Looking for mythological names?

Question

Names like Sirius to use in a fantasy book.

Answer 1

I felt some of these were unique and eligible to use in your story. I hope to read it when your done.

>Achilles
>Adoni
>Adonis
>Ajax
>Angus
>Antaeus
>Apollo
>Arawn
>Ares
>Arion
>Atlas
>Balin
>Borvo
>Bran
>Cadmus
>Daedalus
>Damon
>Diarmuid
>Donar
>Donn
>Donn
>Dylan
>Eliun
>Endymion
>Fergus
>Fionn
>Gareth
>Gunnar
>Helios
>Hermes
>Icarus
>Janus
>Jupiter
>Kronos
>Leander
>Loki
>Mars
>Mercury
>Nakki
>Neptune
>Odin
>Orion
>Orpheus
>Osiris
>Paris
>Ra
>Remus
>Salem
>Silvanus
>Thor
>Ulysses
>Vulcan
>Zeus

Answer 2

Kalos, Prometheus, Eros

(The Gay Trinity of Greek Mythology)

Prometheus actually spent a year behind Mt. Olympus with Hercules... that must have been hot!

Answer 3

Well there are many names:

For Females:
-Wynn
-Rogue
- Cassandra
- Magiere
- Tina


For Males:
- Leesil
- Yoshi
- Drake
- Chap
- Tibar

That is all I know.

Answer 4

You don't say which mythology so I'll give you a site that lists LOADS of them:

