Mythological names are such a great idea for dogs. They're mighty, fierce, and unique, and they really just sound cool. And there are so many to choose from! You're sure to find something you like from all the different mythologies, whether it's Greek, Norse, or Hindu, or some lesser-known mythologies. This list of 147 mythological dog names covers the major gods and some of the best-known mythical figures and places, as well as some minor ones.
We'd name this Golden retriever Apollo.
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Egyptian mythology names
- Anubis
- Isis
- Osiris
- Nun
- Amun-Ra
- Hathor
- Bastet/Sekhmet (the feline goddess)
- Horus
- Thot
- Set
- Ra
- Amun
- Maat
Greek mythology names
- Artemis
- Athena
- Hera
- Zeus
- Hermes
- Apollo
- Hephaestus
- Aphrodite
- Poseidon
- Hades
- Ares
- Hestia
- Dionysus
- Eros
- Pan
- Chronos
- Circe
- Morpheus
- Adonis
- Calliope
- Uranus
- Achilles
- Atalanta
- Heracles
- Aeneas
- Odysseus
- Perseus
- Theseus
- Olympus
- Persephone
- Daphne
- Cassandra
- Demeter
- Selene
- Penelope
- Gaia
- Calypso
- Iris
- Prometheus
- Atlas
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Norse mythology names
- Odin
- Thor
- Loki
- Frigg
- Heimdall
- Tyr
- Idun
- Bragi
- Freya
- Ragnarok
- Baldur
- Asgard
- Hel
- Skadi
- Aegir
- Ran
Roman mythology names
- Mars
- Venus
- Jupiter
- Juno
- Mercury
- Minerva
- Diana
- Pluto
- Saturn
- Neptune
- Hercules
- Ceres
- Vulcan
- Vesta
- Pomona
- Flora
- Bacchus
- Janus
- Luna
- Aurora
- Bellona
- Cupid
- Fauna
- Faunus
- Fortuna
- Nox
- Pax
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Hindu mythology names
- Shiva
- Vishnu
- Lakshmi
- Parvati
- Brahma
- Saraswati
- Ganga
- Tulsi
- Shakti
- Devi
- Annapoorna
- Mitra
- Indra
- Agni
- Vayu
- Soma
- Chandra
- Dashka
- Danu
- Ram
- Ravi
- Tara
- Uma
- Aakash
- Anila
- Deva
- Dhara
- Neela
Celtic mythology names
- Morrigan
- Brighid
- Herne
- Rhiannon
- Arawn
- Dagda
- Ana
- Angus
- Lugus
- Belenis
- Epona
- Grannus
- Ogma
- Eire
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Persian mythology names
- Anahita
- Ahriman
- Arash
- Ashtad
- Bahram
- Govad
- Rashnu
- Siavash