Mythical Dog Names

Connect your dog to one of the world's greatest historical stories by choosing one of these incredible mythological dog names.

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Achilles
Meaning: A hero of the trojan war; the greatest greek warrior in greek mythology.
Adonis
Meaning: The god of beauty and desire in greek mythology.
Ajax
Meaning: One of the greatest greek heroes who fought in the trojan war.
Aloades
Meaning: Giants in Greek mythology.
Ambrosia
Meaning: Immortal; the food or drink of the Olympian gods
Ames
Meaning: God of war in greek mythology.
Andromeda
Meaning: The daughter of the ethiopian king in greek mythology
Anubis
Meaning: The original god of the dead in Egyptian mythology.
Aphrodite
Meaning: The goddess of love, goddess of love and beauty and daughter of zeus in ancient mythology; identified with roman venus, beauty, and fertility in greek mythology
Apollo
Meaning: Destroyer; god of music, poetry, prophecy, archery and medicine
Apollonia
Meaning: A city founded by Greek colonizers
Aquarius
Meaning: A water bearer god in the ancient babylonian empire
Arcadia
Meaning: A region in the central Peloponnese in Greek mythology, idealized for its natural beauty and tranquillity.
Argo
Meaning: A unique vessel that transported jason and the argonauts in greek mythology.
Argos
Meaning: Odysseus' dog in Greek mythology.
Aries
Meaning: A golden ram in greek mythology
Artemis
Meaning: The twin of Apollo in Greek mythology
Asgard
Meaning: The home and fortress of the gods in Norse mythology.
Athena
Meaning: The goddess of war, strategy and wisdom in roman mythology
Athens
Meaning: Most important city in Greek mythology.
Athyr
Meaning: Goddess of the sky in Egyptian mythology
Atlas
Meaning: A titan condemned to hold up the celestial heavens for eternity in Greek mythology. It means "to carry".
Aurora
Meaning: The goddess of dawn in greco-roman mythology
Azalea
Meaning: A flower in mythology
Baccus
Meaning: God of wine in Roman mythology.
Bellaque
Meaning: War in Roman mythology
Belona
Meaning: A minor goddess of war in Roman mythology
Beowulf
Meaning: A hero and warrior who fought and conquered several monsters in Norse mythology.
Bragi
Meaning: Wisdom god in Norse mythology.
Calliope
Meaning: The muse and goddess of music in Greek mythology
Callisto
Meaning: A nymph in greek mythology
Calypso
Meaning: The daughter of the titan atlas in greek mythology
Camilla
Meaning: A virgin warrior and queen in Roman mythology
Cassandra
Meaning: A cursed priestess in greek mythology
Cassiopeia
Meaning: Queen of aethiopia in greek mythology
Cepheus
Meaning: The name of two kings in aethiopia in greek mythology.
Cerberus
Meaning: A three-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld in Greek mythology.
Chloe
Meaning: Daphnis and chloe, is an ancient greek novel
Crete
Meaning: Cradle of the empire in Roman mythology.
Cupid
Meaning: Ancient roman god of love.
Curia
Meaning: The oldest assembly in Roman mythology
Cyclops
Meaning: One-eyed giants in greek mythology
Dagr
Meaning: Day in Norse mythology.
Daphne
Meaning: The very intelligent character from scooby doo
Daphnis
Meaning: Daphnis and Chloe is an ancient Greek novel.
Demeter
Meaning: Goddess of agriculture and fertility in Greek mythology
Diana
Meaning: The goddess of hunting in roman mythology
Dionysus
Meaning: God of wine and celebration in Greek mythology.
Duat
Meaning: Kingdom of the dead in Egyptian mythology.
Echo
Meaning: A mountain nymph in Greek mythology.
Electra
Meaning: The daughter of queen clytemnestra and king agamemnon in greek mythology
Eros
Meaning: The god of sexual attraction in Greek mythology.
Fauna
Meaning: The goddess of prophecy and fruitfulness in Roman mythology
Fenrir
Meaning: A giant wolf in Norse mythology.
Ferox
Meaning: Ferocious in roman mythology.
Flora
Meaning: Flower; the goddess of flowers in Roman mythology
Fortuna
Meaning: Goddess of fortune and good luck in Roman mythology
Freya
Meaning: A goddess of love in norse mythology
Gaia
Meaning: The goddess of the earth in Greek mythology
Galatea
Meaning: The goddess of calm seas in Greek mythology
Gandalf
Meaning: The grumpy man in the hobbit
Geb
Meaning: God of the earth in Egyptian mythology.
Gemini
Meaning: A zodiacal constellation representing the twin brothers castor and pollux in geek mythology.
Griffin
Meaning: A lion-eagle in iranian mythology.
Hades
Meaning: Bunny
Hathor
Meaning: Mother of pharaohs in Egyptian mythology
Hati
Meaning: The wolf that chases the moon in norse mythology
Hecuba
Meaning: The queen of troy in greek mythology
Heimdall
Meaning: A son of nine damsels that guards the gods in Norse mythology.
Hela
Meaning: A guard of the dead in norse mythology
Hephaestus
Meaning: God of fire in Greek mythology.
Hera
Meaning: The queen of the gods and is the wife and sister of zeus in greek mythology
Hercules
Meaning: The son of zeus and the king of the gods in greek mythology.
Hermes
Meaning: The name means bitter
Hermia
Meaning: A messenger in Greek
Hermione