www.pantheon.org

Blessings,
Zimmi

Answer 5

Aphrodite Aphrodite, the golden goddess of Love; born of the blood of Ouranos (the Heavens) and the foam of the sea.
(Aphrodite, Venus) Venus
Apollon Apollon, the son of Zeus and Leto; the brother of Artemis.
(Apollo, Apollon, Phoibos Apollon, the Striker from Afar) Apollo
Ares Ares, the god of War; the son of Zeus and Hera.
(Ares, Aries, Mars, God of War) Mars
Artemis Artemis, Diana
(Artemis, Diana) Diana
Athene (Athena) Athene, the goddess of Wisdom; the daughter of Zeus and Metis; the virgin goddess of intellect and invention.
(Athene, Athena, Pallas Athene, Tritogeneia, Glaukopis, Minerva) Minerva
Demeter Demeter, the goddess of the Harvest; the daughter of Kronos (Cronos) and Rheia (Rhea).
(Demeter, Ceres) Ceres
Dione Dione, the Mother Goddess of Mount Olympos (Olympus).
(Dione)
Eos Eos, the Dawn; mother of the Winds.
(Dawn, Eos, Erigeneia)
Enyo Enyo, one of the Graiai (the Gray Sisters); the daughters of Keto (Ceto) and Phorkys (Phorcys).
(Enyo, Bellona, Gray Sisters, Graiai) Bellona
Erida Erida, the wearisome goddess of Hate.
(Erida, Hate)
Erinyes Erinys, the Mist-Walking and the Kindly One; punisher of the unfaithful.
(Erinyes, Erinys, Furiae, Furies, Tisiphone, Megaera, Alecto, Alekto) Furiae
Eris Eris, the goddess of Discord and Strife.
(Eris, Discordia, Discord) Discordia
Eros Eros, the primal god of Love; using arrows of gold and lead, he would wound the hearts of mortals and Immortals alike.
(Eros, Cupid) Cupid
Eurynome Eurynome, one of the many daughters of Ocean; the mother of the Graces.
(Eurynome)
Fates The Fates, the Daughters of Necessity; born of Zeus and Themis.
(Fates, Morae, Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos, Klotho, Lakhesis, Moiras, Keras, Moirai, Moira) Morae
Gorgons Gorgons, the daughters of Phorkys and Keto (Ceto); with snakes about their heads and wrists, Medusa, Sthenno and Euryale were so hideous, the shock of seeing them would turn anyone to stone.
(Gorgon, Medusa, Sthenno, Euryale)
Graces Graces, the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome; the attendants of Aphrodite (goddess of Love) and the incarnations of Grace and Charm.
(The Graces, Graces, Aglaia, Euphrosyne, Thalia, The Charities, Charities) Charities
Hades Hades, Lord of the Underworld; the son of Kronos (Cronos) and Rheia (Rhea).
(Hades, Underworld, Pluto) Pluto
Hebe Hebe, the goddess of Youth; the daughter of Zeus and Hera; the wife of Herakles (Heracles).
(Hebe, Youth)
Helios Helios, the Sun; the son of Hyperion and Eryphaesa; he sees everything his light touches.
(Helios, Sun God, the Sun) Apollo
Hephaistos (Hephaestus) Hephaistos, the god of the Smith; the son of Hera and artificer of the Olympians.
(Hephaistos, Hephaestus, Vulcan) Vulcan
Hera Hera, the daughter of Kronos (Cronos) and Rheia (Rhea); the wife to Zeus; the most beautiful of the Immortals.
(Hera, Juno) Juno
Herakles (Heracles) Herakles, the ultimate hero; the son of Zeus and Alkmene (Alcmene).
(Herakles, Hercules, The Twelve Labors) Hercules
Hermes Hermes, the wing shod messenger of the Olympians; the son of Zeus and Maia.
(Hermes, Mercury, Argeiphontes) Mercury
Hestia Hestia, the virgin goddess of the Hearth and humble domestic joy.
(Hestia, Vesta) Vesta
Hyperion Hyperion, the Titan; father of Helios (the Sun), Eos (the Dawn) and Selene (the Moon).
(Hyperion)
Hypnos Hypnos, the god of Sleep; a child of Nix (Night) and the brother of Thanatos (Death).
(Hypnos, Somnus) Somnus
