Mythical dog names have a captivating allure, evoking a sense of mystery, power, and enchantment. Drawing inspiration from ancient legends, folklore, and mythology, these names bestow a touch of magic upon our beloved canine companions.
Whether you are welcoming a new furry friend into your family or simply seeking an intriguing name for your four-legged companion, the world of mythical dog names offers a treasure trove of options. From celestial deities to legendary creatures, let us embark on a journey through the realms of imagination and explore the top mythical dog names that are bound to inspire awe and admiration.
Top Mythical Dog Names
Achilles: A hero of the Trojan War, the greatest Greek warrior in Greek mythology.
Adonis: The god of beauty and desire in Greek mythology.
Ajax: One of the greatest Greek heroes who fought in the Trojan War.
Aker: God of the Earth
Aloades: Giants in Greek mythology.
Ambrosia: The food or drink of the Olympian gods in Greek mythology.
Amun: Egyptian god of the sun
Andromeda: The daughter of the Ethiopian king in Greek mythology.
Anhur: God of war
Anu: Mesopotamian god of the sky
Anubis: Egyptian dog-headed god of the dead
Aphrodite: The goddess of love, beauty, and fertility in Greek mythology.
Apollo: The god of music, poetry, light, prophecy, and medicine in Greek mythology.
Apollonia: A city founded by Greek colonizers.
Aquarius: A water bearer god in the ancient Babylonian Empire.
Arcadia: A region in the central Peloponnese in Greek mythology.
Ares: God of war in Greek mythology.
Argo: A unique vessel that transported Jason and the Argonauts in Greek mythology.
Argos: Odysseus’ dog in Greek mythology.
Argus: Watchful guardian
Aries: A golden ram in Greek mythology.
Artemis: The twin of Apollo in Greek mythology.
Asgard: The home and fortress of the gods in Norse mythology.
Ash: God of the desert
Asteria: Goddess of the stars
Aten: Egyptian sun god
Athena: The goddess of war, strategy, and wisdom in Roman mythology.
Athens: Most important city in Greek mythology.
Athyr: Goddess of the sky in Egyptian mythology.
Atlanta: Female hunter from Greek mytholog
Atlas: A titan condemned to hold up the celestial heavens for eternity in Greek mythology.
Aura: Goddess of the breeze
Aurora: The goddess of dawn in Greco-Roman mythology.
Azalea: A flower in mythology.
Baccus: God of wine in Roman mythology.
Balder: A beautiful and just god
Bastet: Lioness
Bat: Cow goddess
Bellaque: War in Roman mythology.
Belona: A minor goddess of war in Roman mythology.
Bennu: Creator
Beowulf: A hero and warrior who fought and conquered several monsters in Norse mythology.
Borr: Father of Odin
Bragi: Wisdom god in Norse mythology.
Branwen: Celtic goddess of love
Caelus: God of the sky
Calliope: The muse and goddess of music in Greek mythology.
Callisto: A nymph in Greek mythology.
Calypso: The daughter of the Titan Atlas in Greek mythology.
Camilla: A virgin warrior and queen in Roman mythology.
Cassandra: A cursed priestess in Greek mythology.
Cassiopeia: Queen of Aethiopia in Greek mythology.
Cepheus: The name of two kings in Aethiopia in Greek mythology.
Cerberus: A three-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld in Greek mythology.
Ceres: Goddess of agriculture
Cerridwen: Celtic goddess of magic and the moon
Chaos: Greek god who existed before time
Chloe: Daphnis and Chloe, is an ancient Greek novel.
Chronos: Greek god of time
Circe: Greek goddess of magic
Clemencia: Roman goddess of forgiveness
Clio: Muse of history
Coventina: Celtic goddess
Crete: The birthplace of the Gods
Crete: Cradle of the empire in Roman mythology.
Cupid: Ancient Roman god of love.
Curia: The oldest assembly in Roman mythology.
Cybele: Goddess of the Earth
Cyclops: One-eyed giants in Greek mythology.
Dagon: Mesopotamian god of fertility
Dagr: Day in Norse mythology.
Damon: Trust and loyalty
Daphne: A Naiad nymph in Greek mythology.
Daphnis: Daphnis and Chloe, is an ancient Greek novel.
Delling: God of the dawn
Demeter: Goddess of agriculture and fertility in Greek mythology.
Diana: The goddess of hunting in Roman mythology.
Dianmu: Chinese goddess of lightning
Dionysus: God of wine and celebration in Greek mythology.
Djefa: God of abundance
Duat: Kingdom of the dead in Egyptian mythology.
Echo: A mountain nymph in Greek mythology.
Eir: Goddess of protection
Electra: The daughter of Queen Clytemnestra and King Agamemnon in Greek mythology.
