From Zeus to Titan, Apollo, Hades, Morpheus, Sirius and more, check out 50+ inspiring Greek god names for male dogs below!
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
Sources:
- The Greek Gods – Full List and Background – Greek Travel Tellers
- Theoi Greek Mythology – Theoi Project
- List of Greek Mythological Figures – Wikipedia
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