Io Io, the Heifer-Maiden who rejected the love of Zeus.
(Io, Heifer-Maiden)
Iris Iris, the Wind-Footed messenger of the Immortals.
(Iris)
Kalypso (Calypso) Kalypso, the queenly Nymph and lover of Odysseus.
(Calypso, Kalypso, Nymph, Nymphs)
Kheiron (Chiron) Kheiron, the most righteous of the Centaurs; the powerful master of many arts and sciences.
(Cheiron, Kheiron, Centaurs, Centaur, Eurytion)
Kirke (Circe) Kirke, the Dread Goddess; the daughter of Helios and the mistress of potions and spells.
(Circe, Kirke)
Kronos (Cronos) Kronos, the Titan; father of the Olympians.
(Kronos, Cronos, Cronus, Saturn) Saturn
Leto Leto, the consort of Zeus and mother of Apollon and Artemis.
(Leto)
Muses The Muses attend the festivals on Olympos and entertain and inspire the other gods with their wit and charm.
(Muses, Mousai)
Nereids The Nereids, the fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris.
(The Nereids, Nereids, Thetis, Agaue, Aktaia, Amphinome, Amphithoe, Apseudes, Dexamene, Doris, Doto, Dynamene, Galateia, Glauke, Halia, Iaira, Ianassa, Ianeira, Kallianassa, Kallianeira, Klymene, Kumodoke, Kumothoe, Limnoreia, Maira, Melite, Nemertes, Nesaie, Oreithyia, Pherousa, Panope, Proto, Speio, Thaleia, Thoe)
Odysseus Odysseus, the hero of the Trojan War and the long suffering traveler in The Odyssey.
(Odysseus, Ulysses) Ulysses
Orai,
The Hours Orai, the three sisters, Eunomia (Harmony), Dyke (Justice) and Eirene (Peace) assist the Olympians by organizing the Seasons and adding balance to Nature.
(Hours, The Hours, Eunomia, Dyke, Eiren, Horae, The Horae, Orai) Horae
Pan Pan, the Goat-God; he prances through the fertile countryside in the company of Nymphs playing his seven-reed pipe in wild abandon.
(Pan, Faunus, Goat God) Faunus
Persephone Persephone, the daughter of Demeter and Zeus; the wife of Hades and queen of the Underworld.
(Persephone, Proserpina) Proserpina
Poseidon Poseidon, the lord the Sea; son of Kronos (Cronos) and Rheia (Rhea).
(Poseidon, Neptune) Neptune
Prometheus Prometheus, the rebel god; in defiance of Zeus, he gave fire and other comforts to the mortals on the earth.
(Prometheus)
Rheia (Rhea) Rheia, the wife of devious Kronos (Cronos) and mother to the Olympians.
(Rheia, Rhea)
Rivers Rivers; the children of Okeanos (Ocean); Immortals who have chosen rivers as their earthly bodies.
(Rivers, Acheloios, Akheloios, Aiseopos, Alpheios, Asopos, Axios, Boagrios, Grenikos, Gyge, Hermos, Hyllos, Hypereia, Karesos, Kephisos, Lykia, Maiandros, Messeis, Minyeios, Ocean, Okeanos, Parthenios, Peneios, Rhesos, Rhodios, Sangarious, Satnioeis, Simoei, Skamandros, Spercheios, Styx, Titaressos, Xanthos)
Skylla Skylla, the man-eating she-beast with six heads.
(Skylla, Charybdis, Kharybdis)
Styx Styx, the eldest daughter of Okeanos (Ocean) and Tethys; any Immortal who pours the waters of Styx and swears an oath, is solemnly bound to tell only the truth.
(Styx)
Thanatos Thanatos, the god of Death; a child of Nix (Night) and the brother of Hypnos (Sleep).
(Thanatos, Death)
Thetis Thetis, one of the fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris; the wife of Peleus and the mother of Akhilleus (Achilles).
(Thetis)
Winds The Winds are Immortals who have chosen the air as their earthly bodies.
(Winds, Eos, Boreas, Eurus, Notus, Zephyros, North Wind, East Wind, South Wind, West Wind, Kaikias, Caicias, Apeliotes, Lips, Skiron, Sciron)
Zeus Zeus, the Olympian; the son of Kronos (Cronos) and Rheia (Rhea); lord of the Sky.
(Zeus, Jupiter) Jupiter

