What do these names have in common?

Question

Metis, Adrastea, Amalthea, Thebe, Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Leda, Himalia, Lysithea, Elara, Ananke, Carme, Pasiphae, Sinope Phobos, Deimos Cordelia, Ophelia, Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Belinda, Puck, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, Oberon Caliban, Sycorax,Naiad, Thalassa, Despina, Galatea, Larissa, Proteus, Triton, Nereid, Charon

Answer 1

those are the names of some of the moons of the planets in our solar system. of course earths moon is just called the moon!
there are som 70+ named satellites around planets in our solar system,this is a partial list.

Answer 2

I think they are moons of planets, but they do share Shakespeare in common. At the beginning I would have said Greek as well, except the third line has some names with other origins - namely Juliet (Italian), Portia (Latin), etc.

Answer 3

I was going to say Greek mythology, but then I noted a great number in the middle who all come from Shakespearean plays.
so without going through my entire Yale Shakespeare, I'm going to plunk for Shakespearean names.

Answer 4

Well, you were asking what do they have in common, they're part of our literary heritage. Most of the names are Greek and some are from Shakespeare's plays.

Answer 5

Greek mythological figures.

Hmm...or maybe Shakespearean names. See some of both- not sure which is more prevalent.

Answer 6

Every single one of them is greek.

Answer 7

Simple ! all are satellites of 9 planets.

Answer 8

They are Greek?

Answer 9

all characters in plays

Answer 10

all are greek