What did the ancient Romans name their four-legged best friends? Lucius
Iunius Moderatus Columella gives us a few recommended names in the
section of his work on agriculture dealing with the rearing and training
of dogs. Other likely sources used by the ancient Romans for dog names
may have come from literature, in much the same way that people today
draw on literature for naming their dogs.
Here is a list of some of the names in both Greek and Latin as mentioned by some writers. Each name is followed by gender and meaning.
Agre. f. “Hunter”. One of Actaeon’s hounds in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. …keen-scented…
Argiodus. m. “White-tooth”. One of Actaeon’s hounds in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. …from a Cretan father and a Spartan mother…
Celer. m. “Speedy”. A recommended dog name in Columella’s On Agriculture.
Ferox. m. “Savage”. A recommended dog name in Columella’s On Agriculture.
Harpyia. f. “Seizer”. One of Actaeon’s hounds in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. …with her two pups…
Hylactor. m. “Barker”. One of Actaeon’s hounds in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. …shrill-tongued…
Hylaeus. m. “Sylvan”. One of Actaeon’s hounds in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. …savage…but lately ripped up by a boar…
Hyrcanus. m. “From Hyrcania” (a region in ancient
northern Persia, possibly meaning “land of the wolves”). Mentioned by
Pliny the Elder in his Natural History to illustrate the faithfulness of dogs. …upon the funeral pile of King Lysimachus being lighted, threw itself into the flames…
Ichnobates. m. “Trail-follower”. One of Actaeon’s hounds in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. …keen-scented…baying loud on the trail…a Cretan dog.
Labros. m. “Fury”. One of Actaeon’s hounds in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. …from a Cretan father and a Spartan mother…
Lacon or Lakon. m. “Spartan”. One of Actaeon’s hounds in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. …renowned for strength… Also, a recommended dog name in Columella’s On Agriculture.
Laelaps. m. “Hurricane”. A famous – and relentless – hunting hound in Ovid’s Metamorphoses, originally a gift of the gods.
Lycisce. f. “Wolf”. One of Actaeon’s hounds in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. …swift…Melampus. m. “Black-foot”. One of Actaeon’s hounds in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. …a Spartan.
Melanchaetes. m. “Black-hair”. One of Actaeon’s hounds in Ovid’s Metamorphoses.
Nebrophonos. m. “Fawn-killer”. One of Actaeon’s hounds in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. …staunch…
Oresitrophos. m. “Mountaineer”. One of Actaeon’s hounds in Ovid’s Metamorphoses.
Pamphagos or Pamphagus. m. “Voracious”. One of Actaeon’s hounds in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. …Arcadian…
Patricus. m. “Noble”. From an ancient epitaph to a dog, cited in Abbott’s work. …an Italian dog, at Salernum…“My eyes were wet with tears, our dear little dog…In thy qualities, sagacious thou wert like a human being.”
Poemenis. f. “Shepherd”. One of Actaeon’s hounds in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. …the trusty shepherd…
Pyrrhus. m. “Fire; Flame-colored”. A dog mentioned by Pliny the Elder in his Natural History to illustrate the faithfulness of dogs. …the dog of the tyrant Gelon…
Theridamas. m. “Beast-killer”. One of Actaeon’s hounds in Ovid’s Metamorphoses.
Theron. m. “Hunter”. One of Actaeon’s hounds in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. …fierce…
Tigris. m. or f. “Tiger; Tigress”. One of Actaeon’s hounds in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Also, a recommended dog name in Columella’s On Agriculture.
fallout 4 companions (and a bonus round ft. deathclaw, feral ghoul, and behemoth) according to my friend courtney who has never played any of the fallout games
So I’m bitter about the Slog settlement because I’ve done so many Minute Men quests and I’ve never gotten the Slog. I did Arlen’s quests and I’ve never gotten the Slog. My map says there’s a freaking supply line set up to the Slog and yet I’m not allied to it as a settlement.
I have literally no other settlements to get except the Slog and for some reason I can’t.
In Ascension canon, Cailan’s name basically means ‘Descendant of Calenhad’ in the old Alamarri tongue.
He got his name because his parents wanted to solidify, as firmly as possible, that he was, indeed Calenhad’s heir and the rightful future king of Ferelden.
In Ascension canon, Alistair’s name means ‘Defender of men’. But neither Fiona, or Duncan, who picked his name knew that.
He got his name because Fiona didn’t know any Fereldan names. She let Duncan, who was half-Fereldan name him. Duncan named him after a dog a neighbor had when he was a child.
naming a child after a dog is the most fereldan thing ive ever heard of