Answer 6

* Acheron: One of several Rivers of Underworld.
* Achilles: Greek warrior; slew Hector at Troy; slain by Paris, who wounded him in his vulnerable heel.
* Actaeon: Hunter; surprised Artemis bathing; changed by her to stag; and killed by his dogs.
* Admetus: King of Thessaly; his wife, Alcestis, offered to die in his place.
* Adonis: Beautiful youth loved by Aphrodite.
* Aeacus: One of three judges of dead in Hades; son of Zeus.
* Aeëtes: King of Colchis; father of Medea; keeper of Golden Fleece.
* Aegeus: Father of Theseus; believing Theseus killed in Crete, he drowned himself; Aegean Sea named for him.
* Aegisthus: Son of Thyestes; slew Atreus; with Clytemnestra, his paramour, slew Agamemnon; slain by Orestes.
* Aegyptus: Brother of Danaus; his sons, except Lynceus, slain by Danaides.
* Aeneas: Trojan; son of Anchises and Aphrodite; after fall of Troy, led his followers eventually to Italy; loved and deserted Dido.
* Aeolus: One of several Winds
* Aesculapius: See Asclepius.
* Aeson: King of Ioclus; father of Jason; overthrown by his brother Pelias; restored to youth by Medea.
* Aether: Personification of sky.
* Aethra: Mother of Theseus.
* Agamemnon: King of Mycenae; son of Atreus; brother of Menelaus; leader of Greeks against Troy; slain on his return home by Clytemnestra and Aegisthus.
* Aglaia: One of several Graces.
* Ajax: Greek warrior; killed himself at Troy because Achilles's armor was awarded to Odysseus.
* Alcestis: Wife of Admetus; offered to die in his place but saved from death by Hercules.
* Alcmene: Wife of Amphitryon; mother by Zeus of Hercules.
* Alcyone: One of several Pleiades.
* Alecto: One of several Furies.
* Alectryon: Youth changed by Ares into cock.
* Alethia: Greek Name meaning Wisdom
* Althaea: Wife of Oeneus; mother of Meleager.
* Amazons: Female warriors in Asia Minor; supported Troy against Greeks.
* Amor: The Roman Equivalent of Eros.
* Amphion: Musician; husband of Niobe; charmed stones to build fortifications for Thebes.
* Amphitrite: Sea goddess; wife of Poseidon.
* Amphitryon: Husband of Alcmene.
* Anchises: Father of Aeneas.
* Ancile: Sacred shield that fell from heavens; palladium of Rome.
* Andra: A Greek Name meaning Strong and Courageous.
* Andraemon: Husband of Dryope.
* Andromache: Wife of Hector.
* Andromeda: Daughter of Cepheus; chained to cliff for monster to devour; rescued by Perseus.
* Anteia: Wife of Proetus; tried to induce Bellerophon to elope with her.
* Anteros: God who avenged unrequited love.
* Antigone: Daughter of Oedipus; accompanied him to Colonus; performed burial rite for Polynices and hanged herself.
* Antinoüs: Leader of suitors of Penelope; slain by Odysseus.
* Aphrodite (Venus): Goddess of love and beauty; daughter of Zeus and Dione; mother of Eros.
* Apollo: God of beauty, poetry, music; later identified with Helios as Phoebus Apollo; son of Zeus and Leto.
* Aquilo: One of several Winds.
* Arachne: Maiden who challenged Athena to weaving contest; changed to spider.
* Ares (Mars): God of war; son of Zeus and Hera.
* Argo: Ship in which Jason and followers sailed to Colchis for Golden Fleece.
* Argus: Monster with hundred eyes; slain by Hermes; his eyes placed by Hera into peacock's tail.
* Ariadne: Daughter of Minos; aided Theseus in slaying Minotaur; deserted by him on island of Naxos and married to Dionysus.
* Arion: Musician; thrown overboard by pirates but saved by dolphin.
* Artemis (Diana): Goddess of moon; huntress; twin sister of Apollo.
* Asclepius (Aesculapius): Mortal son of Apollo; slain by Zeus for raising dead; later deified as god of medicine. Also known as Asklepios.
* Astarte: Phoenician goddess of love; variously identified with Aphrodite, Selene, and Artemis.
* Asterope: The Roman Equivalent of Sterope.
* Astraea: Goddess of Justice; daughter of Zeus and Themis.
* Atalanta: Princess who challenged her suitors to a foot race; Hippomenes won race and married her.
* Athena (Minerva): Goddess of wisdom; known poetically as Pallas Athene; sprang fully armed from head of Zeus.
* Atlas: Titan; held world on his shoulders as punishment for warring against Zeus; son of Iapetus.
* Atreus: King of Mycenae; father of Menelaus and Agamemnon; brother of Thyestes, three of whose sons he slew and served to him at banquet; slain by Aegisthus.
* Atropos: One of several Fates.
* Aurora: Roman Equivalent of Eos.
* Auster: One of several Winds.
* Avernus: Infernal regions; name derived from small vaporous lake near Vesuvius which was fabled to kill birds and vegetation.
