Ancient Greek Myths, Stories and

Legends
BACCHUS Βακχος m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek Βακχος (Bakchos), derived from ιαχο (iacho) meaning "to shout". This was another name
of the Greek god Dionysos, and it was also the name that the Romans commonly used for him.

BRISEIS Βρισηις f Greek Mythology

Patronymic derived from Βρισευς (Briseus), a Greek name of unknown meaning. In Greek mythology
Briseis (real name Hippodameia) was the daughter of Briseus. She was captured during the Trojan
War by Achilles. After Agamemnon took her away from him, Achilles refused to fight in the war.

BRONTES Βροντης m Greek Mythology

Means "thunderer" in Greek. In Greek mythology (according to Hesiod), this was the name of one of
the three Cyclopes, who were the sons of Uranus and Gaia.

CADMUS Καδμος m Greek Mythology (Latinized)

Latinized form of Greek Καδμος (Kadmos), of uncertain meaning. In Greek mythology Cadmus was
the son of the Phoenician king Agenor. He was sent by his father to rescue his sister Europa, who had
been abducted by Zeus, although he did not succeed in retrieving her. According to legend, Cadmus
founded the city of Thebes and introduced the alphabet to Greece.

CALLIOPE Καλλιοπη f Greek Mythology (Latinized)

Latinized form of KALLIOPE.

CALLISTO (2) Καλλιστω f Greek Mythology (Latinized)

Latinized form of KALLISTO. A moon of Jupiter bears this name.

CALYPSO Καλυψω f Greek Mythology (Latinized)

From Greek Καλυψω (Kalypso) which probably meant "she that conceals", derived
from καλυπτω (kalypto) "to cover, to conceal". In Greek myth this was the name of the nymph who
fell in love with Odysseus after he was shipwrecked on her island of Ogygia. When he refused to stay
with her she detained him for seven years until Zeusordered her to release him.

CARME (2) Καρμη f Greek Mythology (Latinized)

Latinized form of Greek Καρμη (Karme), which was derived from κειρω (keiro) "to shear". This was
the name of a Cretan goddess of the harvest.

CASSANDRA Κασσανδρα f English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Greek

Mythology (Latinized)
From the Greek name Κασσανδρα (Kassandra), derived from possibly κεκασμαι (kekasmai) "to excel,
to shine" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος). In Greek myth Cassandra was a Trojan princess,
the daughter of Priam and Hecuba. She was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo, but when she
spurned his advances he cursed her so nobody would believe her prophecies.... [more]
CASSIOPEA Κασσιοπεια, Κασσιεπεια f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Variant of CASSIOPEIA.

CASSIOPEIA Κασσιοπεια, Κασσιεπεια f Greek Mythology (Latinized)

Latinized form of Greek Κασσιοπεια (Kassiopeia) or Κασσιεπεια (Kassiepeia), possibly meaning "cassia
juice". In Greek myth Cassiopeia was the wife of Cepheus and the mother of Andromeda. She was
changed into a constellation and placed in the northern sky after she died.

CASTOR Καστωρ m Greek Mythology (Latinized)

From the Greek name Καστωρ (Kastor), possibly related to κεκασμαι (kekasmai) meaning "to excel,
to shine" (pluperfect κεκαστο). In Greek myth Castor was a son of Zeus and the twin brother
of Pollux. The constellation Gemini, which represents the two brothers, contains a star by this name.

CEPHALUS Κεφαλος m Greek Mythology (Latinized)

Latinized form of the Greek Κεφαλος (Kephalos), which was derived from κεφαλη (kephale) meaning
"head". In Greek legend he remained faithful to his wife Procris even though he was pursued by the
goddess Eos.

CEPHEUS Κηφευς m Greek Mythology (Latinized)

Latinized form of the Greek Κηφευς (Kepheus), which is of unknown meaning. In Greek legend he was
a king of Ethiopia, the husband of Cassiopeia. After he died he was made into a constellation and
placed in the sky.

CERBERUS Κερβερος m Greek Mythology (Latinized)

Latinized form of the Greek Κερβερος (Kerberos), which possibly meant "spotted". In Greek myth this
was the name of the three-headed dog that guarded the entrance to Hades.

CHARON Χαρων m Greek Mythology

Possibly means "fierce brightness" in Greek. In Greek mythology Charon was the operator of the ferry
that brought the newly dead over the River Acheron into Hades.

CHLOE Χλοη f English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "green shoot" in Greek, referring to new plant growth in the spring. This was an epithet of the
Greek goddess Demeter. The name is also mentioned by Paul in one of his epistles in the New
Testament. As an English name, Chloe has been in use since the Protestant Reformation.

CHLORIS Χλωρις f Greek Mythology

Derived from Greek χλωρος (chloros) meaning "pale green". Chloris, in Greek mythology, was a
minor goddess of vegetation.

CHRYSEIS Χρυσηις f Greek Mythology

Patronymic derived from CHRYSES. In Greek legend she was the daughter of Chryses, a priest
of Apollo. After she was taken prisoner by the Greeks besieging Troy, Apollo sent a plague into their
camp, forcing the Greeks to release her.
CHRYSES Χρυσης m Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek χρυσεος (chryseos) meaning "golden". In Greek mythology Chryses was the
father of Chryseis, a woman captured by Agamemnon during the Trojan War.