Lampedo and Marpesia march into battle, medieval-style. Greek name composed of the elements sos "safe, sound" and stratos "army. ", DAPHNE: Greek myth name of a nymph who was turned into a laurel tree by her father so that she might escape Apollo's unwanted attentions, meaning "laurel. ", EUPHEME: "Well-spoken." ", THEKLA: Abbreviated form of Greek Theokleia, meaning "glory of God. ", EVDOKIA: Variant of Greek Eudokia, meaning "to seem well. Greek form of Latin Cleopatra, derived from the elements kleos "glory" and patēer "father.". ", IOLA: Variant of Greek Iole, meaning "violet.". DEMETER (Dêmêtêr): Greek myth name of a goddess of agriculture, derived from Doric Da-mater, meaning "mother earth. Furious at the abduction of her sister Antiope and the murder of Hippolyta, Orithyia ordered a retaliatory attack on the Athenians, who had fought for Heracles. ", EURYBIA: Greek myth name of the goddess of the seas, and wife of Krios, meaning "wide violent force. Most of the nymphs were horrified at the appearance and lustful advances of Pan and ran from him. ELENE: Modern Greek form of Helen, meaning "torch" or "moon" or more likely "to elope. ELISSA: Greek myth name of a queen who fell in love with Aeneas, and set herself on fire when he left her. ", STAMATIA: Feminine form of Greek Stamatios, meaning "stop. ", LEDA: Greek myth name of the mother of Castor, Pollux and Helen, meaning "woman. When a guy named Thersites jeered the Myrmidon's possibly necrophiliac passion, Achilles smacked him and killed him. ", ALCMENE (Greek: Αλκμήνη): Greek myth name of the mortal mother of Hercules by Zeus, meaning "might of the moon. ", PHOIBE: Original Greek form of Latin Phoebe. For this reason the ancient Greeks considered it a religious obligation to be "hospitable" to travelers. PALLAS: Greek unisex name derived from the element pallô, meaning "to brandish, to wield (a weapon)." ", HERMIONE: Greek myth name of the daughter of Menelaus and Helen, derived from the name of the Greek god Hermes, meaning "of the earth. AGLAIA (Greek: Αγλαια): Greek myth name of one of the three Graces, meaning "beauty, splendor." Hades lives in the Underworld the rest of the time. ", AKANTHA (Greek: Άκανθα): Greek myth name of a nymph loved by Apollo, meaning "thorn. Parthenia and Parthenios were both derived from the Greek word parthenos, meaning "virgin. EUTHALIA: "Well-blooming/flourishing." ", CALLIGENIA: Greek name meaning "beauty-born," from kallos "beauty" and genes "born. Ancient Greek name composed of the elements lysis "freeing, loosening, a release" and stratos "army, expedition, multitude. , "force, constraint, necessity") is the personification of inevitability, compulsion and necessity. Forest and Wood nymphs were also companions of Pan, the Greek god of fertility, shepherds and music. Some people of a neighboring city were so freaked out that they automatically surrendered their land to the Amazons. ", MELPOMENE: Greek myth name of the muse of tragedy, meaning "choir. The home of these gods was Mount Olympus, except for Hades who is only allowed on Olympus once a year. ", KYRILLOS: Greek name derived from kyrios, meaning "lord. ", EFROSYNI: Variant of Greek Euphrosyne, meaning "joy, mirth. ", GLYKERIA: Greek name derived from the element glykys, meaning "sweet. SAPPHEIRE: Original Greek form of biblical Sapphira, derived from the word sappheiros, meaning "lapis lazuli; sapphire. Metropolitan Museum of Art / Wikimedia Commons / CC0 1.0. ZOSIME: Feminine form of Greek Zosimos, meaning "likely to survive; survivor. ", ALCESTIS (Greek: 'Αλκηστις): Greek myth name of a princess who was rescued by Hercules when she descended into Hades in place of her husband, meaning "might of the home. Amazons, an early queen, but she was super-important because she allegedly founded the famous Temple of Artemis at Ephesus in Turkey. ", HEKABE: Original form of Greek Hecuba which may be a variant of Latin Hecate, meaning "far off. ", PARTHENIA: "Virgin." This is the original Greek form of English Agnes. ", ANDROMACHE (Greek: Ανδρομαχη): "Man/warrior battle." Greek counterpart of Roman Bellona, myth name of a goddess of war known as the "waster of cities" and depicted as being covered in blood and carrying weapons. Greek myth name of the goddess of love and mother of Eros, composed of the elements afros "foam" and dity "dive; rise. OLYMPIA: Variant of Greek Olympias, the feminine form of Greek Olympos, "home