* Bacchus: Roman Equivalent of Dionysus.
* Bellerophon: Corinthian hero; killed Chimera with aid of Pegasus; tried to reach Olympus on Pegasus and was thrown to his death.
* Bellona: Roman goddess of war.
* Boreas: One of several Winds.
* Briareus: Monster of hundred hands; son of Uranus and Gaea.
* Briseis: Captive maiden given to Achilles; taken by Agamemnon in exchange for loss of Chryseis, which caused Achilles to cease fighting, until death of Patroclus.
* Cadmus: Brother of Europa; planter of dragon seeds from which first Thebans sprang.
* Calliope: One of several Muses.
* Calypso: Sea nymph; kept Odysseus on her island Ogygia for seven years.
* Cassandra: Daughter of Priam; prophetess who was never believed; slain with Agamemnon.
* Castalia: In Greek Mythology the most powerful Oracle was the oracle of Delphi.
People would come from all around with question, seeking answers. The
oracle's source of inspiration sprang fourth from a fountain and the fountain
was called Castalia.
* Castor: One of Dioscuri.
* Celaeno: One of several Pleiades.
* Centaurs: Beings half man and half horse; lived in mountains of Thessaly.
* Cephalus: Hunter; accidentally killed his wife Procris with his spear.
* Cepheus: King of Ethiopia; father of Andromeda.
* Cerberus: Three-headed dog guarding entrance to Hades.
* Ceres: Roman Equivalent of Demeter. Goddess of Harvest
* Chaos: Formless void; personified as first of gods.
* Charon: Boatman on Styx who carried souls of dead to Hades; son of Erebus.
* Charybdis: Female monster; personification of whirlpool.
* Chimera: Female monster with head of lion, body of goat, tail of serpent; killed by Bellerophon.
* Chiron: Most famous of centaurs.
* Chronos: Personification of time.
* Chryseis: Captive maiden given to Agamemnon; his refusal to accept ransom from her father Chryses caused Apollo to send plague on Greeks besieging Troy.
* Circe: Sorceress; daughter of Helios; changed Odysseus's men into swine.
* Clio: One of several Muses.
* Clotho: One of several Fates.
* Clytemnestra: Wife of Agamemnon, whom she slew with aid of her paramour, Aegisthus; slain by her son Orestes.
* Cocytus: One of several Rivers of Underworld.
* Creon: Father of Jocasta; forbade burial of Polynices; ordered burial alive of Antigone.
* Creüsa: Princess of Corinth, for whom Jason deserted Medea; slain by Medea, who sent her poisoned robe; also known as Glaüke.
* Creusa: Wife of Aeneas; died fleeing Troy.
* Cronus (Saturn): Titan; god of harvests; son of Uranus and Gaea; dethroned by his son Zeus.
* Cupid: Roman Equivalent of Eros.
* Cybele: Anatolian nature goddess; adopted by Greeks and identified with Rhea.
* Cyclopes: Race of one-eyed giants (singular: Cyclops).
* Daedalus: Athenian artificer; father of Icarus; builder of Labyrinth in Crete; devised wings attached with wax for him and Icarus to escape Crete.
* Danae: Princess of Argos; mother of Perseus by Zeus, who appeared to her in form of golden shower.
* Danaïdes: Daughters of Danaüs; at his command, all except Hypermnestra slew their husbands, the sons of Aegyptus.
* Danaüs: Brother of Aegyptus; father of Danaïdes; slain by Lynceus.
* Daphne: Nymph; pursued by Apollo; changed to laurel tree.
* Decuma: One of several Fates.
* Deino: One of several Graeae.
* Demeter (Ceres): Goddess of agriculture; mother of Persephone.
* Diana: Roman Equivalent of Artemis.
* Dido: Founder and queen of Carthage; stabbed herself when deserted by Aeneas.
* Diomedes: Greek hero; with Odysseus, entered Troy and carried off Palladium, sacred statue of Athena.
* Diomedes: Owner of man-eating horses, which Hercules, as ninth labor, carried off.
* Dione: Titan goddess; mother by Zeus of Aphrodite.
* Dionysus (Bacchus): God of wine; son of Zeus and Semele.
* Dioscuri: Twins Castor and Pollux; sons of Leda by Zeus.
* Dis: Roman Equivalent of Pluto.
* Dryads: Wood nymphs.
* Dryope: Maiden changed to Hamadryad.



http://www.nameandfame.org/greek1.html

more here
http://www.alternativebabynames.com/

Answer 7

>Achilles
>Adoni
>Adonis
>Ajax
>Angus
>Antaeus
>Apollo
>Arawn
>Ares
>Arion
>Atlas
>Balin
>Borvo
>Bran
>Cadmus
>Daedalus
>Damon
>Diarmuid
>Donar
>Donn
>Donn
>Dylan
>Eliun
>Endymion
>Fergus
>Fionn
>Gareth
>Gunnar
>Helios
>Hermes
>HERCULES
>Icarus
>Janus
>Jupiter
>Kronos
>Leander
>Loki
>Mars
>Mercury
>Nakki
>Neptune
>Odin
>Orion
>Orpheus
>Osiris
>Paris
>Ra
>Remus
>Salem
>Silvanus
>Thor
>Ulysses
>Vulcan
>Zeus