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Adonia → my lord, feminine form of “Adonis” Adrasteia → not running away, an epithet of Nemesis Aella → storm, amazon warrior killed by Herkales. Akantha → thorn, a nymph loved by Apollo Alexandra → defender of mankind, feminine form of “Alexandros” Alkestis → might of the home, princess who descended into Hades in the place of her husband Alkyone → kingfisher, a nymph loved by Poseidon Amaltheia → to soothe, goat foster-mother of Zeus Anastasia → resurrection, feminine form of “Anastasios” Andronika → victory of warrior, feminine form of “Andronikos” Astraia → starry one, goddess of justice Atalante → equal in weight, woman who refused to marry any man who couldn’t outrace her Callidora → gift of beauty Damalis → calf Daphne → laurel, nymph who escaped Apollo. Dianthe → god-flower Dionysia → follower of dionysios, feminine form of “Dionysios” Elektra → bright, sister of Orestes who aided him in killing their mother Eleni → torch Enyo → warlike, goddess of war said to be either the companion, sister or mother of Ares Eurynome → fair-ruling, goddess-queen of the world before Rhea and Kronos Gia → earth, variant spelling of “Gaia” Harmonia → concord, daughter of Ares and Aphrodite Hekate → worker from far off, goddess of witchcraft, among other things Hemera → day, goddess of the day Hermione → of the earth Kalliope → beautiful voice, Muse of epic poetry Kassandra → she who entangles men, given by Apollo the gift of foresight, yet cursed with no one believing her predictions Larisa → derived from an ancient city, possibly fortified town Leukothea → white goddess, name of a sea goddess who assisted sailors in distress Ligeia → clear-toned, name of a siren Lydia → of Lydia Magdalene → of Magdala Maia → nursing mother, mother of Hermes by Zeus Maria → rebelliousness Megaira → grudge, name of a Fury Melaine → black, name of a nymph of springs Melissa → honey-sap, nymph who cared for the infant Zeus Melpomene → choir, name of the Muse of tragedy Myrina → swiftly bounding, name of Amazonian warrior queen who defeated Atlantis’ army Natassa → resurrection Nephthys → lady of the enclosure, Egyptian goddess of death who was the mother of Anubis Nerine → sea sprite, genus of plants Nikephoros → victory bearer Olympia → of Olympus, feminine form of “Olympos” Ophelia → help, feminine form of “Ophelos” Pandora → all-gift, given curiosity by the gods which lead to her unleashing all evil into the world Penelopeia → weaver of cunning, wife of Odysseus who waited ten years for his return Sibylla → prophetess Thalassa → sea, feminine personification of Mediterranean sea Thaleia → blooming, Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry Thana → death, feminine form of “Thanatos” Thekla → glory of god Themis → law, Titan who mothered the three original Fates Thera → lustrous, name of one of Amphion’s seven daughters Thetis → one who places, name of a sea goddess Zenia → stranger Zenovia → life of Zeus Zephyra → west wind Zoe → life Zona → girdle Zosime → likely to survive, feminine form of “Zosimos”