God-names for boys seem to have not caught on for some reason.
Boys:
- Alpheus (AL-fee-us)--river god
- Apollo (ah-POL-loh)--god of poetry, light, healing, and truth (and many others). Original form was Apollon.
- Aristaeus (ar-is-TAY-us)--god of useful arts (beekeeping, cheese-making, net-making, etc)
- Atlas (AT-las)--god who kept the sky up
- Attis (AT-tis)--god of vegetation. Originally Phrygian, but adopted by the Greeks. Husband of Cybele.
- Carmanor (CAHR-man-or)--god of the harvest
- Comus (COH-mus)--god of festivals & revelry
- Epiphron (EP-ih-fron)--personification of thoughtfulness and shrewdness
- Hermes (HER-mees)--god of language, travel, and trade (and many others)
- Kratos (KRAH-tos)-personification of strength & power
- Nereus (NEHR-ee-us)--god of the sea and fishing
- Lelantos (leh-LAN-tos)--god of the air and hunters
- Palaemon (pal-AY-mon)--child-god who aided sailors in distress
- Pallas (PAL-las)--god of warcraft
- Pontos (PON-tos)--god of the sea
- Thaumas (THOW-mas)--god of the wonders of the sea
- Zephyr (ZEF-er)--god of the west wind
Girls:
- Aletheia (ah-LAY-thay-ah)--personification of truth & honesty
- Ananke (an-AHN-kay)--goddess of necessity
- Antheia (an-THAY-ah)--goddess of flowers
- Aphaia (ah-FYE-ah)--goddess of agriculture & fertility
- Arete (AHR-eh-tee)--personification of virtue & valor
- Arke (AR-kay)--messenger goddess, twin sister to Iris
- Artemis (AR-tem-is)--goddess of hunting, wilderness, and childbirth
- Brizo (BREE-zoh)--goddess of sailors & fishermen
- Chione (kee-OH-nay)--goddess of snow
- Eleos (EL-eh-os)--personification of mercy & compassion
- Eos (AY-ohs)--goddess of the dawn
- Hera (HEHR-ah)--goddess of marriage, women, and empires (and many others)
- Leto (LAY-toh)--goddess of motherhood
- Metis (MAY-tis)--goddess of wisdom, planning, and cunning
- Nyx (NIKS)--goddess of the night
- Persephone (per-SEF-oh-nee)--goddess of the underworld and of spring
- Soteria (soh-TAY-ree-ah)--personification of preservation and safety from harm
- Tethys (TETH-is)--goddess of springs, fountains, rivers, and clouds
- Thalassa (thah-LAS-sah)--goddess of the sea
- Theia (THAY-ah--goddess of sight
- Themis (THEM-is)--goddess of customs & natural law
- Tyche (TYE-kee)--personification of luck & providence
Name derived from deities:
Boys:
- Artyom (ahr-TYOM, Russian)--from Artemis
- Denis (DEN-is, French)--from Dionysos, god of wine & revelry
- Demetrius (dem-EE-tree-us, Greek)--from Demeter, goddess of agriculture & harvest
- Dmitriy (dMEE-tree, Russian)--from Demeter
- Ermete (ehr-MEH-tay, Italian)--from Hermes
- Zeno (ZEE-no, Greek)--from Zeus, king of the gods, and god of weather, law and many others
Girls:
- Demetria (deh-MEE-tree-ah, Greek)--from Demeter
- Denise (den-EES, French)--from Dionysos
- Hermione (her-MYE-oh-nee, Greek)--from Hermes
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