Greek Mythology character names

Olympus, the heroes, the muses — names that have endured 2,800 years.

38 character names from Greek Mythology. Names linked in teal have their own popularity page with yearly birth counts.

• ZeusZeus — king of the gods, god of thunder
• PoseidonPoseidon — god of the sea
• HadesHades — god of the underworld
• ApolloApollo — god of light and music
• AresAres — god of war
• HermesHermes — messenger god
• DionysusDionysus — god of wine
• HephaestusHephaestus — god of the forge
• AtlasAtlas — Titan who holds up the sky
• CronusCronus — Titan, father of Zeus
• AchillesAchilles — hero of the Iliad
• HectorHector — prince of Troy
• OdysseusOdysseus — the wanderer
• PerseusPerseus — slayer of Medusa
• TheseusTheseus — slayer of the Minotaur
• JasonJason — captain of the Argo
• OrionOrion — hunter, constellation
• HeraHera — queen of the gods
• AthenaAthena — goddess of wisdom and war
• ArtemisArtemis — goddess of the hunt
• AphroditeAphrodite — goddess of love
• DemeterDemeter — goddess of the harvest
• PersephonePersephone — queen of the underworld
• HestiaHestia — goddess of the hearth
• GaiaGaia — primordial earth goddess
• NikeNike — goddess of victory
• IrisIris — messenger of the gods, rainbow
• SeleneSelene — goddess of the moon
• PandoraPandora — first woman, opener of the box
• AndromedaAndromeda — princess saved by Perseus
• AtalantaAtalanta — huntress, swift of foot
• PenelopePenelope — Odysseus's faithful wife
• CassandraCassandra — prophet of Troy
• HelenHelen of Troy — face that launched a thousand ships
• DaphneDaphne — nymph turned laurel
• CalliopeCalliope — muse of epic poetry
• EchoEcho — nymph cursed to repeat
• EurydiceEurydice — wife of Orpheus

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