a long time - Cassandra, Jason, Helen, Chloe, Daphne, Bridget, etc.
I like a lot, including these (mostly Greek here, and I'm including many that I'd only use or suggest as middle names):
Orion, Apollo, Artemis, Athena, Hera, Gaia, Persephone, Poseidon, Theseus, Hestia, Calliope, Phaedra, Freya, Odin, Thor, Hypatia, Ophelia, Octavia, Cordelia, Minerva, Perseus, Ariadne, Selene, Proteus, Nimue, Morgana, Morrigan, Hecate, Pandora, Rhea, Circe, Hephaestus, Orpheus, Isis, Osiris, Horus, Nephthys, Achilles, Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Antigone, Eurydice, Demeter, Helios, Idunn, Brigid, Epona, Hippolyta, Taliesin, Cerridwen
I like that more people are using these but I also hope they don't get ruined by popularity. Like how all those 80's parents probably thought Jason was a fantastical Greek hero name and Jennifer was an elegant and romantic cognate of Guinevere, but those names got overused and they became the blandest of the bland.
I met an Atlas recently. Years ago I met people with these names: Orion, Isis, Athena, Gaia, Freya, Hera, Leda. And I've met animals named Zeus, Artemis, Apollo, Io, and probably more that I forgot. My cat is named Alecto. And I've definitely met humans and animals named Penelope.
There are also the ones that have been popular for a long time - Cassandra, Jason, Helen, Chloe, Daphne, Bridget, etc.
I like a lot, including these (mostly Greek here, and I'm including many that I'd only use or suggest as middle names):
Orion, Apollo, Artemis, Athena, Hera, Gaia, Persephone, Poseidon, Theseus, Hestia, Calliope, Phaedra, Freya, Odin, Thor, Hypatia, Ophelia, Octavia, Cordelia, Minerva, Perseus, Ariadne, Selene, Proteus, Nimue, Morgana, Morrigan, Hecate, Pandora, Rhea, Circe, Hephaestus, Orpheus, Isis, Osiris, Horus, Nephthys, Achilles, Andromeda, Cassiopeia, Antigone, Eurydice, Demeter, Helios, Idunn, Brigid, Epona, Hippolyta, Taliesin, Cerridwen
I like that more people are using these but I also hope they don't get ruined by popularity. Like how all those 80's parents probably thought Jason was a fantastical Greek hero name and Jennifer was an elegant and romantic cognate of Guinevere, but those names got overused and they became the blandest of the bland.
This message was edited 4/15/2024, 7:35 PM
