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People do actually use some of these. From the girls' list, the most commonly-used ones are probably Amaryllis and Persephone (maybe Briseis as an hon. mention), while from the boys' list, Thaddeus and Amadeus. Lately, in fact, a high school classmate FB posted her love of the name Thaddeus for a potential future son (already has children Lilliana and Leo). Also, I saw a birth announcement for a boy with Archimedes as a middle name. Anyway, Cassiopeia seems like it could be one of the more useable ones since one can use the nickname Cassie.

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As someone really interested in antiquities, I often discuss classical baby names with a similarly-interested friend. I think we would both like almost any of these names. On a side note, I believe said friend has actually encountered people with names like Elektra, Agamemmnon, and Ariadne.

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My personal favorites among the ancients include ones like Hadrian and Horatius (though I'd use the more modern Horatio), Hermione, Helen, Hypatia...for some reason I really like 'h' names. However, as a manner of speaking, almost all classical names are interesting/beautiful to me.

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I tend to separate Arthurian and Ancient Mediterranean names as categories of usage. Since you included those in your list, I must say that I've always favored Percival.