91.Agamemnon. Meaning “very steadfast,” in Greek mythology, this was the boys’ name of the warrior who led the Greek expedition to Troy to bring back his brother Menelaus’ wife Helen. 92.Aias. Greek for Ajax, this name means “earth mourner.” Ajax was a warrior in the Trojan war....
Daphne is aGreek namemeaning “laurel tree” or “bay tree.” Although we generally see Daphne as anEnglish name, it stems from the nymph daughter of Peneus, a Greek river god. Penus saved Daphne when Apollo was trying to transform her into a laurel tree. Daphne is a beautiful name, bu...
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Some Greek gods and their stories might inspire you to choose their names for your baby. Achilles Origin: Greek Meaning: Greatest warrior of the Trojan War Description: He’s the demigod son of Peleus (king of the Myrmidons and Zeus’ grandson) and Thetis (a sea nymph). His story app...
. . He says this, the beautiful child of a mountain-bred mother [i.e. Atalanta]--a warrior, half man, half boy, and his beard's first growth is just now advancing on his cheeks, his youth in first bloom, thick, upspringing hair. But now he makes his advance with a savage heart...
: "The warrior himself has raised the war-cry and, inspired by Ares he raves for battle like a Bakkhe (Bakkhante), with a look to inspire fear. We must put up a good defense against the assault of such a man, for already Phobos (Rout) is boasting of victory at the gate."...
In Greek mythology, the Graeae were three daughters of Phorcys and Ceto: Deino, Pephredo, and Enyo; their names meaning respectively "alarm", "dread", and "horror". They were sisters and at the same time guardians of the Gorgons, they were conceived as misshapen hideous creatures, hoary...
The Greek cities were originally monarchies, although many of them were very small and the term "King" for their rulers is misleadingly grand. In a country always short of farmland, power rested with a small class of landowners, who formed a warrior aristocracy fighting frequent petty inter-ci...
GREEK NAMES: Female AURA: Greek name meaning "soft breeze," and Latin name meaning "gold." Variants include Aure, Aurea, and Auria. AUTONOE: mother of Actaeon. BAB: A short form of Greek Barbara, mean- ing "foreign; strange." Also an Arabian name meaning "from the gateway." BABE: ...
These examples it would well become the boys and girls to copy, and so cultivate the favor of the goddess, alike for service in war and for use at festivals." [I.e. The armed warrior dance was a feature of cults of the Kouretes, Dioskouroi and Athena.]...