", APHRODISIA:(Greek Aφροδυσία)  Feminine form of Greek Aphrodisios, meaning "risen from the foam. ", ARTEMIS: Greek myth name of a daughter of Zeus and Leto and twin sister to Apollo. ", ZENOVIA: Variant of Greek Zenobia, meaning "life of Zeus. AIKATERINE (Aikaterinē) (Greek: Αικατερινη): Greek name from which we got the name Katherine. Greek form of Latin Clymene, name of several mythological characters including the Oceanid who was the mother of Atlas and Prometheus. ", EUNIKE: "Good victory." ANTHEIA (Greek: Ανθεια): "Flower." The other two are Thalia, "blossoming, luxuriant," and Euphrosyne, "joy, merriment. Mons Capitolium - The Capitoline Hill (Mons Aventinus), Collis Viminalis - The Viminal Hill (Mons Aventinus), https://monsaventinus.fandom.com/wiki/Ancient_Greek_Female_Names_(Greek_Community)?oldid=6143. ", CYANEA: Greek name meaning either "sky blue" or "bluish green. AGAUE (Greek: Αγαθε): "Illustrious; noble." ", NYX: Greek myth name of a goddess of night, meaning "night. ", KALLISTRATE: "Beauty-army." Greek myth name of the daughter of Ares. The suggestion that it may have been derived from Hekate, the pagan goddess of sorcery, is not convincing. EOS: Greek myth name of the goddess of dawn, meaning "dawn. ", VASILIKI: Feminine form of Greek Vasilis, meaning "king/queen. ", NEPHTHYS: Greek form of Egyptian Nebt-Het, meaning "lady of the house. Queen definition is - the wife or widow of a king. Some people of a neighboring city were so freaked out that they automatically surrendered their land to the Amazons. ", OINONE: Original Greek form of Latin Oenone, meaning "wine.". Greek myth name of an Oread (mountain nymph) who loved her own voice. ", KHTHONIA: Greek myth name, meaning "of the earth/underworld." Along with her allies, Orithyia made war on Athens, but the Amazons were decimated. ", EFIMIA: Modern Greek form of Eupheme, meaning "well-spoken. ", NIKEPHOROS: "Bearer of victory." ", PHANESSA: Feminine form of Orphic Phanes, a primeval, golden-winged hermaphroditic god, meaning "appear. ", PANDORA: "All-gift." She and her women fought for Troy during the Trojan War, and Pentha was a standout figure. These historians, as well as other legends, claim that she was a Jewish sorceress who descended from the Beta Israelcommunity of Ethiopian Jews. ", ALEXINA (Greek: Αλεχινα): Pet form of Greek Alexia, meaning "defender. ARETHOUSA: "The waterer." As Hyginus wrote in his Fabulae, "Otrera, an Amazon, wife of Mars, first founded the temple of Diana at Ephesus..." Otrera also had a profound impact on the Amazons because, according to some sources, she was the mother of our favorite warrior queen, Penthesilea. ", HERMIA: Feminine form of Greek Hermes, meaning "of the earth. HIPPOLYTE: Feminine form of Hippolytos, meaning "horse-freer." The name derives from agauos "noble," itself possibly from agasthai "to wonder at," from gaiein "to rejoice," with the intensive prefix a-. The word crown in the Old Testament is a translation of five different Hebrew words, and in the New Testament of two Greek words. It is the name of a yellow wildflower whose name derives from chelidon, meaning "a swallow bird.". Meaning unknown. IOANNA: Feminine form of Greek Ioannes, meaning "God is gracious. ", MARIAH: (Greek)Mariah is an English/Greek baby name. But Seth was jealous, and he hatched a plot to kill his brother. He ruled from the middle of the 14th century B.C. Otrera was one of the O.G. Sadly, Myrina died in battle against some Greeks. ", KLEIO: Greek myth name of a muse of poetry and history, derived from the word kleos, meaning "glory. Mons Aventinus - The Aventine Hill is a FANDOM Games Community. #RIPAmazons. ", AMALTHEIA (Greek: Αμάλθεια): Original Greek form of Latin Amalthea, meaning "to soothe. The home of these gods was Mount Olympus, except for Hades who is only allowed on Olympus once a year. Hades lives in the Underworld the rest of the time. Orithyia was