Peisistratos (Greek: Πεισίστρατος; died 528/7 BC), Latinized Pisistratus, the son of Hippocrates, was a ruler of ancient Athens during most of the period between 561 and 527 BC. ... Peisistratus was the brother-in-law of Cleisthenes; however, Peisistratus was much older.
MEANING: The origin of this name is still today quite uncertain. ... 2) From the Ancient Greek “pílos (πίλος)”, meaning “hat, cap”. 3) From the Ancient Greek “pelós (πελός)”, meaning “dark colored, ashen”. In Greek mythology, Peleus was a hero whose myth was already known to the hearers of Homer in the late 8th century BC.
Pelias (/ˈpiːliæs/; Ancient Greek: Πελίας) was king of Iolcus in Greek mythology. The son of Tyro and the god Poseidon, he was the one who sent Jason on the quest for the Golden Fleece.
Related names. Felicitas, Felicia, Felix. Felicity is an English feminine given name meaning "happiness". It is derived from the Latin word felicitas meaning "luck, good fortune". It is also used as a form of the Latin name Felicitas, taken from the name of the Ancient Roman goddess Fortuna.
The meaning of the name “Pello” is: “Stone”.
Pelopia is a baby girl name its meaning is . Mostly popular in christian religion. The poeple have viewed this name 1814 times.
Greek mythology. Pelops, legendary founder of the Pelopid dynasty at Mycenae in the Greek Peloponnese, which was probably named for him. Pelops was a grandson of Zeus, the king of the gods. According to many accounts, his father, Tantalus, cooked and served Pelops to the gods at a banquet.
In Greek mythology the Graeae (/ˈɡraɪiː/; English translation: "old women", "grey ones", or "grey witches"; alternatively spelled Graiai (Γραῖαι) and Graiae), also called the Grey Sisters, and the Phorcides ("daughters of Phorcys"), were three sisters who shared one eye and one tooth among them.
The etymology of the Apennines themselves—whose name first referred to their northern extremity and then later spread southward—is also disputed but is usually taken to derive from some form of Celtic pen or ben ("mountain, head").
MEANING: This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Penthesíleia (Πενθεσίλεια). Penthesilea was an Amazonian queen in Greek mythology, the daughter of Ares and Otrera and the sister of Hippolyta, Antiope and Melanippe.
