Names Categorized "Roman mythology"

Aeneas (pronounced in-EE-əs) is the Latin form of the Greek name Αἰνείας (Aineias), derived from the Greek word αἴνη (aine) meaning "praise." In Greco-Roman mythology, Aeneas was a Trojan hero, the son of the mortal prin...

Albanus is a Latin name, serving as the original form from which the name Alban derives. It originated as a Roman cognomen used as an adjective meaning "pertaining to Alba" or "from Alba" – specifically referring to the...

Amata is a feminine name of Medieval Latin origin. It is the feminine form of the male name Amatus, which derives from the Latin word amatus meaning "beloved". The name Amata thus carries the sense of "she who is loved"...

Amulius is a Latin name of uncertain meaning. In Roman mythology, Amulius was the king of Alba Longa who usurped the throne from his brother Numitor. He forced Numitor's daughter, Rhea Silvia, to become a Vestal Virgin t...

Aphrodite is the ancient Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, passion, and procreation, whose name is of uncertain etymology, possibly of Phoenician origin. The Greeks famously connected her name with ἀφρός (aphros),...

Ascanius is a figure from Greek and Roman mythology, most widely known as the son of the Trojan hero Aeneas and Creusa, daughter of King Priam of Troy. His name is derived from the Greek Ἀσκάνιος (Askanios), though its m...

Camilla is a feminine given name with ancient Roman origins. It is the feminine form of the Roman cognomen Camillus, which likely derives from Etruscan and has an uncertain meaning. The name is not directly related to th...

Carmenta is a goddess in ancient Roman mythology and religion, associated with childbirth, prophecy, and technology. Her name is derived from the Latin word carmen, meaning "song, poem, or enchantment," a root that also...

Cupid is the Roman god of desire, erotic love, attraction, and affection. His name derives from the Latin Cupido, meaning "passionate desire." In Roman mythology, he is the son of Venus, the goddess of love, and Mars, th...

Diana is a feminine given name of Latin origin, meaning "divine, goddesslike". It derives from Latin dia or diva meaning "goddess", ultimately from the Indo-European root *dyew-, also found in Zeus. The name is linked to...

Dido (pronounced DY-doh; Latin: [ˈdiːdoː]; Greek: Διδώ [diːdɔ̌ː]), also known as Elissa, is the legendary founder and first queen of Carthage in Greek and Roman mythology. Her name is of uncertain meaning but likely Phoe...

Etymology and Meaning Discordia is a Latin name meaning "discord, strife." In Roman mythology, she was the goddess of strife and discord, the Roman counterpart of the Greek goddess Eris. The name directly derives from th...

Fulgora is a Roman theonym and the name of a minor goddess who presided over lightning, representing a direct personification of the phenomenon itself. The name derives from Latin fulgur, meaning "lightning", which in tu...

Giove is the Italian form of Jove, derived from Latin Iovis, the genitive case of Iuppiter (Jupiter). In Italian, Giove serves as both the name of the supreme Roman god Jupiter and the astronomical term for the planet Ju...

Hersilia is a name from Roman mythology, of uncertain meaning. It may be derived from Greek ἕρση (herse) meaning "dew." In Roman legend, she was a Sabine woman who became the wife of Romulus, the founder of Rome, though...

Invidia is the Latin word for "envy" and the name of the Roman goddess of vengeance, corresponding to the Greek goddess Nemesis. Derived from the Latin verb invidere, meaning "to look against" or "to look in a hostile ma...

Iovis is an older Latin form of Jove, which itself derives from the genitive case of Iuppiter, the Latin name for Jupiter. Although grammatically genitive, Iovis was used post-classically as a nominative alternative for...

EtymologyJove is a poetic and later Latin name for Jupiter, the supreme god in Roman mythology. Technically, Jove derives from the Latin Iovis, which is the genitive case of Iuppiter (the full, inflected form of Jupiter'...

Etymology and MythologyLibertas is a Latin name meaning "freedom, liberty". In Roman mythology, Libertas was the goddess and personification of liberty, often associated with the concept of personal and political freedom...

Libitina is the ancient Roman goddess of funerals, corpses, and death. Her name, often used as a metonym for death itself, has uncertain origins; it may derive from the Etruscan word lupu, meaning "dead." Alternatively,...

Etymology and MythologyLuna directly means "the moon" in Latin, and it is also the word for moon in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and other Romance languages. In Roman mythology, Luna was the goddess of the Moon, often d...

Maia is a feminine given name with deep roots in Greek and Roman mythology, as well as continued use in modern languages such as Portuguese and Georgian. In Greek, the name derives from the word μαῖα (maia), meaning "goo...

Mars is a name of Latin origin, derived from the word mas meaning "male" (genitive maris). In Roman mythology, Mars was the god of war, later equated with the Greek god Ares. He was considered the father of Romulus and R...

Minerva is a feminine name of uncertain etymology, possibly derived from Latin mens meaning "intellect," but more likely of Etruscan origin. It is best known as the name of the Roman goddess of wisdom, justice, law, vict...

Naenia (also known as Nenia Dea) is a name of Latin origin, deriving from the word nenia meaning "incantation, dirge". In Roman religion, Naenia was the goddess of funerals and the protective power of the funerary lament...

Nox is the Latin word for "night" and the name of the Roman goddess of the night. She is the counterpart of the Greek goddess Nyx, and like her Greek equivalent, Nox was often depicted as a primordial deity born from Cha...

Numitor is a name of obscure etymology from Roman mythology, most famously borne by the king of Alba Longa and maternal grandfather of Rome's founder, Romulus, and his twin brother Remus. According to legend, Numitor was...