Greek Mythology Names (with Meanings and Popularity)

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.

Phrike (rhymes with Nike) is the Greek goddess of horror. Her name is derived from the Greek phrittō, meaning "to tremble."

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.

Eurybia is a sea titaness and consort of Krios. A lesser-known name from Greek mythology, it may be on board to follow other goddesses back to glory.

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.

In Greek mythology, Rhapso was a nymph associated with stitching. Sewing was a common motif in Ancient Greece, used as a metaphor for the thread of life.

Derived from the Greek myrtos, Myrto appears a number of times throughout Greek mythology. It is the name of one of the Maenads (followers of Dionysus), the sister of Patroclus, and an Amazon woman.

Theano was a 6th century Greek philosopher, who has been called both the wife and student of Pythagoras, though not enough is known about her life to say which was true. Her surviving writings focus on how to deal with children, physicians, philosophers, servants, and unfaithful husbands.

In Greek mythology, Nyctimene was pursued by her own father, and therefore fled to find safety in the shadows of the woods. She was later transformed into an owl by the goddess Athena, out of punishment or pity, depending on which variation of the myth you read.

In Greek mythology, Hylas was a companion, servant, and/or lover to Heracles, who was kidnapped by water nymphs. There are multiple versions of the myth, some in which Hylas falls in love with the nymphs and others in which he is silenced underwater or turned into an echo.

In Greek mythology, Eleos was the personification of pity, mercy, and clemency. It is equally a virtuous Greek word name, albeit rarely used.