Greek Mythology Place Names

Atlantis Ἀτλαντίς (Island) Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek Ἄτλας (see Atlas), a mythological king with the same name as the Titan. According to Greek mythology, Atlantis was an island that sank in the Atlantic Ocean.

Elysion Ἠλύσιον (Region) Greek Mythology
Greek form of Elysium.

Ithaca Ἰθάκη (Island) English, Greek Mythology
From Greek Ἰθάκη (Ithake), meaning unknown. This is the name of an island off the west coast of Greece. In Greek mythology Ithaca was the home of the hero Odysseus. Homer's epic the Odyssey describes his long and perilous voyage home after the Trojan War.

Ithake Ἰθάκη (Island) Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek form of Ithaca.

Nysa Νῦσα (Region) Greek Mythology
Possibly from an archaic Greek word meaning "tree". In Greek mythology Nysa was the mountainous region where young Dionysos was raised.

Olympos Ὄλυμπος (Mountain) Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology, Greek
Meaning unknown. This is the name of the highest mountain in Greece. According to legend is the home of the Greek gods.

Olympus Ὄλυμπος (Mountain) English, Dutch, Greek Mythology
Latinized form of Olympos.

Troia Τροία (Settlement) Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Greek form of Troy.

Troy Τροία (Settlement) Greek Mythology, English
From Greek Τροία (Troia), said to derive from its mythical founder Τρώς (Tros), but more likely of Luwian or Hittite origin. In Greek mythology (most notably in Homer's Iliad) this was the name of a city, also called Ilium, that was besieged by the Greeks after Helen was abducted by Paris 1.