Greek God Names

The white winged stallion in Greek mythology who sprang from the blood of Medusa when she was beheaded by Perseus. Pegasus was ridden by the hero Bellerophon in his fight against the Chimera. The name may derive from the Greek for "from a water spring"; according to legend, a spring burst forth wherever Pegasus struck the earth with a hoof. So as well as being an animal name and a mythological name, you might consider this one of the names meaning water.

In Greek Mythology, Aeacus was the son of Zeus who became king of the island Aegina.

Chronos, related to the word chronicle, is the Greek god of empirical time.

A Titan and, according to some sources, the god of the constellations.

A minor character of Greek mythology.

The name of a king in Greek mythology who led the Greek expedition to Troy to rescue Helen. He was killed by his wife Clytemnestra partly to avenge their daughter Iphigenia, and partly due to her adultery with Aegisthus.

Taras is used in Russia, influenced by the Greek Tarasios. Tarasios comes from the Italian city name Taras (now Taranto), settled by Greeks and named after Taras from Greek mythology.

Pontus is a Greek sea god who rules over fish and other creatures of the ocean.

Pallas, sometimes used as a female name, was the Greek god of warcraft, killed by Athena.

The name of a legendary sculptor in Greek mythology, who fell in love with a statue of a beautiful woman which he had carved from ivory. There have been many adaptations of the story of Pygmalion, including notable plays by Jean-Jacques Rousseau and George Bernard Shaw.

The name of several characters in Greek mythology, one of them being a Samothracian king of whom it is said that the region of Emathia (now Macedonia) was named after him.

The Greek god of intellect, Coeus is one mythological figure whose name has not been revived in modern times...but should be.

In Greek mythology, Typhon was a giant serpent, and one of the deadliest mythological creatures.

Zelus or Zelos was the god of rivalry and competition, one of the four winged Daemones who were gods for Zeus. This rare name is one mythological choice that may not come back in the modern world.