Dogs: valiant, courageous, strong, and loyal. While these are certainly words that describe dogs perfectly, they also can apply to mythical heroes of yore.
From Achilles to Zeus, we’ve gathered up popular names to help you come up with a mythical name for your dog. Because he or she deserves a name that sounds bold and brave.
Top 50 Mythology Dog Names
We combed through our database to uncover some of the most unique dog names around, like Apollo, Troy, and Medusa.
- Loki
- Zeus
- Thor
- Apollo
- Athena
- Odin
- Juno
- Hercules
- Paris
- Artemis
- Freyja
- Hera
- Hades
- Venus
- Mars
- Jupiter
- Hector
- Isis
- Troy
- Hermes
- Diana
- Pandora
- Hela
- Neptune
- Medusa
- Osiris
- Balder
- Poseidon
- Mercury
- Tyr
- Aphrodite
- Helen
- Minerva
- Hermès
- Odysseus
- Heimdall
- Hercule
- Arès
- Vesta
- Vulcan
- César
- Frigg
- Orpheus
- Ceres
- Freyr
- Medea
- Njord
- Leo
- Aries
- Gemini
Male Mythical Dog Names
Male characters star in many bygone myths, and we particularly like the boy names Beowulf, Achilles, and Griffin for a dog.
- Achilles
- Perseus
- Ares
- Triton
- Cerberus
- Fenrir
- Goliath
- Griffin
- Minotaur
- Ra
- Anubis
- Bacchus
- Pan
- Beowulf
- Jareth
- Midas
- Daedalus
- Enki
- Ishtar
- Quetzalcoatl
- Tlaloc
- Aether
- Cernunnos
- Hephaestus
- Prometheus
Female Mythical Dog Names
In ancient myths, there were plenty of brave women, too, with names that will fit your daring good girl perfectly, like Persephone and Elara.
- Demeter
- Persephone
- Hestia
- Freya
- Brigid
- Selene
- Gaia
- Kali
- Lilith
- Morgana
- Circe
- Nyx
- Penelope
- Echo
- Cassiopeia
- Andromeda
- Siren
- Calypso
- Titania
- Niamh
- Aine
- Elara
- Selkie
- Arachne
- Rhiannon
Greek Mythology Dog Names
Dogs often made their way into Greek myths, which makes these Greek dog names oh-so fitting for your courageous companion.
- Dionysus
- Eris
- Tyche
- Nike
- Hebe
- Hecate
- Clio
- Calliope
- Erato
- Polyhymnia
- Thalia
- Melpomene
- Tantalus
- Sisyphus
- Asterion
- Atlas
- Electra
- Elysia
- Cyclops
- Theseus
- Theia
- Jason
- Agamemnon
- Heracles
- Rhea
- Nysa
- Kalliope
- Iphigenia
- Zosime
- Charis
- Galatea
- Apollos
- Lachesis
- Atropos
- Clotho
- Astra
- Hippolyta
- Leto
- Eirene
- Phyllis
- Amphitrite
- Callisto
- Dione
- Arethusa
- Ocyroe
- Nyssa
- Tethys
- Eurynome
- Nereid
- Themis
Roman Mythology Dog Names
The Roman Empire was filled with myths and tales that stretched thousands of miles across the land. Choose a name that’s just as regal, with a name like Romulus or Cupid.
- Cato
- Floria
- Remus
- Camilla
- Lavinia
- Bellatrix
- Livia
- Pluto
- Terra
- Ops
- Tellus
- Libertas
- Tiberius
- Romulus
- Proserpina
- Aurora
- Janus
- Faunus
- Fortuna
- Bellona
- Pomona
- Salacia
- Nox
- Somnus
- Cupid
- Lucretius
- Scipio
- Plautus
- Martial
- Apuleius
- Seneca
- Valerius
- Tibullus
- Virgil
- Agrippa
- Numa
- Tarquin
- Curius
- Cassius
- Corvus
- Gaius
- Marcellus
- Magnus
- Caligula
- Calvus
- Quintus
- Octavius
- Lollius
- Gallus
- Aurelius
Norse Mythology Dog Names
The Vikings had their fair share of myths, too. Look to these names if you want a mythical dog name with some Norwegian flare, like Valkyrie or Valhalla.
- Sigurd
- Brynhild
- Gudrun
- Angerboda
- Ragnor
- Baldr
- Jotunheim
- Bifrost
- Norns
- Valkyrie
- Skadi
- Sif
- Idun
- Eir
- Bragi
- Hermod
- Helheim
- Surtur
- Jormungandr
- Niflheim
- Valhalla
- Frigga
- Mjolnir
- Vanaheim
- Alfheim
- Nidhogg
- Vali
- Vidar
- Skoll
- Hati
- Fafnir
- Sigrun
- Urd
- Verdandi
- Skuld
- Sigyn
- Hrimthurs
- Hrolf
- Alvis
- Kvasir
- Geirrod
- Gersemi
- Jarnsaxa
- Ran
- Aegir
- Forseti
- Snotra
- Aesir
- Vanir
- Vigg
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Rover Knows Pet Names
As pet lovers through and through, Rover has the scoop on what people are naming their dogs. We have a passion for all things dog names and love helping pet parents pick their pup’s perfect name. For over a decade, we’ve gathered pet names from Rover’s database of millions of pets. The names you find here aren’t randomly generated. We keep our lists updated to match the trends within—and from—our own pet parent community.
