Although Nereus hasn’t been a fashionable name, we believe that in our modern world of outrageous baby names, it could be. With Nereus, there’s always the possibility of using nicknames like Nerio or Nereo. More Great Names to Consider Bold Bear Names Resolute Names That Mean Survivor: W...
"The names of the Horae, daughters of Jove [Zeus], son of Saturn [Kronos (Cronus)], and Themis, daughter Titanidis (Titaness), are these : Auxo, Eunomia (Order), Pherusa, Carpo (Fruit), Dice (Justice), Euporia, Irene (Peace), Orthosie, Thallo." [N.B. These appear to be three...
The names of classical Greek deities like Athena and Apollo are instantly familiar to modern students of mythology. The ancient pantheon was also populated by countl... Read More Story of Adonis in Greek Mythology In modern times, the term “adonis” is sometimes used when referring to a man...
Astraeus was the ancient Greek Titan god of stars and planets and of the art of astrology. By Eos (the Dawn) he was the father of the Stars and the four seasonal Winds. Astraeus also had a daughter named Astraea who was the goddess of the constellation V
And by 'associated' I mean that her name was sometimes used to modify the other goddesses' names, like 'Persephone the Angry One.' A goddess in her own right in a couple of places where other chthonic deities were worshiped, but more commonly known in conjunction with the big name ...
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 ...
The poems that reflect Greek mythology are 5、more lyricalSexual characteristics.There are many names, events, places and so on in ancient Greek and Roman mythologyThey all went into English. Some become common words, some form stem or affix.Understanding these words is very helpful for ...
He was also often referred to euphemistically, with names like "Clymenus" (the illustrious) and "Eubelus" (the giver of good counsel) due to Greek superstition. He was also known as "the hidden one" because he had a helmet that made him invisible. ...
Sika means figs in English, and I’m posting this photo of some sika growing nearby because our village, Sykia (or Sikia or Sikya) means fig tree. In the age of sail, seaside villages often took their names from some distinguishing feature of interest to mariners. Fresh water was always...
He measures each in turn; ahead he sees the west that fate ordains he shall not reach, then looks back to the east. Dazes and in doubt he cannot hold the reins or let them fall or even recall the horses' names. And then he sees in panic strewn across the sky monstrous gigantic ...