Calypso: A Trojan (trailing) moon of Saturn, Calypso is named for the Greek nymph who held Odysseus captive on the island of Ogygia for seven years.

Atom: The basic building block of all matter.

Betelgeuse is part of the Orion constellation and makes a good name for a red-coated dog.

Betelgeuse: The ninth brightest star in the sky it has a reddish tint.

Aurora is the name of the Roman goddess of the dawn.

Aurora: A naturally occurring electrical phenomenon that creates streamers of green and reddish lights in the skies near the Northern and Southern poles.

Atlas makes a good name for a powerful, obedient male dog. In Greek mythology, Atlas is the Titan god condemned to hold the heavens on his shoulders for leading the Titan gods in their war against the Olympic gods.

Atlas: One of Saturn’s inner moons, Atlas has a distinctive flying saucer shape.

Astro: Derived from the Greek word for star, a stron, Astro is also the name of The Jetsons' pet dog.

Taking mercy on them, Poseidon’s wife, Amphitrite, transforms the girls into kingfishers. When Heracles slays their father, the nymphs cast themselves into the sea in despair. In the Greek myth, the Alkyonides were nymph daughters of the king of the giants, Alkyoneus.

Anthe: A small moon of Saturn, Anthe is named for one of the Alkyonides.

The descendants of Perseus and Andromeda are known today as the Persians. Perseus swiftly slays the sea monster and claims Andromeda as his bride. Happily, Perseus happens to fly by on his winged sandals, just as Cetus is preparing to devour the young beauty. The only remedy to assuage Poseidon’s ruffled feathers is to chain the king’s daughter, Andromeda, to a rock and sacrifice her to the sea monster. Outraged by the insult to his daughters, Poseidon sends the sea monster, Cetus, to ravage the coast of Ethiopia. In the Greek myth, Cassiopeia vainly brags that her daughter is more beautiful than any of Poseidon’s daughters, the Nereids. Andromeda is named for the daughter of Ethiopian King Cepheus and his wife Cassiopeia.

Andromeda: The nearest large galaxy to our own, the Milky Way.

Cosmic Dog Names From Stellar Bodies With Greek Names Many of the Roman and Greek gods and heroes are immortalized in the names of our most visible stellar bodies these celestial names make for unique, cosmic names for dogs.

Stars of ancient mythology live on as the stars in our evening sky. The ancients looked to the heavens for guidance and the origins of universal truths. Discover name ideas such as Atlas, Vega, Galaxy, Titan, and (of course) Pluto. Take inspiration from the stars when naming your dog.

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