Meaning: Messenger or earthly, from the name Hermes
Hero
Meaning: The priestess of aphrodite in greek mythology.
Homer
Meaning: Inspired by homer simpson.
Hoor
Meaning: A mysterious blind dog in Norse mythology.
Horus
Meaning: One of the earliest and most important egyptian gods in egyptian mythology.
Hrym
Meaning: One of the giants that lead the forces of destruction in norse mythology
Huntress
Meaning: A woman who hunts in mythology
Icarus
Meaning: Son of Daedalus, the creator of the labyrinth in greek mythology.
Indigo
Meaning: A plant in mythology
Isis
Meaning: A goddess in egyptian mythology
Janus
Meaning: God of the beginning in roman mythology.
Jotuns
Meaning: Giants in Norse mythology.
Juno
Meaning: The queen of the gods in roman mythology
Jupiter
Meaning: The king of the gods in roman mythology.
Knight
Meaning: Warriors in mythology
Leo
Meaning: The nemean lion in Greek mythology
Loki
Meaning: The sneaky and trickster god in Norse mythology.
Luna
Meaning: The divine embodiment of the moon in greek mythology
Lupa
Meaning: A she-wolf in roman mythology
Magic
Meaning: Mystical powers in mythology.
Magnus
Meaning: A 16-year-old demigod in Greek mythology.
Mani
Meaning: Jewel
Mars
Meaning: God of war in roman mythology.
Maya
Meaning: Maya mythology
Medusa
Meaning: The most famous of the monster figures known as gorgons in greek mythology
Mercury
Meaning: The quick and agile messenger to the gods in Roman mythology. The closest planet to the Sun.
Merlin
Meaning: An enchanter and wise man in celtic mythology.
Midas
Meaning: The greedy and foolish king of Phrygia in Greek mythology.
Minerva
Meaning: Goddess of wisdom in roman mythology
Moirai
Meaning: The three goddesses of fate in Greek mythology
Morpheus
Meaning: A god of dreams in Greek mythology.
Nala
Meaning: Beloved
Narcissus
Meaning: A handsome narcissistic hunter in Greek mythology.
Nefertiti
Meaning: The queen of Ancient Egypt in Egyptian mythology
Neith
Meaning: Goddess of war and wisdom in Egyptian mythology
Neptune
Meaning: The god of freshwater in roman mythology
Nidhogg
Meaning: A dragon that resides in the roots of the World.
Nile
Meaning: River of life in Egyptian mythology.
Nines
Meaning: Goddess of victory in greek mythology, nile river of life in egyptian mythology
Nott
Meaning: Night in norse mythology
Nun
Meaning: Heaven in Egyptian mythology
Nyx
Meaning: Goddess of the night in greek mythology
Odin
Meaning: The god of wisdom, poetry, death, divination and magic in norse mythology.
Odysseus
Meaning: A legendary hero in greek mythology.
Olympia
Meaning: An ancient sanctuary site dedicated to the worship zeus in greek mythology
Opeth
Meaning: An ancient festival in Egyptian mythology.
Oracle
Meaning: A person who can communicate with the gods in Greek mythology
Orion
Meaning: A giant huntsman in greek mythology.
Osiris
Meaning: Lord of the Underworld and judge of the dead in Egyptian mythology.
Pandora
Meaning: The first woman in greek mythology
Pax
Meaning: Goddess of peace in roman mythology
Penelope
Meaning: The wife of the hero odysseus in greek mythology
Persephone
Meaning: The queen of the underworld in Greek mythology
Phoebe
Meaning: A titan goddess with the gift of prophecy in greek mythology
Phoenix
Meaning: A long-lived bird in greek mythology.
Plato
Meaning: A philosopher in greek mythology.
Pluto
Meaning: God of hell and wealth in roman mythology.
Poseidon
Meaning: God of the sea in Greek mythology.
Raiden
Meaning: God of thunder, lightning and storms in Japanese mythology.
Saffron
Meaning: Costly spice
Saturn
Meaning: God of time in roman mythology.
Scarab
Meaning: A beetle in egyptian mythology
Selene
Meaning: The goddess of the Moon in Greek mythology
Sirius
Meaning: The god or goddess of the dog-star
Sobek
Meaning: Nile crocodile in Egyptian mythology.
Surt
Meaning: One of the giants that lead the forces of destruction in Norse mythology.
Thea
Meaning: One of the titan goddess in greek mythology
Thebes
Meaning: The capital of Ancient Egypt.
Thor
Meaning: God of lightning and thunder in norse mythology.
Triton
Meaning: A merman and demigod of the sea in greek mythology.
Troy
Meaning: An acient city in Greek mythology.
Tyet
Meaning: The knot of Isis in Egyptian mythology
Ull
Meaning: A close combat god in Norse mythology.
Vali
Meaning: A god of archers in norse mythology
Valkyrie
Meaning: A strong and beautiful warrior in Norse mythology
Vallhala
Meaning: Odin's room in Asgard in Norse mythology
Venus
Meaning: The goddess of love, beauty and fertility in roman mythology
Victoria
Meaning: Goddess of triumph in roman mythology
Vidar
Meaning: Wide ruler in Norse mythology.
Vulcan
Meaning: The ancient god of fire in roman mythology.
Xena
Meaning: A warrior princess in greek mythology.
Zeus
Meaning: The king of all gods and men in greek mythology.

Staying on the mythical theme, these names mean ancient or are in some way related to the word.

We all know dogs are out of this world, so why not give them an exotic, fantasy name? These names are inspired by mythology, astrology, fantasy movies and more.