Mythology names
What are some mythology names you like? Write why, if you feel like it. Alternately, what are some stories you like, but hate the names of the characters?
Here are mine:
LIKE:
Phoenix
Liadan
Evander
Freya
Helen
Odin
Persephone
Rhea
Rhiannon
Oisin
Janak
Jovan
Leander
Orion
Zephyr
Love the story, don't like the name:
Icarus
Frigg
Mneme
Psyche
Angus
Here are mine:
LIKE:
Phoenix
Liadan
Evander
Freya
Helen
Odin
Persephone
Rhea
Rhiannon
Oisin
Janak
Jovan
Leander
Orion
Zephyr
Love the story, don't like the name:
Icarus
Frigg
Mneme
Psyche
Angus
Replies
these are just some of my favorites:
Achilles
Adonis
Aegle
Ajax
Aphrodite
Ares
Argus
Athena
Aurora
Belenus
Cerberus
Charon
Chiron
Concordia (like the name)
Diana
Dionysos
Echo (like this story)
Emer
Enki
Euterpe
Helios
Hermes (Mercury in Rome)
Irene
Narcissus
Odysseus
Orpheus (love this story)
Pan
Pegasus
Persephone
Phoenix
Phrixus
Shiva
Silvanus
Siv
Sobek
Themis
Tisiphone
Vainamoinen
Vulcan
Hitch: Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. And if you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away.
Achilles
Adonis
Aegle
Ajax
Aphrodite
Ares
Argus
Athena
Aurora
Belenus
Cerberus
Charon
Chiron
Concordia (like the name)
Diana
Dionysos
Echo (like this story)
Emer
Enki
Euterpe
Helios
Hermes (Mercury in Rome)
Irene
Narcissus
Odysseus
Orpheus (love this story)
Pan
Pegasus
Persephone
Phoenix
Phrixus
Shiva
Silvanus
Siv
Sobek
Themis
Tisiphone
Vainamoinen
Vulcan
Hitch: Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. And if you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away.
This message was edited 11/27/2006, 5:50 AM
I can't think of any mythology names that I hate but love the story because the story usually makes the name to me. If something has a good story or a good meaning, I find it difficult to hate. The only exception I can think of at the moment is Dagda.
My favourite mythology names:
Aonghus
Andromeda
Aoife
Aine
Brighid / Bridget
Ceridwen
Cuchulainn
Fionn
Indira
Isis
Ismene
Isolde
Kleio
Meabh
Niamh
Nimue
Tane
Thalia
Asherah
Ariadne
Cian
Andraste
Osiris
Aten
Aurora
Bran
Cassiopeia
Camilla
Daphne
Enid
Guinevere
Devi
Diarmaid
Eir
Emer / Eimear
My favourite mythology names:
Aonghus
Andromeda
Aoife
Aine
Brighid / Bridget
Ceridwen
Cuchulainn
Fionn
Indira
Isis
Ismene
Isolde
Kleio
Meabh
Niamh
Nimue
Tane
Thalia
Asherah
Ariadne
Cian
Andraste
Osiris
Aten
Aurora
Bran
Cassiopeia
Camilla
Daphne
Enid
Guinevere
Devi
Diarmaid
Eir
Emer / Eimear