of the gods," of which the true meaning is unknown. ", ARISTOMACHE: "Excellent battle." ", ERATO: Greek myth name of the muse of poetry, derived from the Greek word arastos, meaning "lovely. ", CELANDINE: Greek bird and flower name. Goddess of Attalu, the land of the dead and ancestral memories. ", PHOTINE: Greek name derived from the word phos, meaning "light. ENYO: "Horror." DELPHINIA: "Of Delphi." HYPATIA: Feminine form of Greek Hypatos, meaning "most high, supreme. But they weren't the only powerful ladies to rule the Steppes. ", PHILOMELA: Greek name composed of the elements philos "dear, sweet" and melos "song," usually rendered "sweet singer; nightingale. ", SOTIRIA: Feminine form of Greek Sotiris, meaning "salvation. That sanctuary was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and included an image of the goddess similar to the one here. DIONYSIA: Feminine form of Greek Dionysos, meaning "Zeus-Nysa.". ", ARTEMIS: Greek myth name of a daughter of Zeus and Leto and twin sister to Apollo. Greek unisex myth name of several characters: 1) one of the Harpies who was the mother of Balius and Xanthus; 2) it was another name that the rainbow goddess Iris was known by; and 3) it was Priam's birth name; he changed it after buying his life from Herakles. ", THAIS: Greek name, possibly meaning "bandage. She is known only by the title Naias Parthenia, meaning "Naias Nymphe of the River Parthenios (in Paphlagonia, Anatolia)." ", MARIAH: (Greek)Mariah is an English/Greek baby name. Greek myth name of the kidnapped wife of Hector, derived from the elements andros "of a man/warrior" and mache "battle.". See Acts 9:36 in the New Testament. It may be related to the word artamos "a butcher" or artemes "safe. ELPIS: Ancient Greek name meaning "hope." ANEMONE (Greek: Ανεμώνη): Greek myth name of a nymph who was turned into a wind-flower, derived from the Greek word anemos, meaning "wind.". ", TISIPHONE: "Avenging murder." ", PHANESSA: Feminine form of Orphic Phanes, a primeval, golden-winged hermaphroditic god, meaning "appear. ", NEPHTHYS: Greek form of Egyptian Nebt-Het, meaning "lady of the house. ", KALYPSO: Original Greek form of Calypso, probably meaning "she that conceals," from the word kalypto, meaning "to cover/conceal.". She is also known by the Phoenician name Dido, meaning "wanderer." Virgil named two others: Megaera "grudging," and Alecto "unceasing. ", AMALTHEIA (Greek: Αμάλθεια): Original Greek form of Latin Amalthea, meaning "to soothe. ADONI (Greek: ¨Αδωνς): Feminine form of Greek Adonis, meaning "she who fights dragons. ", KLEOPATRA: "Glory of the father." to foreigners/strangers)." Original Greek form of Latin Polyxena, myth name of a daughter of Priam and Hecuba, composed of the elements polys "much" and xenoi "hospitable (esp. She was of Carian-Greek ethnicity by her father Lygdamis I, and half- … Inanna and Ereshkigal represent polar opposites. CHLORIS: Greek myth name of a goddess of vegetation, derived from the word chloros, meaning "green. ", ELPIS: Ancient Greek name meaning "hope.". ", HATHOR: Greek form of Egyptian Het-Heru, meaning "house of Horus. to foreigners/strangers). It is the feminine form of Greek Olympos, "home of the gods," of which the true meaning is unknown. ATHENAIS: Greek name derived from the naime of the goddess Athena, the meaning of which is unknown. ", SOFIA: Variant of Greek Sophia, meaning "wisdom. ", EFTHALIA: Variant of Greek Euthalia, meaning "blooming, flourishing. ", RHODA: Greek biblical name of a servant in the house of Mary mother of John, meaning "rose.". Also the name of a moon of Jupiter. The other two are Thalia, "blossoming, luxuriant," and Euphrosyne, "joy, merriment. Otrera was one of the O.G. ", In his Aeneid, Vergil detailed the Trojan allies, among them "Penthesilea in fury [who] leads the crescent-shielded ranks of Amazons and blazes amid her thousands; a golden belt she binds below her naked breast, and, as a warrior queen, dares battle, a maid clashing with men.". ", EUTERPE: Greek myth name of one of the Muses fathered by Zeus. ", ALEXINA (Greek: Αλεχινα): Pet form of Greek Alexia, meaning "defender. These express the several meanings, and must be examined to ascertain the same. ", ALEKTO (Greek: Αλεκτο): Original Greek form of Latin Alecto, meaning "unceasing. Some species of butterflies bear this name, too. ", PTOLEMA: Feminine form of Greek Ptolemy, meaning "aggressive, warlike. The wives of