Mythology is the collection of stories and legends from a particular culture.

Many of today's given names derive from mythology.

• Greek mythology: Hector, Jason, Melissa, Penelope
• Roman mythology: Diana
• Celtic mythology: Arthur, Bridget, Dylan, Enid, Tristan
• Hindu mythology: Indira, Krishna, Parvati
• Christian mythology: see biblical names

The names of gods and goddesses were sometimes used as elements in personal names. For example:

• Greek names
  • Apollinaris and Apollodoros use Apollo
  • Artemidoros uses Artemis
  • Diogenes and Diokles use Zeus
  • Herakleides uses Hera
  • Hermokrates and Hermolaos use Hermes
• Norse names
  • Ingvar and Ingrid use Ing
  • Þórdís and Þórir use Thor
• Hindu names
  • Harinder and Inderpal use Indra

List of mythological names and meanings
List of all characters from Greek mythology

See also

http://www.pantheon.org/mythica.html
http://www.kl.oakland.edu/kraemer/edcm/
http://homepage.mac.com/cparada/GML/index.html Greek mythology
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/1664/contents.html Bulfinch's Mythology online