Greek God Names

As Polydoros, this rare Greek name belonged to several figures in Greek mythology, including a son of King Priam of Troy.

Hypnos is the personification of sleep in Greek mythology.

A Titan and, according to some sources, the god of the constellations.

One of the many variations of Hesperos, in Greek mythology the personification of the Evening Star.

Pallas, sometimes used as a female name, was the Greek god of warcraft, killed by Athena.

Pontus is a Greek sea god who rules over fish and other creatures of the ocean.

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.

Chronos, related to the word chronicle, is the Greek god of empirical time.

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.

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.

Taras is the former name of the Italian city Taranto, which was settled by Greeks in the 8th century BC. The founders named it after Taras, who figures in Greek mythology as the son of Poseidon. A saint from Constantinople bore the name.

Phobus, the god of panic, was a son of Ares and one of the gods of war. This is one mythological name we don't recommend.

A minor character of Greek mythology.