It is also a name that makes you think of the Swiss mountainsides and lakes.

Ancient names for water. The names of gods and goddesses of the sea can be counted as water names as can the names of mythical mermaids and other water creatures. In ancient Egypt the name for water was uat which also means the colour green. Oedipus Sore feet.

POSEIDON The king of the seas and lord of the sea-gods. In Hebrew this name meant water. Water bodies are described by a plethora of different names in English.

And the last in the first century AD. In early mystical lore water and green were considered synonymous because water was believed to typify the earliest form of soul or generative essence. PONTUS Pontos The Protogenos or primordial god of the sea.

Orpheus Darkness of night. PHORCYS Phorkys An ancient sea god who presided over the many dangers of the sea. Lucerne is a beautiful name that means light.

35105 appointed curator aquarum in 97 our main ancient source for the water supply. Pontos was little the liquid form of the sea itself rather than an anthropomorphic god. Aqueducts were built because the springs wells and Tiber River were no longer providing the safe water that was needed for the.

Rome had nine aqueducts by the time of the engineer Sextus Julius Frontinus c. We predict that Caius Ramses Rhodes and Zephyr will be among the next wave of ancient boy names to catch on. Darya is a name that comes from Iran.