GODS, GODDESSES & MYTHOLOGICAL NAMES


Achilles - Greek hero of the Trojan War in Greek mythology

Adonis - Known for his legendary looks in Greek mythology

Agni - Hindu god of fire

Ajax - A hero in Greek mythology

Alla - African Earth mother goddess

Amma - African creator god

Andromeda - Princess and daughter of the Aethiopian king Cepheus and his wife Cassiopeia in Greek mythology

Ani - Two-faced Roman god of change

Antigone - Daughter of Oedipus, King of Thebes, in Greek mythology

Apollo - Greek god of music

Ares - Greek god of war

Artemis - Greek goddess of the hunt

Arthur - Legendary knight and king of Britain in Arthurian legend

Asa - An African protection god

Asteria - Greek titan goddess of nocturnal oracles and falling stars

Atalanta - Virginal female huntress in Greek mythology

Athena - Greek goddess of wisdom

Atlas - Greek Titan god who held up the heavens

Aurora - Roman goddess of the day

Amun - Egyptian god of the wind; sometimes known as Ammon

Branwen - Welsh goddess of love and beauty

Brigit - Celtic goddess of fire

Belisama - Gaulish Goddess of light and fire

Bellona - Roman goddess of war

Calliope - Greek muse of poetry

Camilla - Warrior heroine in Roman mythology

Cassiopeia - Queen Cassiopeia, wife of king Cepheus of Aethiopia in Greek mythology

Castor - Son of Leda, Queen of Sparta, and twin of Pollux in Greek and Roman mythology

Ceres - Roman goddess of agriculture and motherly love

Ceridwen - Celtic goddess of wisdom and magic

Chandra - Hindu god of the moon

Charity - Refers to the Charities, minor goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, and human creativity in Greek mythology

Chia - An evil moon goddess from South America

Circe - Goddess of magic in Greek mythology

Clio - Greek muse of history

Cepheus - King of Aethiopia in Greek mythology

Chiron - Centaur trainer of demi-gods in Greek mythology

Danu - Irish goddess of Earth

Daphne - Water nymph and daughter of the minor river god Ladon in Greek mythology

Deborah - Mycenaean queen bee goddess worshipped in ancient Crete.

Diana - Roman goddess of the hunt

Dolya - Slavic goddess of luck

Eda - African abundance god who specializes in production of organic natural goods

Eir - Norse herbal healing god who taught her tricks only to women
Elaine - Sister of the enchantress Morgan in Arthurian legend

Elli - Norse goddess of old age

Eros - Greek god of love

Finn - Hero of Irish legend

Freya - Norse goddess of love, fertility, and beauty

Fenrir - Giant wolf; offspring of the god Loki in Norse mythology

Grace - Refers to the Graces, minor goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, and human creativity in Greek mythology

Guinevere - Unfaithful wife of King Arthur in Arthurian legend

Geb - Egyptian god of the Earth

Hanna - Refers to mother of all Hittite gods, Hannahanna

Harmonia - Greek goddess of peace and harmony

Hector - Trojan prince and great warrior of Troy in Greek mythology

Helen - Most notably of Troy; a great beauty in Greek mythology

Helios - Greek god of the sun

Hera - Greek goddess of women and marriage

Hercules - Hero of Roman mythology

Hermes- Greek messenger of the gods

Hades - Greek god of the Underworld

Hephaestus - Greek god of the forge and metalworking

Inara - Middle-Eastern goddess of all wild animals

Indra - Hindu god of war, storms and fighting

Isis - Egyptian goddess of the sky

Ismene - Sister of Antigone and daughter of Oedipus in Greek mythology

Isolde - Irish princess and adulterous lover of Sir Tristan in Arthurian legend; sometimes known as Iseult

Jade - Refers to the Jade Emperor, supreme heavenly ruler of Chinese mythology
Jari - A Polynesian snake goddess

Jason - Hero and leader of the Argonauts in Greek mythology

Jocasta - Mother and later wife of Oedipus, King of Thebes, in Greek mythology

Jola - A Valkyrie in Norse mythology

Juno - Roman goddess of marriage and childbirth

Kali - Hindu goddess of destruction

Kane - Polynesian god of procreation and the sea

Kara - A Valkyrie in Norse mythology

Koko - A Native American fertility god

Khepri - Egyptian god of rebirth and sunrise

Kratos - Greek god of authority

Lakshmi – Hindu goddess of wealth and good fortune

Leda - Queen of Sparta in Greek mythology

Lilith - A demon in Jewish folklore

Liv - A legendary mortal in Norse mythology

Loki - Norse god of mischief

Lang - God of war, poetry and tribal prosperity worshipped in Southeast Asia

Lena - African rain god; also known as Leza

Leto - Greek titan goddess of motherhood

Marian - Lady love of the outlaw Robin Hood in British folklore

Mars - Roman god of war

Medea - Sorceress wife of the hero Jason in Greek mythology

Mercury - Roman messenger of the gods

Merlin - Wizard, tutor, and advisor to King Arthur in Arthurian legend

Minerva - Roman goddess of the hunt

Morgan - Enchantress and adversary in Arthurian legend; sometimes known as Morgana or Morganna

Morrigan - The Phantom Queen; a Celtic goddess of birth, battle and death

Magni - Norse god of strength and brute force

Neith - Egyptian goddess of weaving

Nike- Greek goddess of victory

Nyx - Greek goddess of the night

Odin - The supreme god of the Norse pantheon

Oedipus - King of Thebes in Greek mythology

Osiris - Egyptian god of the afterlife

Pandora - Legendary mortal in Greek mythology

Paris - Trojan prince from Greek mythology

Pax - Roman goddess of peace

Penelope - Wife of the heroic King Odyesseus of Ithaca in Greek mythology

Persephone - Consort of Hades; abducted queen of the Underworld

Perseus - Legendary hero and slayer of monsters in Greek mythology

Phaedra - Wife of the hero Theseus in Greek mythology

Pollux - Son of Leda, Queen of Sparta, and Zeus; twin of Castor in Greek and Roman mythology

Ra - Egyptian god of the sun

Raven - Native American trickster god

Rhea- Greek Titan goddess and mother of the gods in Greek mythology

Rhiannon - Welsh goddess of the moon

Rig - Mortal alias of the guardian god of security and surveillance in Norse mythology

Robin - Skilled archer and heroic outlaw in British folklore

Raijin - Shinto (Japanese) god of lightning, thunder and storms

Rama - Seventh avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu

Ravana - Multi-headed demon-king of Lanka in Hindu mythology

Sabrina - Celtic goddess of the river Severn

Saga - Norse goddess of sagas

Scarlet - The surname of one of Robin Hood's more prominent Merry Men in British folklore

Selene - Greek goddess of the moon

Sheila - Celtic goddess of fertility

Siegfried - Heroic dragon slayer in Norse mythology

Sirena - Refers to the mythological Greek sirens

Sol - Norse goddess of the sun

Sylvanus - Roman god of woods and fields

Scylla - A sea monster in Greek mythology

Theseus - King of Athens and hero in Greek mythology

Thor - Norse god of sky and thunder

Tristan - Cornish knight and lover of Isolde in Arthurian legend

Troy - Legendary city from Greek mythology

Tyr - Norse god of law and heroic glory

Thanatos - Greek god of death

Venus - Roman goddess of love

Zeus - Greek god of sky and thunder

Zorya - Slavic goddess of midnight