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Apollodorus gives a list containing seven names, [7] as well as mentioning five other Oceanids elsewhere. [8] Of these twelve names, eight match Hesiod. [9] Hyginus, at the beginning of his Fabulae, lists sixteen names, while elsewhere he gives the names of ten others. [10] Of these 26 names, only nine are found in Hesiod, the Homeric Hymn, or ...
For example, names embedding Apollo, such as Apollonios or Apollodorus, existed in Greek antiquity. [3] Theophoric personal names, containing the name of a god in whose care the individual is entrusted (or a generic word for god), were also exceedingly common in the ancient Near East and Mesopotamia.
Castalia / k ə ˈ s t eɪ l i ə / (Ancient Greek: Κασταλία, romanized: Kastalia), in ancient Greek and Roman literature, [1] was the name of a spring near Delphi, sacred to the Muses; it is also known as the Castalian Spring.
Name Ancient Greek Description Abarbarea: Ἀβαρβαρέη the name of several mythological figures Abaris: Ἄβαρις the name of several mythological figures Abas: Ἄβας the name of several mythological figures Abderus: Ἄβδηρος aided Heracles during his eighth labour and was killed by the Mares of Diomedes: Abia: Ἀβία
There are a few fire names that are on the top 1,000 names for boys and girls, according to the Social Security Administration. Hayden, Aiden and Phoenix are all in the top 1,000 most popular names.
Linus's parentage was variously given in ancient sources as: (1) Muse Calliope and Oeagrus or Apollo, [3] (2) Muse Urania [4] and Apollo, [5] (3) Urania and Amphimarus, son of Poseidon, [6] (4) the river-god Ismenius, (5) Urania and Hermes, [7] (6) Muse Terpsichore and Apollo, [2] (7) Muse Clio and Magnes, [8] (8) Pierus, [9] (9) Apollo and Aethusa, [10] daughter of Poseidon, [11] and lastly ...
Indeed, many toponyms in Modern Greek now have different names than were used in by Greek-speaking communities in the past. An example is Malta, which was called Μελίτη (Melítē) and was once home to a Greek-speaking community. However, this community is gone or assimilated, and the common Modern Greek name is Μάλτα (Málta, from ...
In Greek mythology, Naxos or Naxus (/ ˈ n æ k s ɒ s / or /naksos/; Ancient Greek: Νάξος Náxos) may refer to three possible eponyms of the island of Naxos: Naxos, son of Endymion [1] and thus, possibly the brother of Aetolus, [2] Paeon, Epeius and Eurycyda. [3] Naxos, son of Apollo and Acacallis, daughter of Minos. [4]