Greek Girl Names Gender Neutral Greek Names Greek Boy Names Abacus An “abacus” is a calculating tool. It is a common Greek word that some use as a name. Pronounced as ah-bah-kus. Acacius Acacius means “thorny; innocent, not evil”. Acacius is a Latinized form of the Ancient Greek...
She was also a goddess of childbirth, and the protectress of the girl child up to the age of marriage--her twin brother Apollon was similarly the protector of the boy child. Together the two gods were also bringers of sudden death and disease--Artemis targetted women and girls, Apollon ...
"[From a description of an ancient Greek play portraying the Judgement of Paris:] A radiant boy appeared, naked except for a youth's cloak draped over his left shoulder; his blonde hair made him the cynosure of all eyes. Tiny wings of gold were projecting from his locks, in which they...
The Battle: The hideous Medusa has snakes for hair, terrifying tusks and a face that turns anyone that looks at it into stone! To please his king, warrior Perseus agrees to slay the beast. Wearing a helmet of invisibility, he sneaks up on Medusa. She’s asleep, but one gaze at her ...
The gods refused to eat the mortal meat, and Zeus brought the boy back to life and banned Tantalus from Mount Olympus. When Tantalus passed, he was cursed to stand in a shallow pool under a fruit tree for all eternity. Whenever Tantalus tries to reach for fruit, the branches grow just ...
GREEK NAMES: Female ABDERA: "from Abdera" ACACIA: "Resurrection; thorny; naive." Some variants include Cacia, Cacie, Casey, Casia, Cassie, Cassy, Kacey, Kacia, Kacie, Kasey, Kasi, Kassie, Kassja, and Kassy. ACANTHA: "thorn." Variant Akantha exists. ADARA: "Beauty." Also an Arabic ...
Now this Cerberus had three heads of dogs, the tail of a dragon, and on his back the heads of all sorts of snakes. When Hercules was about to depart to fetch him, he went to Eumolpus at Eleusis, wishing to be initiated… [He sought ritual purification for his past misdeeds] … And...
For example, when the hunterActaeonsaw her bathing naked, she transformed him into a stag and set his hounds against him. Needless to add,Actaeonwas ripped apart to pieces. Artemis and Siproites The less famous Siproites was just a boy when he had Actaeon’s misfortune of accidentally seei...
"[Plato constructs philosophical etymologies for the names of the gods :] Sokrates : Let us inquire what thought men had in giving them [the gods] their names . . . The first men who gave names [to the gods] were no ordinary persons, but high thinkers and great talkers . . . This ...
His beauty does not touch me--but I could be moved by it--I must consider he is but a boy. It is not he himself who moves me, but his youth. Sufficient cause for thought are his great courage and his soul fearless of death. What of his high descent;--great grandson of the ...