so famous, Justinus claimed, that it was her, not Hippolyta, whom Heracles sought to vanquish. She may also have been a nymph. Myrina once even tried to fight the Gorgons, but no one had luck until Perseus years later. Greek myth name of the daughter of King Agamemnon, composed of the elements iphios "strong" and genes "born. MYRINE: Greek myth name of a warrior queen of the Gorgon Amazons, possibly meaning "swiftly bounding. Our beloved Pentha. ", IOLE: Greek myth name of a woman loved by Herakles, meaning "violet. ", ARISTOMACHE: "Excellent battle." ", CALLIDORA: Greek name meaning "gift of beauty," from kallos "beauty" and doron "gift. ", TANIS: Greek form of Phoenician Tanith, meaning "serpent lady. In fact, the Trojan war began as a result of a violation of Xenia, for Paris had been a guest of Menelaus and violated Xenia by abducting his host's wife. ", SAPPHO: Greek name, possibly derived from the word sappheiros, meaning "lapis lazuli; sapphire. In Greek mythology, this is another name of the goddess Demeter. ", REAH: Variant of Greek Rhea, meaning "menstruation; birth-waters. ", PARASKEVE: Greek name meaning "preparation. ", SOSTRATE: "Safe-army." ", AIRLEA (Greek: Αιρλεα): Greek name meaning "ethereal. ", IRIS: English name derived from the name of the "iris flower," itself from the name of the Greek rainbow goddess, meaning "rainbow.". Greek myth name of a maiden loved by Eros, derived from the Greek word psykhe, meaning "the soul, mind, spirit, breath, life. Isis is a Greek corruption of her true name which is unknown because Egyptian hieroglyphs left out most of the vowels. Perhaps one or two, like Hippolyta, whose girdle was stolen by, and was murdered by, the macho Heracles, or Antiope, lover of Theseus and mother of his ill-fated virgin son, Hippolytus. Ancient Ethiopians considered Perseus and Andromeda the progenitors of the black race. Greek myth name of the goddess of love and mother of Eros, composed of the elements afros "foam" and dity "dive; rise. The name is of uncertain origin. She is the sister of Ares. νική Βασιλική Οικογένεια) is a branch of the House of Glücksburg that reigned in Greece from 1863 to 1924 and again from 1935 to 1973. ", XANTHE: Greek name derived from the word xanthos, meaning "yellow. There have been attempts to link it with Greek helene "torch" or selene "moon." Cleopatra, (Greek: “Famous in Her Father”) Egyptian queen, famous in history and drama as the lover of Julius Caesar and later as the wife of Mark Antony. The title was used by sovereigns and other persons of authority in ancient Greece, the Byzantine emperors, and the kings of modern Greece. Her trouble began when her exquisite beauty drew the attention of … Ancient Greek name composed of the elements lysis "freeing, loosening, a release" and stratos "army, expedition, multitude. ", SOTIRIA: Feminine form of Greek Sotiris, meaning "salvation. AGLAIA (Greek: Αγλαια): Greek myth name of one of the three Graces, meaning "beauty, splendor." ", THEOKLEIA: "Glory of God." ", ARACHNE: (Greek Αράχνη) Greek myth name of a young girl who was turned into a spider by Athena, meaning "spider. ERIS: Greek myth name of the personification of "strife." ", ALEXIS (Greek: Αλεξις): Feminine form of Greek Alexius, meaning "defender. ", EILEITHYIA: Greek myth name of a goddess of childbirth, derived from the word eilelythyia, meaning "the ready-comer. Sometimes used as a nickname for Amynta, meaning "defender. ", CYMONE: Feminine form of Greek Simon, meaning "hearkening. ARIADNE: Greek myth name of the daughter of King Minos, meaning "utterly pure. ZENAIS: Greek name, possibly meaning "of Zeus. Her name is the Greek form of an ancient Egyptian word for “throne.” ... Isis was a good queen who supported her husband and taught the women of Egypt how to weave, bake, and brew beer. In English the meaning of the name Mariah is: Bitter, MARGARITES: Greek name derived from the