[name_f]Athena[/name_f] has been on my list for quite some time now, but I have yet to come up with suitable middle names for her. I’m looking for something that helps solidify the image I have of her as a serious, stony, all-knowing and all-powerful deity. Something that sounds wise and ancient, but with a touch of elegance and sophistication.
So far I have thought of…
[name_f]Antigone[/name_f] (Greek mythology)
[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f] (Greek mythology, “prophetess”)
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f] (for [name_m]Saint[/name_m] [name_f]Kassia[/name_f])
[name_f]Circe[/name_f] (Greek mythological sorceress)
[name_f]Eleni[/name_f] ([name_f]Helen[/name_f] of Sparta, “light”)
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] ([name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_m]Potter[/name_m], and a way to honor my grandfather)
[name_u]Hero[/name_u] (a priestess)
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Noor[/name_f] (“light”)
[name_f]Pallas[/name_f] (an epithet of [name_f]Athena[/name_f], too cheesy?)
[name_f]Rhea[/name_f] (Greek titaness)
[name_f]Saga[/name_f] (a Norse goddess, “seeress”)
[name_f]Sibyl[/name_f] (ancient oracles)
[name_f]Zenobia[/name_f] (“life of [name_m]Zeus[/name_m]”)
[name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Circe[/name_f] [name_f]Noor[/name_f] comes to mind, but I am unsure if the flow of the names sounds good. It matches the imagery I have in my head spot-on, though.
I hope you can come up with some middles I might be missing.
Thanks in advance!
[name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Circe[/name_f] [name_f]Noor[/name_f] sounds powerful and great!
[name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Sybil[/name_f] [name_f]Noor[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] [name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Renee[/name_f] [name_f]Circe[/name_f]/[name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Renee[/name_f] [name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Adele[/name_f] [name_u]Hero[/name_u]/[name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_u]Hero[/name_u] [name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f] [name_u]Hero[/name_u]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Bridget[/name_f] [name_f]Eleni[/name_f]/[name_f]Eugenie[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Matilde[/name_f] [name_f]Ebba[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] [name_f]Saga[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Lumi[/name_f] [name_f]Ebba[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] [name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Corinne[/name_f] [name_u]Hero[/name_u]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Sybil[/name_f] [name_f]Leandra[/name_f]
Athena Sigrid Noor/Athena Sigrid Hermione
[name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Circe[/name_f] [name_f]Noor[/name_f] is stunning!
Other middle name ideas…
[name_f]Sappho[/name_f]
Thallo
[name_f]Nimue[/name_f]
[name_f]Gaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Leda[/name_f]
[name_f]Ursa[/name_f]/[name_f]Ursula[/name_f]
[name_f]Titania[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphi[/name_f]
[name_f]Clea[/name_f]/Cleia
[name_f]Idony[/name_f]
Ishtar
[name_f]Veda[/name_f]
Lumen
[name_f]Io[/name_f]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_f]Tamar[/name_f]
Hesper
[name_f]Hestia[/name_f]
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]
Proserpine
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottoline[/name_f]
Briseis
Hecate
[name_f]Nephele[/name_f]
[name_f]Odile[/name_f]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Electra[/name_f]
[name_u]Demeter[/name_u]
[name_f]Gala[/name_f]
[name_f]Eos[/name_f]
[name_f]Thais[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Vashti[/name_f]
[name_f]Lux[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Circe[/name_f] [name_f]Noor[/name_f] is great! I also really love [name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f], as I associate both with knowledge and wisdom 
@greyblue
So many names! [name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Sybil[/name_f] [name_f]Noor[/name_f], [name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_u]Hero[/name_u] [name_f]Adele[/name_f], [name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f], [name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] [name_f]Saga[/name_f], [name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Sigrid[/name_f] [name_f]Noor[/name_f], [name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Sigrid[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] are beautiful, thank you ever so much for each and every combination. 
@katinka
I adore several names from your extensive list, but my absolute favorite has to be [name_f]Juno[/name_f]! Perhaps [name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Juno[/name_f] is too goddess heavy, but I don’t really care as it is stunning. Thank you for your input! I will play around with these ideas and see what I can come up with. 
@tileishamaree
Thank you for sharing your opinion, I greatly appreciate it. I agree, [name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] screams wisdom to me as well. 
My favorites are [name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] and [name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Rhea[/name_f].
[name_u]Love[/name_u] the alliteration of [name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] and [name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Rhea[/name_f] sounds really fierce.
[name_f]Antigone[/name_f] means anti-birth so I tend to steer away from that one. She was also not a very nice character.
[name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] would be my pick.
[name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] is absolute perfection!
@simplysarahbeth Thank you for contributing to the thread! