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50+ Greek God Names for Male Dogs

From Zeus to Titan, Apollo, Hades, Morpheus, Sirius and more, check out 50+ inspiring Greek god names for male dogs below!

From Zeus to Titan, Apollo, Hades, Morpheus, Sirius and more, check out 50+ inspiring Greek god names for male dogs right here!

50+ Greek God Names for Male Dogs

Taking inspiration from the Titans and the Olympians, check out 50+ Greek god names perfect for male dogs below;

  • Aether – the god of light
  • Aion – the god of eternity
  • Apollo – the Olympian god of music, prophecy, healing, archery
  • Ares – the Olympian god of war, courage, and battle lust
  • Asclepius – the Olympian god of medicine, and doctors
  • Astraeus – the god of dusk, stars, planets, and the art of astrology
  • Atlas – the younger Titan god of astronomy and the revolution of the heavenly constellations
  • Castor – one of the Dioscuri twins, the gods of horsemen and gymnasia, patron gods of the Games, and protectors of sailors
  • Coeus/Koios – the Titan god of intellect
  • Crius – the Titan god of constellations
  • Cronus/Kronos – the god of destructive time
  • Deimus – the Olympian god of fear, and son of Ares
  • Dionysus – the Olympian god of wine, festivity, madness
  • Epimetheus – the Titan god of afterthought
  • Erebus – the god of darkness and shadow
  • Eros – Olympian god of love, sexual desire, and procreation
  • Eurus – the god of the east wind
  • Hades – the god of the underworld
  • Helios – the Titan god of the sun
  • Hephaestus – the Olympian god of smiths, fire, metalworking
  • Hermes – the Olympian god of herds, trade, thievery, athletics, and messengers
  • Hyperion – the Titan god of light
  • Hypnos – the god of sleep and the father of Morpheus
  • Kratos – the Olympian god of strength and power
  • Lapetus – the Titan god of mortality
  • Lelantos – the Titan god of the breezes of the air
  • Melisseus – the Titan or Curete god of honey
  • Menoetius – the Titan god of violent anger and rash action
  • Morpheus – Greek god of dreaming
  • Nereus – the god of the sea’s rich bounty of fish
  • Notus – Greek god of the south wind
  • Oceanus – the Titan god of the oceans
  • Oneiroi – the god of dreams
  • Ouranos – the god of the skies
  • Pallas – the Titan god of warcraft and the military campaign season
  • Pan – the god of shepherds and flocks
  • Perses – the Titan god of destruction
  • Phobos – the personification of fear, the god of panic
  • Phothos – the god of sexual yearning
  • Plutus – the god of wealth
  • Polus – the Titan god of the axis of heaven (“polos”)
  • Polydeuces/Pollux – one of the Dioscuri twins, the gods of horsemen and gymnasia, patron gods of the Games, and protectors of sailors
  • Pontus – an ancient pre-Olympian sea-god
  • Poseidon – the Olympian god of the sea, earthquakes, floods, and horses
  • Prometheus – the Titan god of forethought and the creator and benefactor of man
  • Sirius – was the god or goddess of the Dog-Star
  • Tartarus – the original god of the Underworld
  • Thanatos – the god of death and the twin brother of Hypnos
  • Titan – the elder Gods, the Titans, predated the Olympians 
  • Typhon – the god and father of monsters: Sphinx, Cerberus, Hydra, Orthrus, the Chimera, and the Gorgons
  • Uranus – the god of the heavens, and father of the Titans
  • Zelos – the god of rivalry and competition
  • Zephyrus – the god of the west wind and the messenger of spring
  • Zeus – king of the Olympian gods, and god of the sky, weather, kings, and fate

50+ Greek Mythology Names for Male Dogs

For some demigod, non-god, and geographical Greek mythology naming inspiration for your male doggo, check out a further 50+ Greek mythology-inpired male dog name ideas below. Our faves for puppers include Achilles, Ajax, Hercules, Atticus, Orion, Midas, and Spiro!

  • Achilles – Greek mythical warrior and demigod
  • Aegeus – the King of Athens
  • Aeneas – Son of Aphrodite and mythical hero of Troy 
  • Aeson – a king of Iolcus in Thessaly
  • Ajax – a mythological hero in Greek legend
  • Alexiares – son of Heracles
  • Alpheus – the Underworld white river
  • Anicitus – son of Heraces, and one of the gatekeepers of Olympus
  • Argus (king of Argos) – son of Zeus and Niobe
  • Atticus (one from Attica) – An ancient historical-geographical region
  • Bellerophon – a great hero in Greek mythology
  • Boreas – the personification of the North Wind in Greek mythology
  • Cadmus – the son of Phoenix or Agenor (king of Phoenicia)
  • Caerus – son of Zeus, and the personification of luck and opportunity
  • Cepheus – the name of two rulers of Aethiopia
  • Cerberus – a three-headed watchdog of the underworld
  • Chiron – a civilized centaur, half-man, half-horse
  • Cyclopes – one-eyed man-eating giants in Greek mythology
  • Hector – the son of King Priam of Troy and hero of the Trojan War
  • Hercules – Zeus’s demigod son, and the greatest of the Greek heroes
  • Hydra – a gigantic water-snake-like monster with 9 heads
  • Icarus – the son of the inventor Daedalus
  • Jason – leader of the Argonauts
  • Laelaps – a Greek mythological dog
  • Laius – a king of the city of Thebes in Greek mythology
  • Midas – a Greek mythical king with the touch of gold
  • Minos – son of Zeus, and King of Crete
  • Minotaur – a monster with the body of a man and the head of a bull
  • Narcissus – a figure in Greek mythology that was so handsome he fell in love with his own image reflected in a pool of water
  • Nemean – as in ‘the Nemean lion’, a Greek mythological monster
  • Nestor – a king of Pylos
  • Odius – a Trojan leader
  • Odysseus – hero of Homer’s epic poem the Odyssey
  • Olympus – Mount Olympus is the home of the Olympian gods
  • Orion – in Greek mythology, a giant hunter
  • Orpheus – an ancient Greek hero with superhuman musical skills
  • Orthrus (or Orthus) – was a two-headed dog, and brother to Cerberus
  • Paeon – the physician of the Olympian gods
  • Pandion – a legendary King of Athens
  • Pegasus – son of the god, Poseidon
  • Perseus – slayer of the Gorgon, Medusa
  • Phaethon – the son of Helios (Sun god) 
  • Phineus – a king of Thrace
  • Phoenix – son of Agenor, founder-king of Phoenicia
  • Proetus – a king of Argos and Tiryns
  • Spartan – Spartans were the inhabitants of one of the largest and most powerful cities in ancient Greece
  • Spiro – an ancient Greek name
  • Styx – the Underworld river of hatred and oaths
  • Talos – a giant forged from bronze by Hephaestus
  • Theseus – the mythical king and founding hero of Athens
  • Triton – the son of Poseidon and messenger of the seas
  • Troy – the high walled city that lay under siege during the Trojan War
  • Xanthus – one of two immortal Greek horses

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