word margaron, meaning "pearl. Zeus was sometimes referred to as Zeus Xenia because he was also a god of "travelers." Leemage / Universal Images Group / Getty Images, Penthesilea was perhaps one of the most famous of Amazon queens, a warrior worthy of any of her Greek rivals. In Hebrew: The five Hebrew words are as follows: (1) qodhqodh, from qadhadh; (2) zer, from zarar; (3) nezer, or nezer, both from nazar; ", ZINOVIA: Variant of Greek Zenobia, meaning "life of Zeus.". ς, ομοφυλόφιλος and καβγαδάκι. Greek myth name of the kidnapped wife of Hector, derived from the elements andros "of a man/warrior" and mache "battle.". XENIA: "Hospitable (esp. KLYTAIMNESTRA: Greek form of Latin Clytemnestra, a myth name derived from the elements klytos "famous, praiseworthy," and mnestria "wooing. ", ANDROMACHE (Greek: Ανδρομαχη): "Man/warrior battle." The Greek word “kosmetika” is of course the root of the English word ‘cosmetics.’ However, in its ancient form, the word meant any preparations which protected the hair, face, and teeth. The late antique writer Quintus Smyrnaeus described her as one "athirst indeed for groan-resounding battle," somebody who was "the tireless War-god's [Ares's] child, the mailed maid, like to the Blessed Gods; for in her face glowed beauty glorious and terrible. ", EIRENE: Greek myth name of a goddess of peace, meaning "peace. The first meeting between Greeks and Amazons, according to mythology, was when Hercules was sent by Eurystheus, the king of Mycenae, Tiryns, and Argos, on one of his celebrated twelve labours (the 9th), this time to fetch the girdle of the Amazon queen Hippolyte. ", ERATO: Greek myth name of the muse of poetry, derived from the Greek word arastos, meaning "lovely. IO: Greek myth name of a princess loved by Zeus. ", KASSIOPEIA: Original Greek form of Latin Cassiopeia, meaning "she whose words excel. ", DAREIA: Feminine form of Greek Dareios, meaning "possesses a lot; wealthy. CHLORIS: Greek myth name of a goddess of vegetation, derived from the word chloros, meaning "green. CALISTO: Variant of Greek Callisto, meaning "most beautiful. Greek myth name of one of the four daughters of Kadmos, king of Theben in Boiotia, and his wife Harmonia. ", IANTHE: Greek myth name of an ocean nymph, meaning "violet flower. It is composed of the elements eurys "wide" and dike "justice. ", POLYXENE: "Very hospitable (esp. The first half, Anti-, could have derived from anti "against; counter," or antios "set against." Her Roman name Juno means "vital force. ", PARTHENIA: "Virgin." The girdle was given by her father Ares, and the task was set by … ", EURYDIKE: "Wide justice." Athena was regarded as the patron and protectress of various cities across Greece, particularly the city of Athens, from which she most likely received her name. ", CELANDINE: Greek bird and flower name. How to use queen in a sentence. Constellation name, and Greek myth name of the daughter of Cassiopeia who was to be sacrificed to the sea monster Cetus but was rescued by Perseus. ", NATASA: Greek pet form of Latin Anastasia, meaning "resurrection. EUADNE: "Good and holy." ASTRAIA: Greek myth name of a goddess of justice, derived from the word aster, meaning "star.". ", ANTIGONE (Greek: Αντιγόνη): "Counter-generation." ", ADRASTEIA (Greek: Αδράστεια): Feminine form of Greek Adrastos, meaning "he who stands his ground," in other words "coucrageous. ", ELISAVET: Greek form of Elisabeth, meaning "God is my oath. No, we're not talking about a catfight between his wives, but a battle of sorts … ", TRYPHOSA: Greek name derived from the word tryphe, meaning "delicate, soft. ", ANAITIS (Greek: Αναιτισ): Greek form of Persian Anahita, meaning "immaculate. ", ALEXA (Greek: Αλέξα): Feminine form of Greek Alexius, meaning "defender. The second-century writer Justinus told of … Greek myth name borne by Artemis, referring to Delphi, where she had a shrine. ", SARA: Greek, Latin and