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Nyx is the name of the primordial goddess of the night in Greek mythology, the wife of Erebos (the god of darkness) and mother of their numerous children, including Aether and Hemera, and the Moirai (the three Fates). Nyx is also a homonym for Nix, a word derived from German nix meaning "nothing" and used as a…

Hemera is the name of a goddess in Greek mythology, the personification of the daytime, and the wife of Aether, god of the upper sky (who was also her brother). They are the children of Erebus (the personification of darkness) and Nyx (goddess of the night). Her name means "day". Origin: Proto-Indo-European  

Athens is the name of the capital city in Greece, seemingly deriving its name from the Greek goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare, as well as crafting, weaving, pottery, and heroic endeavor, Athena. The meaning behind the name is unknown, likely pre-Greek in origin though there have been attempts to link it to Ancient Greek theos (divine; god, deity) and noesis(intelligence,…

Tyra is a Scandinavian female name which comes from Old Norse Þýri which is either a variant of Þórví (an Ancient Scandinavian name composed of Thor, the Norse god of thunder whose name means "thunder" and ví "holy", so the name essentially means "holy Thor" or "Thor is holy") or a variant of Þórveig (meaning "Thor's strength" or "strength of…

Mullissu is the name of an Assyrian goddess, the wife of Ashur, the head of the Assyrian pantheon. Mullissu is the Assyrian counterpart of the Sumerian goddess Ninlil, has also been identified with the goddess Ishtar. The name seems to mean "lady", something to do with a dialectal form of Ninlil.  Origin: Sumerian Variants: Mulliltu (Akkadian) Mulitta (Greek) Mylitta (Greek)  …

Hara is another name for the god Shiva in Hindu mythology, which comes from Sanskrit meaning "seizer, destroyer". Harihara is a name used to refer to the fused state of Vishnu (Hari) and Shiva (Hara) Hara is also a Japanese surname written with the kanji 原 meaning "meadow, plain, field", likely originating as a locational name, though there are likely…

Erebos is the personification of the primordial darkness in Greek mythology. His name means "darkness". He was born from Chaos and with his sister Nyx had several children, including Aether (ether) and Hemera (goddess of the day). Origin: Proto-Indo-European   Variants: Erebus (Latinized Ancient Greek)  

Lilinoe (pr. li-li-noh-ee) is the name of a goddess in Hawaiian mythology, the goddess of mist and rain, and the sister of Poli'ahu (goddess of snow), Waiau (goddess of lake Waiau, named after her), and Kahoupokane (goddess of the mountain Hualalei and a kapa maker). Her name means "fine mist".  Origin: Hawaiian    

Yao-ji is the name of a goddess in Chinese mythology, a mountain goddess of Wu Mountain. Yao-ji is also a Chinese given name with a variety of meanings depending on the characters used: yáo 瑶 "jade; mother-of-pearl" + jī 姬 "beauty; imperial concubine" (瑶姬); *female only yào 耀 "shine, dazzle, brilliant" + jī 基 "base; foundation" (耀基); yáo 姚 "handsome, elegant" + jī 基"base;…

Sources Pronunciation guide (Main) gender: Male, can be female as well Pronunciation: sah-kuu-yah [sá.kɯ̟̀ᵝ.jà] Etymology and/or ways to write: One particular form of this name is 咲耶, the first kanji meaning "to bloom." This is part of the name of the blossom princess and goddess of Mount Fuji, Konohana(no)sakuya-hime (木花咲耶姫), also known in the shortened…

Vijay is an Indian male name, a modern form of Vijaya, a unisex name meaning "victory". In Hindu mythology, Vijaya is the name of a grandson of Indra (the Hindu god of war and the heavens) as well as another name for the goddess Durga. In the Mahabharata, Vijaya is the name of a bow belonging to the great warrior Karna, a…