Acantha means thorn or prickle in Greek and it was the name of a nymph.

Greek female names gods. Aphrodite is the goddess of beauty love pleasure and procreation. Girl Names Inspired by Greek Mythology. The following list contains the names of famous Ancient Greek Women who featured in the legends from classical mythology and include Goddesses Nymphs Mortals Amazons Heroines Villains and Female Monsters.

Click here to return to the Complete List of Greek Gods and Goddesses. One of the three original muses meaning practice or exercise. Dias Jupiter Tinia Jove Jovis Pater Leader of the Olympic gods and god of lightning thunder and the heavens.

A short form of name Angela. She bore several children with the god Poseidon. Ancient Greek Women - Picture of the head of Medusa the Gorgon who was slain by the hero Perseus Famous Ancient Greek Women.

Athena is another goddess and she represented wisdom adding to her appeal. She is identified with the planet Venus which is named after the Roman goddess Venus. She was quite possibly one of the most important females in Greek mythology because without her there could be no one else.

Old Greek - Messenger of God. A minor moon goddess whose name means she who washes away pain. An early Greek.

Click here to read the complete list of Greek Goddess Names. Adrasteia - a nymph who fostered Zeus king of the gods as an infant. The god of eternity personifying cyclical and unbounded time.