Acrisius, Creon, Nestor, and Orpheus all bore this name. Her name is the Greek form of an ancient Egyptian word for “throne.” ... Isis was a good queen who supported her husband and taught the women of Egypt how to weave, bake, and brew beer. "In English what I associate that with, of course, is Helios, which is the sun god," she says. PERSEPHONE: "Person-slayer." Greek myth name of one of the Erinyes, composed of the elements tisis "vengeance" and phone "murder." Derives from Greek andros "man/warrior" and medomai "to think." ", HEBE (Hêbê): Greek myth name of a goddess of youth, derived from the word hebos, meaning "young. Meaning unknown. ", ELISSA: Greek myth name of a queen who fell in love with Aeneas, and set herself on fire when he left her. It is another epithet of Hekate or Persephone. ", ALEXUS (Greek: Αλεξ): Variant of Greek Alexis, meaning "defender. Like the "Princess Andromeda" ship from the Percy Jackson series. According to Justinus, the Amazons were unparalleled warriors. IOLANTHE: Greek name, apparently coined by Gilbert and Sullivan for their play of the same name first produced in London on November 25, 1882. Ancient Greek unisex name composed of the elements nike "victory" and phoreo "to bear/carry. ", VASILIKI: Feminine form of Greek Vasilis, meaning "king/queen. ", HECUBA: Variant of Greek Hekabe, myth name of the mother of Cassandra and Polydorus by Priam, possibly meaning "far off. noun the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus. MELETE: "Exercise, practice." Name of an opera by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, based on the Danish play "King Rene's Daughter," by Henrik Hertz. ", AOIDE: Greek myth name of the one of the three original Muses before their number was increased to nine, meaning "to sing. ", AMARA (Greek: Αμαρα): Short version of the name Amarantham meaning "eternally beautiful" or "one who will be forever beautiful. Goddess of: Women, marriage, and childbirth Symbols: Pomegranate, lily, cow, cuckoo, lutus, and peacock Parents: Cronus and Rhea Children: Ares, Eris, Hebe, Eileithyia, and Hephaestus Spouse: Zeus (also her brother) Abode: Mount Olympus Roman name: Juno Hera is a goddess in Greek mythology and one of the Twelve Olympians. No, we're not talking about a catfight between his wives, but a battle of sorts … ", ANAITIS (Greek: Αναιτισ): Greek form of Persian Anahita, meaning "immaculate. ", HEKUBA: Variant of Greek Hecuba, possibly meaning "far off.". ", MEDOUSA: Greek form of Latin Medusa, meaning "guardian. ", MINTA: Variant of Greek Minthe, meaning "mint." Athena or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, handicraft, and warfare who was later syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva. Her name is not Greek or Indo-European, it is therefore believed that she may be a female deity of the Minoan pantheon or of some other unidentifiable pre-Greek people. He ruled from the middle of the 14th century B.C. In fact, the Trojan war began as a result of a violation of Xenia, for Paris had been a guest of Menelaus and violated Xenia by abducting his host's wife. But do you actually know any of them by name? ASTARTE: Greek form of Phoenician Ashtoreth, myth name of a goddess of fertility and war, equivalent to the Semitic goddess Ishtar. Meaning is unknown. ELEKTRA: "Bright, shining." These gods are the most important and powerful gods. But Myrina was a noblewoman, so she "established friendship with them and founded a city to bear her name in place of the city which had been razed; and in it,​ she settled both the captives and any native who so desired." ERIS: Greek myth name of the personification of "strife." Greek myth name of one of the four daughters of Kadmos, king of Theben in Boiotia, and his wife Harmonia. Plato fancifully derived her name from A-theo-noa, meaning "mind of God," but the true meaning is unknown. ", ALKYONE (Greek: Αλκυόνη): Original Greek form of Latin Alcyone, meaning "kingfisher. The name is composed of the elements pene "needle" and lopas "spool," which is taken to mean "weaver of cunning," denoting someone whose motives are hard to decipher. KLYMENE: "Praiseworthy might." Its first monarch was George I, the second son of King Christian IX of Denmark. ", LIGEIA: Greek myth name of one of the Sirens, derived from the word ligys, meaning "shrill whistling voice. A bunch of them stuck around in Asia under Marpesia, but were killed; Marpesia's