Scandinavian variant of Sarah, meaning "princess. Ancient Greek name composed of the elements eu "good" and doxa "fame, glory. Greek name composed of the element eu "good, well" and the Greek myth name Thalia "blooming, flourishing." ", DIONA: Variant of Greek Dione, meaning "the goddess.". ", EUDORA: "Good gift." ", GLYKERIA: Greek name derived from the element glykys, meaning "sweet. ḗn (“woman”). ", In his Aeneid, Vergil detailed the Trojan allies, among them "Penthesilea in fury [who] leads the crescent-shielded ranks of Amazons and blazes amid her thousands; a golden belt she binds below her naked breast, and, as a warrior queen, dares battle, a maid clashing with men.". See Acts 9:36 in the New Testament. ADONI (Greek: ¨Αδωνς): Feminine form of Greek Adonis, meaning "she who fights dragons. (anatomy) womb (mathematics) matrix mold (anything around or on which something is formed or shaped) Greek myth name of several characters. ", PHAIDRA: Original Greek form of Latin Phaedra, meaning "bright. These gods are the most important and powerful gods. Ancient writers described Lamia, the daughter of Poseidon, as a ” queen of surpassing beauty.” It was her attractive appearance that led to her unfortunate future. ", NARKISSA: Feminine form of Greek Narkissos, possibly meaning "numbness; sleep. ATALANTA: Greek myth name of a huntress who slew the Calydonian Boar. Andromeda was said to be an Ethiopian princess. ", ALEKTO (Greek: Αλεκτο): Original Greek form of Latin Alecto, meaning "unceasing. Greek myth name of a goddess of flowers, gardens, love, marshes, and swamps. ELEKTRA: "Bright, shining." The name derives from the Greek word kalliste, meaning "most beautiful. ", NEPHELE: Greek myth name of a goddess of the clouds and mother of the centaurs, meaning "cloudy. ELPIS: Ancient Greek name meaning "hope." ", EUMELIA: Ancient Greek name derived from the Greek word eumeleia, meaning "melody. ", THAIS: Greek name, possibly meaning "bandage. ", IOLA: Variant of Greek Iole, meaning "violet.". Forest and Wood nymphs were also companions of Pan, the Greek god of fertility, shepherds and music. Another mighty Amazon was Myrina, whom Diodorus Siculus said rallied a huge army "of thirty thousand foot-soldiers and three thousand cavalry" to start her conquests. She allied herself with Horus and conquered Libya and lots of Turkey, founding a city she named after herself in Mysia (northwestern Asia Minor). KASSANDRA: Original Greek form of Latin Cassandra, meaning "she who entangles men. ZOSIME: Feminine form of Greek Zosimos, meaning "likely to survive; survivor. ", HEKATE: Original Greek form of Latin Hecate, meaning "far off. ", STAMATIA: Feminine form of Greek Stamatios, meaning "stop. ", RHEA: Greek myth name of the wife of Cronus and mother of Zeus, meaning "menstruation; birth-waters. The wives of Acrisius, Creon, Nestor, and Orpheus all bore this name. ", AOEDE: Variant of Greek Aoide, meaning "to sing. Derives from Greek andros "man/warrior" and medomai "to think." ", DESPOINE (Despoinê): Greek myth name of a daughter of Poseidon and Demeter, meaning "mistress. ", HECUBA: Variant of Greek Hekabe, myth name of the mother of Cassandra and Polydorus by Priam, possibly meaning "far off. That sanctuary was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and included an image of the goddess similar to the one here. ", HERO: Greek myth name of the lover of Leander, meaning "hero. ​As great of a warrior as she was (she almost got all the way to the Greek camps! ", AKANTHA (Greek: Άκανθα): Greek myth name of a nymph loved by Apollo, meaning "thorn. PANAGIOTA: Feminine form of Greek Panagiotis, meaning "all-holy. MNEMOSYNE: Greek myth name of the personification of "memory," a Titaness and daughter of Gaia and Uranus, and the mother of the three original Muses, Mneme, Aoide, and Melete. ", ELPIS: Ancient Greek name meaning "hope.". Greek myth name of one of the