Ekhion

Ekhion is the name of several figures in Greek mythology, including the name of a Giant; a Greek warrior who fought in the Trojan War; the name of one of the Spartoi, warriors who sprang up from the dragon’s teeth sown into the earth by Cadmus and than, later, Jason; as well as the name…

Gorgo

Gorgo is another name for Medusa, one of the three Gorgons in Greek mythology, whose hair was made of living snakes and who could turn anyone who looked at her into stone. The Gorgons were the daughters of the primordial sea god Phorkys and Keto, a primordial sea goddess, though in some versions they are…

Gesander

Gesander is the name of a figure in Greek mythology, a Scythian warrior and a prince of the Iazyges, an ancient Sarmatian (or possibly Scythian) tribe that eventually settled in what is now modern Ukraine. In Greek mythology Gesander kills one of the Argonauts, Canthus, when they were in Colchis which was the destination of…

Telchis

Telchis refers to one of the Telkhines, the original inhabitants of Rhodes in Greek mythology. They are said to be the children of the Titans Pontos and Gaia, or Pontos and Thalassa, or even Tartarus and Nemesis, or perhaps even born from the castrated blood of Ouranos. They were said to have been the first…

Liriope

Liriope is the Latinized form of Ancient Greek Leiriope, the name of a naiad nymph in Greek mythology. She is the mother of Narcissus by the river god Kephissos (though other versions state he is the son of Selene and Endymion). Liriope is also the name of a genus of low, grass-like flowering plants found…

Kephissos

Kephissos is the name of an Ancient Greek river god, either associated with the river Cephisus in Attica or the river Cephisus in Boeotia. Kephissos is the son of Pontus and Thalassa and, among his many offspring, is listed as the father of Narcissus by the naiad Liriope. The origin and meaning behind the name…

Theonoe

Theonoe is an Ancient Greek female name meaning “divine wisdom”, made up of Ancient Greek theós θεός (divine; god) < PIE root word, and nóos νόος (mind; thought) of uncertain etymology. It’s the name of a few figures in Greek mythology. Theonoe is also the name of a genus of spiders. Origin: Proto-Indo-European, uncertain Meaning:…

Sinoe

Sinoe is the name of an oread nymph of Mount Sinoe in Arcadia, and one of the nurses of the god Pan. She was either named after Mount Sinoe or the mountain was named after. The name comes from Ancient Greek sínos ςίνος meaning “mischievous” via Ancient Greek sī́nomai σῑ́νομαι (to harm, hurt damage to…

Aurigena

Aurigena means “born of gold”, composed of Latin aurum (gold) and the suffix -gena (born from, sprung from). This was an epithet of the Greek hero Perseus, whose mother Danaë was visited by Zeus in a shower of gold. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “born of gold” Usage: Greek mythology (never been used as a given name as…

Eurybia

Eurybia (Εὐρυβία) is the name of a Greek goddess of the sea, who apparently presided over the external influences over the sea such as the power of the winds, the season weather, and the rise of constellations (Theoi). She was the wife of the Titan Kreios, the daughter of Pontos and Gaia. Eurybia is also…

Alkimos

Alkimos (Ἄλκιμος) is the name of several figures in Greek mythology, including a companion of Achilles. The name derives from a Greek adjective meaning “stout, strong; brave”, derived from alke ἀλκή (strength, force, prowess) which ultimately derives from PIE root word *h₂lek- (to protect); combined with suffix -imos -ῐμος. Origin: Proto-Indo-European Meaning: “stout, strong; brave”…

Serapion

Serapion is a variant of Serapis, the name of a Greco-Egyptian god who was promoted by Ptolemy I Soter as a way to unite the Greeks and Egyptians he ruled over. Serapis was a fusion of the Egyptian god Osiris (which is the Greek form of Egyptian Asar, of unknown meaning though possibly “mighty” or…

Thersander

Thersander is the Latinized form of Ancient Greek Thersandros, the name of several figures Greek mythology, made up of Ancient Greek thersos θέρσος (courage, confidence, audacity) via PIE root word *dʰers- (to be bold, to dare), and andros ἀνδρός (of a man), the genitive singular of aner ᾰ̓νήρ (man), also derived from PIE root word *h₂nḗr (man;…

Idomeneus

Idomeneus is the name of two figures in Greek mythology, one the name of a Cretan king (the grandson of King Minos) who led his army against the Trojans in the Trojan War. The other Idomeneus was one of the sons of King Priam and an unknown woman. It’s also the name of an Epicurean…