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Help[Opinions] Favorite Greek mythology names?
erb816's recent post on Clytemnestra reminded me of all my favorite Greek names. I'm studying Greek mythology in English class right now, and I adore so many of these names. My favorites are:
Aglaia
Andromeda
Artemis
Demeter
Eudora
Hermione
Iphigenia
Medea
Mnemosyne
Pandora
Penelope
Mnemosyne and Penelope are especially awesome. Any you like? What are your favorite Greek mythology names?
Aglaia
Andromeda
Artemis
Demeter
Eudora
Hermione
Iphigenia
Medea
Mnemosyne
Pandora
Penelope
Mnemosyne and Penelope are especially awesome. Any you like? What are your favorite Greek mythology names?
This message was edited 10/5/2010, 2:59 PM
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My favorites are:
Anthea
Aphrodite (pr. af-ro-DHEE-tee)
Ariadne
Callista
Chloe
Daphne
Danaë (pr. dha-NAH-ee)
Eleni
Evadne
Hecate (pr. eh-KAH-tee)
Hera
Iris
Leda
Melia
Nausica (pr. naf-see-CAH)
Nemesis
Nephele
Niove (pr. NIO-vee)
Ourania (pr. ou-rah-NEE-a)
Phaedra (pr. FEH-dhrah)
Rhea
Thaleia
Alexandros
Apollon
Ares
Erevos
Hector (Ektoras)
Jason (Iasonas)
Nestor
Orestes
Orion
Paris
Anthea
Aphrodite (pr. af-ro-DHEE-tee)
Ariadne
Callista
Chloe
Daphne
Danaë (pr. dha-NAH-ee)
Eleni
Evadne
Hecate (pr. eh-KAH-tee)
Hera
Iris
Leda
Melia
Nausica (pr. naf-see-CAH)
Nemesis
Nephele
Niove (pr. NIO-vee)
Ourania (pr. ou-rah-NEE-a)
Phaedra (pr. FEH-dhrah)
Rhea
Thaleia
Alexandros
Apollon
Ares
Erevos
Hector (Ektoras)
Jason (Iasonas)
Nestor
Orestes
Orion
Paris
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Oooohhh, I could have a field day with mythology names! :-) (only with the feminine ones, though--I find most of the masculine ones to be way overdone.)
Alcyone
Amalthea
Anthea
Arachne
Ariadne
Callista (as a variant of Kallisto)
Clytemnestra (obviously, lol)
Electra
Helen
Hemera
Hera
Iphigenia
Maia
Mnemosyne
Nausicaa (pronounced naw-si-KAY-uh)
Pandora
Penelope
Phoebe
... to name a few.
Alcyone
Amalthea
Anthea
Arachne
Ariadne
Callista (as a variant of Kallisto)
Clytemnestra (obviously, lol)
Electra
Helen
Hemera
Hera
Iphigenia
Maia
Mnemosyne
Nausicaa (pronounced naw-si-KAY-uh)
Pandora
Penelope
Phoebe
... to name a few.
This message was edited 10/6/2010, 12:09 PM
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Aglaia - nice meaning, but the look and sound throw me
Andromeda - too many masculine sounds for my ear and I think of a space ship rather than the constellation
Artemis - also looks/sounds just a bit too masculine to me
Demeter - ditto masculine
Eudora - sound-wise, I'm drawn to the "dora" component, but the first syllable reminds me of "eww" as in yucky and I've not been able to shake that (bad nerd, bad nerd, I know)
Hermione - intriguing but not something I will probably ever consider using
Iphigenia - "iffy genie" is what I hear. If I'm going to have a genie in my life, he/she shall be decisive, I say!
Medea - unpleasant association
Mnemosyne - love the meaning, wish I loved the sound
Pandora - cookin' up "dora"...maybe with a little citrus reduction sauce
Penelope - love love love
Clearly, I am sleepier (and hungrier) than one ought to be while offering up opinions. My apologies. :)
Andromeda - too many masculine sounds for my ear and I think of a space ship rather than the constellation
Artemis - also looks/sounds just a bit too masculine to me
Demeter - ditto masculine
Eudora - sound-wise, I'm drawn to the "dora" component, but the first syllable reminds me of "eww" as in yucky and I've not been able to shake that (bad nerd, bad nerd, I know)
Hermione - intriguing but not something I will probably ever consider using
Iphigenia - "iffy genie" is what I hear. If I'm going to have a genie in my life, he/she shall be decisive, I say!
Medea - unpleasant association
Mnemosyne - love the meaning, wish I loved the sound
Pandora - cookin' up "dora"...maybe with a little citrus reduction sauce
Penelope - love love love
Clearly, I am sleepier (and hungrier) than one ought to be while offering up opinions. My apologies. :)
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Iphigenia...
Iphigenia is pronounced ih-fih-jeh-NIE-ah, with the "nie" rhyming with "lie". There's no iffy genie involved! :)
Iphigenia is pronounced ih-fih-jeh-NIE-ah, with the "nie" rhyming with "lie". There's no iffy genie involved! :)
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I have never heard this name pronounced with a long i sound although I see several websites and dictionaries that have that as the pronunciation.
Throughout the 1977 film Iphigenia, shot on location in Aulis, the name is pronounced as:
if-fəh-ən-yah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrv-IuUy5xE&feature=related
Listen to the above youtube clip at 8 seconds for Greek pronunciation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrv-IuUy5xE&feature=related
Also in the above clip at 5:26 seconds
This movie is awesome by the way. You will want to use that name even more after you watch it.
Throughout the 1977 film Iphigenia, shot on location in Aulis, the name is pronounced as:
if-fəh-ən-yah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrv-IuUy5xE&feature=related
Listen to the above youtube clip at 8 seconds for Greek pronunciation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrv-IuUy5xE&feature=related
Also in the above clip at 5:26 seconds
This movie is awesome by the way. You will want to use that name even more after you watch it.
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Thanks for setting me straight. Huh, I should have known that.
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