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Generally I prefer Roman names- they seem more, I don't know, solid? To the point? Earthy? Some though I just can't decide between:

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Salacia
Aphrodite
Mars
Diana
Minerva
Flora
Saturn
Demeter
Dionysus
Aurora
Eris
Cupid
Gaia
Irene
Pluto
Hecate
Sol
Hera
Hermes
Hephaestus
Vesper
Hestia or Vesta - Both!
Hypnos
Persephone
Neptune
Selene or Luna - Both!
Silvanus
Fortuna
Jupiter

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This message was edited 1/27/2011, 1:20 PM

Keep in mind that I have very little knowledge of Greek or Roman mythology, so my choices are purely on the names alone with no influences from their histories.

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Salacia
Aphrodite- This one was hard because I don't think I can take either seriously.
Ares
Diana- I adore Diana.
Athena- Can't quite get over the "witchiness" of Minerva yet. Athena is goregous.
Flora
Saturn- Because I really don't like Cronus.
Demeter- Both are great, but I slightly prefer Demeter.
Dionysus
Eos
Discordia- But it does remind me of out-of-synch chords because of the "dis" prefix.
Eros
Gaia
Irene
Hades
Hecate
Helios
Juno- These two were about even, but I love June and Juniper, so Juno won out.
Mercury
Vulcan
Vesper
Hestia
Somnus
Persephone
Neptune
Selene or Luna- Can't choose. I love them both.
Silvanus
Fortuna
Jupiter

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I'd actually consider Diana, Athena, Selene and Luna in real life.

Amphitrite or Salacia
Aphrodite or Venus
Ares or Mars
Artemis or Diana
Athena or Minerva
Chloris or Flora
Cronus or Saturn
Demeter or Ceres
Dionysus or Bacchus
Eos or Aurora
Eris or Discordia
Eros or Cupid
Gaia or Tellus
Irene or Pax
Hades or Pluto
Hecate or Trivia
Helios or Sol
Hera or Juno
Hermes or Mercury
Hephaestus or Vulcan
Hesperos or Vesper
Hestia or Vesta
Hypnos or Somnus
Persephone or Proserpina
Poseidon or Neptune
Selene or Luna
Silenus or Silvanus
Tyche or Fortuna
Zeus or Jupiter

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I appear to prefer the Roman ones.

I have to take it purely on a case by case basis.

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Salacia
Aphrodite
Ares
Artemis
Athena
Flora
Saturn
Ceres
Dionysus
Aurora
Eris
Eros
Gaia
Pax
Pluto
Hecate
Helios
Juno
Mercury
Hephaestus
Vesper
Hestia
Somnus
Persephone
Neptune
Luna
Silvanus
Fortuna
Zeus

Amphitrite or Salacia --Greek
Aphrodite or Venus --Greek
Ares or Mars --Greek
Artemis or Diana --Greek
Athena or Minerva --Greek
Chloris or Flora --Roman
Cronus or Saturn --Greek
Demeter or Ceres --Greek
Dionysus or Bacchus --Greek
Eos or Aurora --Roman
Eris or Discordia --Greek
Eros or Cupid --Greek
Gaia or Tellus --Greek
Irene or Pax --Greek
Hades or Pluto --Roman
Hecate or Trivia --Greek
Helios or Sol --Greek
Hera or Juno --Greek
Hermes or Mercury --Greek
Hephaestus or Vulcan --Greek
Hesperos or Vesper --Greek
Hestia or Vesta --Greek
Hypnos or Somnus --Greek
Persephone or Proserpina -_Greek
Poseidon or Neptune --Greek
Selene or Luna --Greek
Silenus or Silvanus --Greek
Tyche or Fortuna --Roman
Zeus or Jupiter --Greek

- or Salacia
Aphrodite or -
Ares or -
Artemis or -
Athena or -
- or Flora
Cronus or -
- or Ceres
Dionysus or -
- or Aurora
Eris or -
Eros or -
Gaia or -
Irene or -
- or Pluto
Hecate or -
- or Sol
Hera or -
- or Mercury
- or Vulcan
- or Vesper
- or Vesta
Hypnos or -
Persephone or -
- or Neptune
- or Luna
- or Silvanus
Tyche or -
Zeus or -

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pretty closely matched, but I slightly prefer Greek names I guess.

On a whole, I like the Roman ones better, but I do think a few of the Greek ones are cool.

Overall, I'm more a fan of Greek names than Roman names. However, the few Roman names I like better than their Greek counterparts in this list are Flora, Ceres, Discordia, Luna, Silvanus and Fortuna. Out of the rest, I like the Greek versions better.

As a general rule, I prefer the Greek ones. But I'll go through and see which ones I like best...

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Amphitrite
Aphrodite
Ares
Artemis
Athena
Flora
Saturn
Demeter
Dionysus
Aurora
Eris
Eros
Gaia
Pax
Hades
Hecate
Helios
Hera
Hermes
Hephaestus
Vesper
Hestia
Hypnos
Persephone
Poseidon
Luna
Silvanus
Tyche
Zeus

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So yeah, a few Roman ones, but mostly Greek!

Very good, interesting question!

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Amphitrite or Salacia -- I've always though Amphitrite is one of the greatest Greek mythology names (and Salacia sounds like salacious, so...)
Aphrodite or Venus -- Aphrodite
Ares or Mars -- I don't know. They're both good, but I think Mars had a more positive connotation, so I'll go with Mars
Artemis or Diana -- Artemis, mostly for the unusualness
Athena or Minerva -- Athena
Chloris or Flora -- Flora
Cronus or Saturn -- they're both so cool! Why do I have to choose?
Demeter or Ceres -- another case where I can't really choose
Dionysus or Bacchus -- Dionysus
Eos or Aurora -- Aurora
Eris or Discordia -- Eris for use, Discordia because it's great
Eros or Cupid -- Eros
Gaia or Tellus -- Gaia
Irene or Pax -- as it is, Pax, but I love Irena and other versions of the name that end in a
Hades or Pluto -- they're both good
Hecate or Trivia -- Hecate, because it fits the idea better

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It's pretty much split

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Amphitrite
Aphrodite
Ares
Artemis
Minerva
Flora
Saturn
Ceres
Dionysus
Aurora
Eris
Eros
Gaia
Eirene* (rather than Irene)
Hades
Hecate
Helios
Juno
Hermes
Hephaestus
Vesper
Vesta
Somnus
Persephone
Poseidon
Selene
Silvanus
Fortuna
Jupiter

This message was edited 1/26/2011, 5:38 PM

Amphitrite or Salacia- Salacia
Aphrodite or Venus- Aphrodite
Ares or Mars- Love them both a lot
Artemis or Diana- Diana, love this name
Athena or Minerva- Athena
Chloris or Flora- Flora
Cronus or Saturn- Both, in different ways
Demeter or Ceres- Demeter
Dionysus or Bacchus- Dionysus
Eos or Aurora- Aurora
Eris or Discordia- Neither, really
Eros or Cupid- Eros
Gaia or Tellus- Tellus
Irene or Pax- Irene
Hades or Pluto- Hades
Hecate or Trivia- Trivia
Helios or Sol- Helios
Hera or Juno- Both, but Juno has less of a negative connotation lol
Hermes or Mercury- Hermes
Hephaestus or Vulcan- Vulcan
Hesperos or Vesper- Vesper

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Dear me, it really is about half and half. I can't even find a clear gender divide. There are so many pairings that I love both of (Athena and Minerva, Selene and Luna, Persephone and Proserpina, Poseidon and Neptune). Can't I just have both?