Winter Storms and their names for the years 2013-2014: Atlas (AT-lus): From Greek mythology; on the losing side in the mythological war between the Titans and the Olympians, he was punished by Zeus by being forced to hold the sky on his shoulders. Boreas (BOR-ee-us): Greek god of the cold north wind. Cleon (CLEE-on): A Greek statesman and warrior. Dion (DEE-on): Short for Dionysus; Greek god of wine and winemaking, among other things. Electra: From Greek mythology; the princess of Argos. Falco: Roman governor of Britannia (today Great Britain). Gemini: From Greek mythology; two of the stars in the constellation Gemini are named for mythological twins, Castor and Pollux. Also, an air sign in astrology. Hercules: From Greek mythology; the son of Zeus, famous for his strength. Ion (EYE-on): From the Greek word meaning “going;” introduced into English in 1834. Janus (JEY-nus): From Roman mythology; the god of beginnings and transitions. January was named for him. Kronos (KROH-nus): From Greek mythology; the father of Zeus. His Roman name was Saturn. Leon (LEE-on): The Greek word meaning lion. Maximus: The Latin word for “greatest” or “largest.” Nika (NEE-ka): From Greek mythology; the goddess who personified winning or victory. Orion (oh-RYE-un): From Greek mythology; a great hunter. Pax (packs): Latin word for “peace.” Quintus (KWIN-tuss): A common first name for ancient Romans, including Cicero’s younger brother. Rex: Latin word for “king.” Seneca (SEN-nick-uh): Roman philosopher and writer. Titan (TIE-tan): From Greek mythology; one of the gods (the Titans) who ruled the Earth before the Olympians, led by Zeus, overthrew them. Ulysses (you-LISS-ees): The Roman name for the hero of Homer’s epic, The Odyssey. Vulcan (VOL-can): From ancient Roman mythology; the god of fire. Wiley (WHY-lee): A nickname meaning “wily” or “tricky” in Middle English (Note: there is no W in Greek or Latin). Xenia (ZEEN-ya): An ancient Greek word signifying the concept of hospitality. Yona (YOH-na): A word used in ancient India to designate a Greek person (the Greek letter Upsilon looks like a Y, but is the ancestor of the English letter U; the letter Y was incorporated into the Latin alphabet after Rome conquered Greece, but it was used to write words from Greek). Zephyr (ZEF-fer): From Greek mythology; the god of the west wind.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 10:28:52 +0000
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