Erinyes, composed of the elements tisis "vengeance" and phone "murder." ", DEMETRA: Variant of Greek Demeter, meaning "earth mother. PALLAS: Greek unisex name derived from the element pallô, meaning "to brandish, to wield (a weapon)." ", ALKYONE (Greek: Αλκυόνη): Original Greek form of Latin Alcyone, meaning "kingfisher. ", PHOIBE: Original Greek form of Latin Phoebe. Her Roman name is Discordia. Like the "Princess Andromeda" ship from the Percy Jackson series. Ancient Greek Women from Mythology: Names of Women: Description of Ancient Greek Women: Amazons: The Amazons were a nation of fierce women warriors who burned off the right breast in order to use a bow and arrow more effectively. '"to taste; discern"'), whence sapientia. Metropolitan Museum of Art / Wikimedia Commons / CC0 1.0. ", SOPHRONIA: Feminine form of Greek Sophronios, meaning "self-controlled. OPHELIA: Feminine form of Greek Ophelos, meaning "help." MNEME: "Memory." ", APPOLONIA: Variant of Greek Apollonia, possibly meaning "destroyer. SAPPHEIRE: Original Greek form of biblical Sapphira, derived from the word sappheiros, meaning "lapis lazuli; sapphire. ", XANTHIPPE: Feminine form of Greek Xanthippos, meaning "yellow horse. Lampedo and Marpesia march into battle, medieval-style. The Terrifying Trio of Lampedo, Marpesia, and Orithyia. The Amazons didn't peter out after the death of Penthesilea; according to Justinus, "a few only of the Amazons, who had remained at home in their own country, established a power that continued (defending itself with difficulty against its neighbors), to the time of Alexander the Great." ", AGATHE (Greek: Αγαθη): Original Greek form of English Agatha, derived from the Greek word agathos, meaning "good.". ", MELITA: Variant of Greek Melitta, meaning "honey-bee. DEMETER (Dêmêtêr): Greek myth name of a goddess of agriculture, derived from Doric Da-mater, meaning "mother earth. DORCIA: Variant of Greek Dorcas, meaning "gazelle. ASTARTE: Greek form of Phoenician Ashtoreth, myth name of a goddess of fertility and war, equivalent to the Semitic goddess Ishtar. This is the original Greek form of Eunice, composed of the elements eu "good" and nike "victory. ", AMARA (Greek: Αμαρα): Short version of the name Amarantham meaning "eternally beautiful" or "one who will be forever beautiful. ", DESPOINA: Variant of Greek Despoine, meaning "mistress. Here are some of the most integral Amazons whose names you should know. ", DAPHNE: Greek myth name of a nymph who was turned into a laurel tree by her father so that she might escape Apollo's unwanted attentions, meaning "laurel. HALKYONE: Variant of Greek Alkyone, meaning "kingfisher. ", EUGENEIA: Feminine form of Greek Eugenios, meaning "well born. When conquering the city of Cernê, Myrina was as ruthless as her Greek counterparts, ordering all males from puberty upward killed and enslaving women and children. ", NEMESIS: Greek myth name of the goddess of justice and vengeance, meaning "retribution; righteous anger. And there Alexander always attracted powerful women; according to legend, that included the then-current queen of the Amazons, Thalestris. Greek myth name of a Pleiad, an Oceanid, and the sister of Orestes who helped him kill their mother Clytemnestra. In ancient Sumerian mythology, Ereshkigal is the queen of the Underworld. ", EUTERPE: Greek myth name of one of the Muses fathered by Zeus. ", ALTHAIA (Greek: Αλθαία): Original Greek form of Latin Althea, possibly meaning "healing. For this reason the ancient Greeks considered it a religious obligation to be "hospitable" to travelers. ", IANTHA: Variant of Greek Ianthe, name meaning "violet flower. ANTHOUSA (Greek: Ανθούσα): Greek name derived from the word anthos, meaning "flower. ", TRYPHAINA: Greek name derived from the word tryphe, meaning "delicate, soft. Justinus claimed that Thalestris wanted to have a child by Alexander, the mightiest warrior in the world. ", EVDOKIA: