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Achilles....

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I think Achilles is the best on the list by far. :)

Achilles --Prefer the Greek form, but the transliteration escapes me right now
Ajax --Love Aias instead
Amadeus --Love this and the related Amadeo
Callistus --Like this, but prefer Kallistos (Greek)
Chrysanthos --Like this, but prefer Khrysanthos (also like Khrysanthe)
Chryses --Like this, but prefer Khryses (also like Khryseis)
Kallikrates --Love this (also Kallikrate)
Kallisto --Really like this, also Kalllista
Neptune --Ok, but nms
Pegasus --Ok, prefer Pegasos
Pluto --Ok, but nms
Rameses --Ok, but nms
Xenocrates --Love Xenokrates instead

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Xylia --Really like this
Zala --Love it
Orville --Ok, but nms
Lilac --Nms
Benjamin --love it

Achilles - It is commected too much with myths, IMHO
Ajax - as above
Amadeus - A Greek name? I associate it with Mozart, but it is not as bad as Achilles and Ajax.
Callistus - Prefer Calla or Callisto, but Callistus is nice as well.
Chrysanthos - Sounds too flowerly for a boy, like Florian.
Chryses - No emotions
Kallikrates - Eww, I have nothing against it, I suppose...
Kallisto - I could easily use it
Neptune - No way! It is like naming your kid Buddha or Krishna.
Pegasus - I'd prefer Neptune... :P
Pluto - Donald Ducks dog and planet and anicent god, and now a person! Interesting...
Rameses - At least it isn't Ramses or Amon Ra.
Xenocrates - A nice name, but it is hard to spell.

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and... on a different note - wdto

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Xylia - I really like it
Zala - Neutral
Orville - I associate it with George Orwell, so I like it
Lilac - I'd like to pronounce it LEE-lahk
Benjamin - Ben is nice

Achilles - I wouldn't use it; too many 'heel' jokes would be made.
Ajax - Kinda' neat, but really odd and I'm not fond of the sound.
Amadeus - I like this one a lot; it's strange, but not too much so. It would be hard to spell, but the sound is nice and I don't think of any bad connotations immediately or anything.
Callistus - Same as Amadeus.
Chrysanthos - I like it, but it sounds very much like a flower.
Chryses - Not sure how you pronounce it, but it's okay.
Kallikrates - I don't like the look, though the sound is nice enough.
Kallisto - I woulc just spell it 'Callisto', though it's more of a girls' name.
Neptune - I can't see it as an actual name.
Pegasus - Same as above, though I also associate it with the character Pegasus on the show Yuugiou, as well as Pegasus from Sailor Moon.
Pluto - More Sailor Moon, and that dog from looney tunes (or something like that.)
Rameses - Neat name; but too many Pharaoh connotations.
Xenocrates - I sort of like this one, though I think of a form of government.

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Xylia - Pretty; strange but not horribly so. I like it.
Zala - Pretty sound, easy to spell, and exotic.
Orville - Nice classic-style name.
Lilac - Pretty and simple, and classic.
Benjamin - Another nice classic name with good nicknames.

I love Greek mythology and my suggestions:
Achilleus, Alexandros, Ambrosios, Arkadios, Basil, Cyril, Philemon, Homer, Hyppolitos, Georgos, Kastor
Anastasia, Agatha, Angela, Demetria, Philemona, Irene (Irini)

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Romans: Kassius, Camillus, Camilla, Amata, Klaudius

I used an email program called Pegasus once; it had a picture of a very feminine looking horse with its back hoof curled up prettily, so I called it Peggy Sue.

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Glad you put in Benjamin ... the others won't do ... though you could change Amadeus (unknown in the ancient world) to Gottlieb.

I like:

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Ajax (but it reminds me of cleaning product)
Chrysanthos (prefer Chrysanthe for a girl)

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