Guide on Greek Goddess Names & What They Mean
GREEK GODDESS NAMES – Here is a list of the names of the goddesses in Greek mythology and their ancient meanings.
Are you a fan of Greek mythology? It is one of the subjects discussed in courses that are dealing with English and literature. It is a wide scope and there are a number of characters that Greek myth lovers surely memorize.
These Greek myth goddesses’ names can be a guide in choosing a name for your baby girl. Below, you will see the list of Greek goddess names and their ancient meanings based on Scary Mommy‘s website:
Greek Goddess Names & their Ancient Meanings
- Hera – very good queen
- Athena – power, wisdom, and reason
- Artemis – gender-neutral name meaning “butcher”
- Aphrodite – love
- Hestia – home and hearth
- Iris – rainbow
- Penelope – “weaver”
- Daphne – “laurel”
- Phoebe – pure, radiant, bright, shining
- Chloe – blooming
- Persephone – bringer of death
- Calliope – beautiful-voiced
- Anthea — goddess of flowers, gardens, marshes, and swamps
- Achelois — a minor moon goddess
- Alcyone — one of the seven Pleiades
- Alectrona — an early Greek goddess of the sun
- Alethea — goddess of truth
- Asteria — the Titan goddess of falling stars
- Astraea — known as the “Star Maiden”
- Atropos — eldest of the three Moirai, the goddesses of fate and dest
- Aura — titan goddess of the breeze and of the fresh, cool air of morning
- Bia — the goddess of force and unbridled energy
- Brizo — prophet goddess known to protect fishers, sailors, and other mariners
- Calypso — sea nymph who held Odysseus for several years on the island of Ogygia
- Circe — goddess of magic who transformed those who insulted her into beasts
- Clio — the muse of history
- Cybele — goddess of caverns, mountains, and wild animals
- Delia — an epithet of the Greek moon goddess, Artemis
- Doris — a sea nymph and mother of the Nereids
- Gaia — the Greek goddess of Earth, mother of all life
- Echo — a mountain nymph or oread
- Eileithyia — goddess of childbirth
- Electra — one of the Pleiades
- Elpis — the spirit and divine personification of hope
- Enyo — minor goddess of war and destruction
- Eos — a Titaness and goddess of the dawn
- Harmonia — goddess of harmony and concord
- Hebe — goddess of eternal youth
- Hecate — goddess of magic, witchcraft, and necromancy
- Ianthe — one o the Oceanids, or water-nymph daughters
- Irene — one of the Horae, the divine personification of peace
- Maia — one of the Pleiades and mother of Hermes
- Metis — Titan goddess of wisdom
- Nike — goddess of victory
- Nyx — the ancient Greek goddess of the night and one of the primordial gods
- Pheme — goddess of fame, gossip, and renown
- Rhea — the mother of the gods and the goddess of female fertility
- Selene — the divine personification of the moon
- Thalia — one of the nine muses, the patron of comedy
- Tyche — goddess of prosperity and fortune
- Xanthe — one of the Oceanids, or water-nymph daughters
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