daughter Orithyia succeeded her mother as queen and "attracted extraordinary admiration, not only for her eminent skill in war​ but for having preserved her virginity to the end of her life." This is the original Greek form of Eunice, composed of the elements eu "good" and nike "victory. AIRLA (Greek: Αιρλα): Variant of Greek Airlea, meaning "ethereal. ", HERMIA: Feminine form of Greek Hermes, meaning "of the earth. ", RHEA: Greek myth name of the wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus, meaning "menstruation; birth-waters. ", SOUSANNA: Greek form of Hebrew Shoshannah, meaning "lily. Her Roman name Juno means "vital force. She is the sister of Ares. ", THEOKLEIA: "Glory of God." ", PSYKHE: Original Greek form of Psyche, meaning "animating spirit, soul. The name has been disputed for a long time. She was a companion of Ares and is sometimes said to be his sister or mother. KLYTAIMNESTRA: Greek form of Latin Clytemnestra, a myth name derived from the elements klytos "famous, praiseworthy," and mnestria "wooing. According to all accounts, she was killed by the Greeks, but some versions have Achilles, one of her possible murderers, falling in love with her dead body. ANTHEIA (Greek: Ανθεια): "Flower." ", APOLLONIA: (Greek Απολλώνια)  Feminine form of Greek Apollonios, possibly meaning "destroyer. MELINA: Greek name derived from the word méli, meaning "honey. ASTRAIA: Greek myth name of a goddess of justice, derived from the word aster, meaning "star.". ", ALTHAIA (Greek: Αλθαία): Original Greek form of Latin Althea, possibly meaning "healing. EOS: Greek myth name of the goddess of dawn, meaning "dawn. The meaning of her name is debatable. (anatomy) womb (mathematics) matrix mold (anything around or on which something is formed or shaped) SMEME: Greek myth name of the daughter of Oedipus, derived from the element isme, meaning "knowledge. Greek myth name borne by Artemis, referring to Delphi, where she had a shrine. ", EFIMIA: Modern Greek form of Eupheme, meaning "well-spoken. Greek myth name of a goddess of flowers, gardens, love, marshes, and swamps. ", PHAIDRA: Original Greek form of Latin Phaedra, meaning "bright. Hercules & Hippolyte. ", SARA: Greek, Latin and Scandinavian variant of Sarah, meaning "princess. ", XANTHE: Greek name derived from the word xanthos, meaning "yellow. ", KHRYSEIS: Greek myth name of a Trojan girl mentioned briefly in Homer's Iliad, derived from khrysos, meaning "gold. POLYMNIA: Original Greek form of Latin Polyhymnia, myth name of the muse of dance and sacred songs, composed of the elements polys "much" and hymnos "hymn, song. ", ARCADIA: Feminine form of Greek Arkadios, meaning "of Arcadia." Greek myth name of the first mortal woman whose curiosity unleashed evil into the world, composed of the elements pan "all" and doron "gift. ", ARISTODEME: Greek myth name of a daughter of Priam, king of Troy, derived from the elements aristos "excellence" and demos "the people. Indeed, the word cannot be translated precisely to any other language,“ said Vassilios P Vertoudakis, lecturer in Ancient Greek philology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Women Rulers of the Ancient and Classical World, Biography of Boudicca, British Celtic Warrior Queen, Top 10 Famous Drunks in the Ancient World, The Story of Dido, Queen of Ancient Carthage, Strangest Births in Ancient Myths and Legends, Biography of Artemisia I, Warrior Queen of Halicarnassus. Greek name composed of the elements theos "god" and kleos "glory. KLOTHO: "Spinner." It is one of the two Greek titles traditionally translated as "king", the other being basileus, and is inherited from Mycenaean Greece, and is notably used in Homeric Greek, e.g. ROXANE: Greek name of Persian origin, meaning "dawn." Queen Dido (aka Elissa, from Elisha, or Alashiya, her Phoenician name) was a legendary Queen of Tyre in Phoenicia who was forced to flee the city with a loyal band of followers. The name is a feminine form of Zeus. Ancient Greek name derived from the word Xenia, itself from xenos "stranger, foreigner." ", SYNTYCHE: Greek biblical name of a woman mentioned by Paul in one of his epistles, meaning "common fate. to foreigners/strangers)." In ancient Sumerian mythology, Ereshkigal is the queen of the Underworld. ", EUDOXIA: "Good glory." Ancient Ethiopians considered Perseus and Andromeda the progenitors of the black race. ", MAEJA: Variant of Greek Maia, meaning "mother. ", PERSIS: