Save Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek Scripts Ἀθήνιππος(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /a.tʰɛ̌ː.nip.pos/(Attic Greek) /a.ˈθi.nip.pos/(Koine Greek, Byzantine Greek) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Derived from either the name of the city Athens or the eponymous goddess Athena combined with Greek ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse".