But with the new fashion for goddess names, we may see more little Aphrodites in the playground with Jupiter and Juno. Nineteen baby girls received the name in the US last year. Aphrodite Continued Apollo Origin: Greek mythology name Meaning: "destroyer" Description: With mythological names ...
For example, Pandora is a popular name, but her role in Greek mythology isn’t a good one because she was the first mortal woman who caused evil to be unleashed into the world. What Are Some Pretty Greek Words? If you’re unsure about the Greek word for your baby’s name, it might...
Meaning: "destroyer" Description: With mythological names rising, the handsome son of Zeus and god of medicine, music, and poetry among many other things might offer an interesting, if high-pressure, option. Apollo Continued Athena Origin: Greek Meaning: "from Athens" Description: The given...
“destroyer,” but this was only one of the many suggestions (“redemptory,”“purifier,”“assembler,”“stony”). Modern scholars disagree with most of them, with the majority linking Apollo’s name to the Greek wordapellawhich means “a sheepfold,” and which may suggest that Apollo was...
Perseus means “destroyer” and pronounced as PEHR-SEWS (Greek) or PUR-see-ahs (English). Perseus, in Greek myth, is a godly Greek hero (he is a son of Zeus). Peter Peter means “rock”. Peter is a biblical name, the most famous character being Simon, who was given the nickname ...
King George V of the United Kingdom decreed that all his relatives who had Germanic names and titles and were British subjects should exchange their old names and titles for new English-sounding ones. The Battenberg surname was anglicized to Mountbatten –bergbeing the German word for mountain ...
Meaning: Destroyer Variations/Synonyms: Helios (the sun) Description: He’s the Greek god of sunlight, poetry, truth, archery, music, dance, prophecy, and healing from diseases. Ares Origin: Greek Meaning: Ruin or bane Variations/Synonyms: Enyalius, Mars (Roman), or Arice Description...
: "And Eurybia (Wide-Power), bright goddess, was joined in love to Krios (Crius, Ram) and bare great Astraios (Astraeus, Starry), and Pallas (Warrior), and Perses (Destroyer)."Hesiod, Theogony 383 ff : "And Styx the daughter of Okeanos (Oceanus) was joined to Pallas and bare Zelos...
name MIDAS: myth name of he who turned everything he touched to gold MIKOLAS: "people's victory" MIMIS: myth name MINOS: myth name of a son of Zeus MOMUS: myth name of the god of ridicule MOPSUS: myth name of a seer MORPHEUS: myth name of the bringer of dreams MYLES: "destroyer...
Artemis was the goddess who brought sudden death to infants, girls and women, for she was not only the protector of girls, but also by contrast their destroyer. Apollon, possessed the complimentary role, bringing sudden death, illness and disease to boys and men. ...