Greek biblical name of a woman mentioned by Paul in his epistle to the Romans, meaning "Persian woman. Greek myth name of an Oread (mountain nymph) who loved her own voice. ", IOKASTE: Original Greek form of Latin Jocasta, possibly meaning "violet tinted (clouds). It conjures a strong image in her mind — and it's this close association between Greek and English, she says, that also drew her to the language. This name is also mentioned in the bible by Paul. ", ARACHNE: (Greek Αράχνη) Greek myth name of a young girl who was turned into a spider by Athena, meaning "spider. ", DESPOINA: Variant of Greek Despoine, meaning "mistress. ATALANTA: Greek myth name of a huntress who slew the Calydonian Boar. ", ÉRIKA: Feminine form of Greek Erríkos, meaning "work-power.". The girdle was given by her father Ares, and the task was set by … The second-century writer Justinus told of two Amazon queens who ruled together after dividing their forces into two armies. Greek myth name of one of the Sirens, composed of the elements parthenos "virgin" and ops "voice.". PENELOPE: Greek myth name of the patient wife of Odysseus who waited ten years for his return during which she refused several proposals of marriage by princes. ", DIANTHE: Variant of Greek Diantha, meaning "God-flower. Our beloved Pentha. ", DIONA: Variant of Greek Dione, meaning "the goddess.". ", GAIA: Greek myth name of the goddess of earth, wife of Uranus and mother of the Titans, meaning "earth. ", EUNIKE: "Good victory." Greek myth name of a maiden loved by Eros, derived from the Greek word psykhe, meaning "the soul, mind, spirit, breath, life. The Terrifying Trio of Lampedo, Marpesia, and Orithyia. ARETHOUSA: "The waterer." νική Βασιλική Οικογένεια) is a branch of the House of Glücksburg that reigned in Greece from 1863 to 1924 and again from 1935 to 1973. ", LYSISTRATE: "Liberation army." ", GORGOPHONE: "Gorgon slayer." ARIADNE: Greek myth name of the daughter of King Minos, meaning "utterly pure. Orithyia was so famous, Justinus claimed, that it was her, not Hippolyta, whom Heracles sought to vanquish. History >> Ancient Greece >> Greek Mythology. Another mighty Amazon was Myrina, whom Diodorus Siculus said rallied a huge army "of thirty thousand foot-soldiers and three thousand cavalry" to start her conquests. ", EUGENEIA: Feminine form of Greek Eugenios, meaning "well born. Artemis changed her into a fountain. This was the name of Alexander the Great's wife. In Hebrew: The five Hebrew words are as follows: (1) qodhqodh, from qadhadh; (2) zer, from zarar; (3) nezer, or nezer, both from nazar; ", ZENOBIA: Old Greek name meaning "life of Zeus. IOLANTA: Variant of Greek Iolanthe, meaning "violet flower." ", KASSIOPEIA: Original Greek form of Latin Cassiopeia, meaning "she whose words excel. The name is said to have originated from the babbling of an infant trying to say "mother," thus the name is usually translated "mother. The name derives from the Greek word thallein, meaning "blooming, flourishing. ", SELENE: Greek myth name of a moon goddess, meaning "moon. IO: Greek myth name of a princess loved by Zeus. The first performance took place in St. Petersburg in 1892. ", THALIA: Greek myth name of the muse of comedy and pastoral poetry. ", SEMELE: Greek myth name of a lover of Zeus. ", PSYCHE: "Animating spirit, soul." The name was derived from a Greek ethnic name meaning "Dorian woman. Ancient Greek name composed of the elements eu "good" and doxa "fame, glory. ", XANTHIPPE: Feminine form of Greek Xanthippos, meaning "yellow horse. ", EUDORA: "Good gift." Fondation Calvet / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain. The name derives from the Greek word kalliste, meaning "most beautiful. ", HARMONIA: Greek myth name of the daughter of Ares and Aphrodite, meaning "concord, harmony. Find more Greek words at wordhippo.com! The Amazons didn't peter out after the death of Penthesilea; according to Justinus, "a few only of the Amazons, who had remained at home in their own country, established a power that continued (defending itself with difficulty against its neighbors), to the time of Alexander the Great." Theophanes, meaning `` golden childbirth, derived from the Greek word,..., POLYXENE: `` Thinks like a man/warrior. – Monster of peace, meaning `` of Zeus..! Meaning `` dark flower. `` Artemisia I of Caria ( ancient Greek Creature Monster... 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