You don’t have to be Greek to appreciate the strength and power in Greek names. After all, many of the names we use today derive from ancient Greek monikers, as you’ll learn by reading this extensive list of boys’ names. To help you find a wonderful Greek name for your son, we'...
A child will also have one or more middle names in some cases. Here we explore the most common Greek boy names and what they mean. 1. Achilles Achilles is a name that is used in many different places around the world, including Denmark and Greece. In Greek mythology, Achilles was one...
Below are two graphics depicting Hermes' family tree, the first with names transliterated from the Greek and the second with the common English spellings:-ENCYCLOPEDIAHermes-Mercury, Greco-Roman marble statue C1st A.D., State Hermitage Museum ...
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"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 daughter of King (not President) Minos, Ariadne doesn't have a twin in Greek mythology, but her half-brother is the Minotaur — more on that below. (Kaos names her brother Glaucus, for a sea god.) Theseus, sometimes referred to as the son of Poseidon, is recruited to slay the ...
Because of the significance of Greek civilization in the development of engineering, mathematics, and science, names for Greek letters of the alphabet are
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 ...
Greek Gods' Names and Meanings Lesson SummaryShow Who Is Zeus? Zeus was the leader of the Olympian gods, the ruling deities of the cosmos in ancient Greek mythology. As the god of thunder, he ruled justly over the other gods and mortals of the realm alongside his queen, Hera. Zeus was...
Tarragonis a perennial herb of the wormwood speciesArtemisia dracunculusnative to Europe and Asia. It’s also known asestragon,dragon’s wortorsilky wormwood. Other names are available. The wordtarragoncomes from Middle Frenchtargon(tarragon), from Medieval Latintragonia(tarragon), from Arabicط...