MYTHOLOGY NAMES

GREEK

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achelous - god of fresh water, personification of the achelous river

achilles - troyan hero

adonis - god of rebirth, beauty and desire

althaia - goddess of medicine

ambrosia - food and drink of the gods

androcles - main character of a common folk tale about a man befriending a lion

andromeda - daughter of cassiopeia; became a star

antigone / tiggy - theban princess

arcturus - placed in the sky by zeus to protect ursa major & ursa minor

artemis / phoebe - goddess of the hunt, wilderness, animals, childbirth, protector of young girls

aphrodite - goddess of love and beauty

apollo - god of archery, music and dance, truth and prophecy

apollonia - feminine of apollo

arachne - woman who bested athena in a weaving competition; later killed herself from the shame, but athena reincarnated her as a spider.

ariadne - cretan goddess of fertility

athena - goddess of wisdom, warfare, handicrafts, mathematics, and courage

aura - transformed into a fountain by zeus

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calliope - muse of epic poetry

calypso - island nymph

cassandra - trojan princess

cassiopeia - mother who became a stellar constellation

circe - daughter of helios, a sorceress

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demeter - goddess of grain, agriculture, and the harvest, growth and nourishment

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echo - nymph

ersa - daughter of zeus and moon goddess selene

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gaia - mother earth

galatea - pygmalion's creation; brought to life by aphrodite

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hades - god of the underworld

harmonia - goddess of order

hebe - goddess of youth

helios - god of sun

helen - legendary princess of troy

hera/alexandra - goddess marriage, family, childbirth, and women

hermes - god of travel, writing, athletics, and thievery

hestia - goddess of hearth, home and chastity

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ianthe - daughter of oceanus; when she died, the gods made purple flowers grow around her grave

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ismene - sister of antigone and daughter of oedipus

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leda - mother of helen of troy lethe - one of the five rivers in hades leto - titaness of motherhood

liriope - nymph

lotus - legendary plant

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medea

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narcissus - son of the river god, Cephissus and a nymph named Liriope

nestor - legendary king

nike - goddess and personification of victory niobe

nyx - goddess and personification of night

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oceanus - titan ruling the seas

odysseus

okeanos orithyia - Queen of the Amazon

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pallas - Titan god of war pandora - first woman on earth

parthenios - river-god

patroclus persephone - Queen of the Underworld poseidon

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selene - moon goddess

sybil/sibyl - word for a prophetess

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themis - titan of justice and order

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zephyr/zephyrus - god of west wind zeus - god of the sky, thunder, lightning, and fate

ROMAN

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cupid - god of love ceres - goddess of harvest concordia - goddess of peace cybele - mother goddess

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diana - goddess of the moon, virginity, and hunting; she is the protector of wild animals

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elara - lover of Zeus

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fortuna - goddess of fate, fortune and luck

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janus - god of beginnings and ends, entrances and exits, change, transition, gateways, doorways, and archways juno

jupiter - god of sky and thunder

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mars - god of war; also fourth planet from sun mercury - messenger god; also first planet from the sun minerva - goddess of wisdom and invention, the arts and martial strength

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neptune - god of seas

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ondine/undine - Mythological spirit of the waters

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pluto - god of the underworld; also the ninth planet

pomona - goddess of fruit trees

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remus rosmerta - gallo-roman, goddess of fertility, abundance, and prosperity romulus

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saturn - god of plenty and agriculture; also sixth planet from the sun

silvanus/sylvan/sylvain - god of forests

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venus - goddess of love and beauty; second planet from the sun

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avalon - island paradise of celtic myth and arthurian legend

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clota - patron of river clyde

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epona - goddess of horses and fertility

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sirona - goddess of healing

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