Variant of Greek Eudokia, meaning "to seem well. But Myrina was a noblewoman, so she "established friendship with them and founded a city to bear her name in place of the city which had been razed; and in it,​ she settled both the captives and any native who so desired." BERENIKE: Original Greek form of Berenice. When a guy named Thersites jeered the Myrmidon's possibly necrophiliac passion, Achilles smacked him and killed him. It is the Phrygian form of Greek Khthonia, meaning "of the earth/underworld. KLYMENE: "Praiseworthy might." ", IOKASTE: Original Greek form of Latin Jocasta, possibly meaning "violet tinted (clouds). ", HESTIA: Greek myth name of the goddess of the hearth, meaning "hearth, fireside.". Ancient Greek name composed of the elements kallos "beauty" and stratos "army. SMEME: Greek myth name of the daughter of Oedipus, derived from the element isme, meaning "knowledge. ", PSYKHE: Original Greek form of Psyche, meaning "animating spirit, soul. ", EVGENIA: Modern Greek form of Eugenia, meaning "well born. KANDAKE: Greek form of Candace which has several possible origins. The first performance took place in St. Petersburg in 1892. ", THEOPHANIA: Feminine form of Greek Theophanes, meaning "manifestation of God. ", AMARANTOS/AMARATHA (Greek: Αμαραντος/Αμαραντη): Old Greek flower name derived from the name of the amaranth flower, amarantos, meaning "unfading. Greek form of Latin Clotho, myth name of one of the three Fates (Moirae). ", ALKIPPE (Greek: Αλκιππε): Original Greek form of Latin Alcippe, meaning "mighty mare. She is also known by the Phoenician name Dido, meaning "wanderer." It is composed of the Greek elements iole "violet" and anthos "flower. ", PHILE: Feminine form of Greek Philon, meaning "to love. ", PSYCHE: "Animating spirit, soul." ENYO: "Horror." The second-century writer Justinus told of two Amazon queens who ruled together after dividing their forces into two armies. Women Rulers of the Ancient and Classical World, Biography of Boudicca, British Celtic Warrior Queen, Top 10 Famous Drunks in the Ancient World, The Story of Dido, Queen of Ancient Carthage, Strangest Births in Ancient Myths and Legends, Biography of Artemisia I, Warrior Queen of Halicarnassus. ", KYRIAKI: Feminine form of Greek Kyriakos, meaning "of the lord. It is one of the two Greek titles traditionally translated as "king", the other being basileus, and is inherited from Mycenaean Greece, and is notably used in Homeric Greek, e.g. ", KLYTIE (Klytië): Greek form of Latin Clytia, myth name of a nymph who was buried alive in sand and transformed into a sunflower, derived from Greek klytos, meaning "famous. Carly Silver is an ancient and classical history expert who has served as a tour guide, assistant editor for Harlequin Books, and teacher and lecturer in Brooklyn. ", TERPSICHORE: Greek myth name of a muse of dance, meaning "enjoying the dance. ", PARTHENOPE: "Virgin voice." She is said to have been a royal member of the Jarawa tribe within the larger confederacy known as the Zenata Tribe of Mauretania; a princess, who then became queen and ruled over an autonomous state in the area of the Aures Mountains in modern-day northeastern Al… However, the Egyptian hieroglyph for her name means "(female) of flesh," in other words "mortal woman." AIRLA (Greek: Αιρλα): Variant of Greek Airlea, meaning "ethereal. ", LEDA: Greek myth name of the mother of Castor, Pollux and Helen, meaning "woman. MELETE: "Exercise, practice." ", HEKUBA: Variant of Greek Hecuba, possibly meaning "far off.". ", MAIA: Greek myth name of the eldest of the Pleiades and mother of Hermes by Zeus. ", TASOULA: Greek pet form of Latin Anastasia, meaning "resurrection. HYPATIA: Feminine form of Greek Hypatos, meaning "most high, supreme. ( Danaë ): Feminine form of Latin Hecate, meaning `` apportioner important and powerful gods even tried fight. 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