Elli: Goddess of old age
Enki: Mesopotamian god of mischief and creation
Enyo: Greek goddess of war
Eos: Greek goddess of the dawn
Eostre: Goddess of spring
Eros: The god of sexual attraction in Greek mythology.
Evander: Greek cultural hero
Fa: God of destiny
Fauna: Roman goddess of animals.
Fenrir: A giant wolf in Norse mythology.
Ferox: Ferocious in Roman mythology.
Flora: The goddess of flowers in Roman mythology.
Forseti: God of justice and truth
Fortuna: Fortune in Roman mythology.
Freya: A goddess of love in Norse mythology.
Freyr: Ruler of peace
Frigg: Goddess of marriage
Frigga: Norse goddess of the home
Fuji: Ancient Japanese goddess of fire
Gaia: The goddess of the earth in Greek mythology.
Galatea: The goddess of calm seas in Greek mythology.
Gandalf: A dwarf in Norse mythology.
Geb: God of the earth in Egyptian mythology.
Gefjun: Goddess of fertility
Gemini: A zodiacal constellation representing the twin brothers Castor and Pollux in Geek mythology.
Griffin: A lion-eagle in Iranian mythology.
Hades: The God of the dead and the king of the underworld in Greek mythology.
Harmonia: Greek goddess of harmony
Hathor: Mother of pharaohs in Egyptian mythology.
Hati: The wolf that chases the moon in Norse mythology.
Hecate: Goddess of magic
Hector: Brave warrior in Trojan war
Hecuba: The queen of Troy in Greek mythology.
Heimdall: A son of nine damsels that guards the gods in Norse mythology.
Heka: Egyptian god of creation
Hela: A guard of the dead in Norse mythology.
Helen: Daughter of Zeus
Helios: God of the sun
Hella: Norse goddess of the underworld
Henwen: Norse goddess of fertility
Hephaestus: God of fire in Greek mythology.
Hera: The Queen of the Gods and is the wife and sister of Zeus in Greek mythology.
Hercules: God of strength and power.
Hermes: The winged herald and messenger of the Olympian gods in Greek mythology.
Hermia: A messenger in Greek.
Hermione: The daughter and only child of King Menelaus of Sparta and Helen of Troy in Greek mythology.
Hero: The priestess of Aphrodite in Greek mythology.
Hestat: Maternal cow goddess
Hestia: Goddess of the hearth
Hod: Blind son of Odin
Hoenir: The silent god
Homer: A legendary poet in Greek mythology,
Hoor: A mysterious blind dog in Norse mythology.
Horus: One of the earliest and most important Egyptian gods in Egyptian mythology.
Hrym: One of the giants that lead the forces of destruction in Norse mythology.
Huntress: A woman who hunts in mythology.
Hyperion: Titan god of light
Hypnos: Greek god of sleep
Iah: The moon god
Icarus: The creator of the Labyrinth in Greek mythology.
Idun: Goddess of rejuvenation
Inanna: Sumerian goddess of love and war
Indigo: A plant in mythology.
Iounn: Goddess of youth
Iris: Goddess of the sea
Ishtar: Mesopotamian goddess
Isis: A goddess in Egyptian mythology.
Janus: God of the beginning in Roman mythology.
Jason: Leader of the Argonauts
Jotuns: Giants in Norse mythology.
Juno: Queen of heaven.
Jupiter: The king of the gods in Roman mythology.
Kali: Hindu goddess of destruction and rebirth
Kek: God of chaos and darkness
Khepri: A sun god
Kherty: God of the underworld
Khnum: A ram god
Khonsu: Egyptian god of the moon
Knight: Warriors in mythology.
Kratos: Greek god of power
Kvasir: God of inspiration
Leander: Lion man
Leo: The Nemean Lion in Greek mythology.
Linus: Master of speech
Lofn: Goddess of forbidden love
Loki: A mischievous god of fate and chaos.
Luna: Roman goddess of the moon.
Lupa: A she-wolf in Roman mythology.
Maat: Egyptian goddess of truth
Macha: Defender of women in Celtic mythology
Magic: Mystical powers in mythology.
Magni: Son of Thor who will inherit his hammer
Magnus: A 16-year-old demigod in Greek mythology.
Mani: The moon in Norse mythology.
Mars: God of war in Roman mythology.
Maya: Maya mythology.
Mazu: Chinese goddess of the sea
Medusa: The most famous of the monster figures known as Gorgons in Greek mythology.
Melaina: Black or dark
Mercury: Roman god of travelers, thieves, and messengers
Merlin: An enchanter and wise man in Celtic mythology.
Midas: The greedy and foolish king of Phrygia in Greek mythology.
Min: God of virility
Minerva: Goddess of wisdom in Roman mythology.
Moirai: The three goddesses of fate in Greek mythology.
