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See: Twins in mythology. Aegyptus and Danaus ; Aeolus and Boeotus ; Agenor and Belus ; Amphion and Zethus ; Apollo and Artemis/Diana ; Arsu and Azizos ; Ascalaphus and Ialmenus ; Atreus and Thyestes ; Ashvins ; Ašvieniai divine twins ; Cassandra and Helenus ; Castor and Pollux
The histories and legends in Greek mythology may be inspired by warrior women among the Sarmatians. Artemis (Latin Diana) is the Greek goddess of the hunt, daughter of Zeus and Leto and twin sister to Apollo. She is usually depicted bearing a bow and arrows. Atalanta is one of the few mortal heroines in Greek mythology. She possessed great ...
The term Shield-maiden is a calque of the Old Norse: skjaldmær.Since Old Norse has no word that directly translates to warrior, but rather drengr, rekkr and seggr can all refer to male warrior and bragnar can mean warriors, it is problematic to say that the term meant female warrior to Old Norse speakers.
In Norse mythology, a valkyrie (from Old Norse valkyrja "chooser of the fallen") is one of a host of female figures who decide who will die in battle. Selecting among half of those who die in battle (the other half go to the goddess Freyja 's afterlife field Fólkvangr ), the valkyries bring their chosen to the afterlife hall of the slain ...
Kaia - A shortened version of the name Kaimbe, which means "warrior.” (Kaimbe is also an amazing name!) 127. Kenna - This Irish name means "the beautiful warrior."
In other words, of all the names that mean warrior, this is one you don’t want to mess with. 15. Enyo. This name of Greek origin refers to the mythological female counterpart of Ares, a goddess ...
Sandraudiga, goddess whose name may mean "she who dyes the sand red", suggesting she is a war deity or at least has a warrior aspect; Týr, god of war, single combat, law, justice, and the thing, who later lost much of his religious importance and mythical role to the god Wōden; Wōden, god associated with wisdom, poetry, war, victory, and death
Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς), another warrior-king, famed for his cunning, who is the main character of another (roughly equally ancient) epic, the Odyssey. Patroclus (Πάτροκλος), beloved companion of Achilles. Phoenix (Φοῖνιξ), an old Achaean warrior, greatly trusted by Achilles, who acts as mediator between Achilles and Agamemnon.