Montu: Egyptian god of war
Morpheus: A god of dreams in Greek mythology.
Morrigan: Celtic goddess associated with war
Nala: The ruler of Nishada in Hindu mythology.
Nanna: Goddess of joy and peace
Narcissus: A handsome narcissistic hunter in Greek mythology.
Nefertiti: The queen of Ancient Egypt in Egyptian mythology.
Neith: Goddess of war and wisdom in Egyptian mythology.
Nekhbet: A vulture goddess
Nemesis: Greek goddess of retribution
Neper: God of grain
Neptune: The god of freshwater in Roman mythology.
Nidhogg: A dragon that resides in the roots of the World.
Nike: Goddess of victory in Greek mythology,
Nile: River of life in Egyptian mythology.
Njörður: God of sea
Nott: Night in Norse mythology.
Nun: Heaven in Egyptian mythology.
Nut: Egyptian goddess of the sky
Nuwa: Chinese goddess who created human beings
Nyx: Goddess of the night in Greek mythology.
Odin: Norse mythology’s most important god.
Odysseus: A legendary hero in Greek mythology.
Olympia: An ancient sanctuary site dedicated to the worship Zeus in Greek mythology.
Opeth: An ancient festival in Egyptian mythology.
Oracle: A person who can communicate with the gods in Greek mythology.
Orion: A giant huntsman in Greek mythology.
Orpheus: Musician who traveled to the underworld
Osiris: Lord of the Underworld and judge of the dead in Egyptian mythology.
Oya: West African goddess of weather
Pan: God of the wild
Pandora: The first woman in Greek mythology.
Pax: Goddess of peace in Roman mythology.
Pele: Hawaiian volcano goddess
Penelope: The wife of the hero Odysseus in Greek mythology.
Persephone: The queen of the underworld in Greek mythology.
Perseus: Destroyer
Phoebe: A Titan goddess with the gift of prophecy in Greek mythology.
Phoenix: A long-lived bird in Greek mythology.
Plato: A philosopher in Greek mythology.
Pluto: God of hell and wealth in Roman mythology.
Pomona: Goddess of fruitful abundance
Poseidon: God of the sea in Greek mythology.
Prometheus: Brought fire to humankind
Proserpina: Goddess of fertility
Ptah: God of craftsmen
Ra: The sun God
Raiden: God of thunder, lightning, and storms in Japanese mythology
Renenutet: Goddess of agriculture
Rhea: Goddess of fertility and motherhood
Rán: Goddess of the sea
Saffron: A flower in mythology.
Satet: Goddess of the southern frontier
Saturn: God of time in Roman mythology.
Scarab: A beetle in Egyptian mythology.
Selene: The goddess of the Moon in Greek mythology.
Seshat: Egyptian goddess of libraries, mathematics, and architecture
Set: Egyptian god of war
Shamash: Mesopotamian god of the sun
Shezmu: Egyptian god of wine
Shu: God of wind
Sia: The personification of perception
Sif: Goddess of the Earth
Sigurd: Brave Norse warrior
Sirius: The god or goddess of the Dog-Star.
Skadi: Wife of the sea God
Skaði: Goddess of winter
Snotra: Goddess of prudence
Sobek: Nile crocodile in Egyptian mythology.
Styx: Goddess of the river Styx
Surt: One of the giants that lead the forces of destruction in Norse mythology.
Sága: Goddess of wisdom
Tara: Buddhist goddess
Terra: Goddess of the Earth
Thalia: Joyous muse
Thea: One of the Titan goddess in Greek mythology.
Thebes: The capital of Ancient Egypt.
Theseus: Athenian king
Thor: God of lightning and thunder in Norse mythology.
Thoth: Egyptian god of writing
Tiamat: Babylonian dragon goddess
Triton: A merman and demigod of the sea in Greek mythology.
Troy: An acient city in Greek mythology.
Tyr: God of war
Tyet: The knot of Isis in Egyptian mythology.
Ull: A close combat god in Norse mythology.
Urvasi: Hindu goddess of the dawn
Vali: A god of archers in Norse mythology.
Valkyrie: Strong and beautiful warrior: this makes for a great strong female dog name
Vallhala: Odin’s room in Asgard in Norse mythology.
Venus: The goddess of love, beauty, and fertility in Roman mythology.
Veritas: The goddess of truth
Vesta: Roman goddess of the home
Victoria: Roman goddess of victory.
Vidar: Wide ruler in Norse mythology.
Vor: Goddess of wisdom
Vulcan: The ancient god of fire in Roman mythology.
Wosret: Goddess of Thebes
Xena: A warrior princess in Greek mythology.
Yemonja: West African goddess of the ocean
Yggdrasil: Goddess of life
Zeus: The highest of the gods.
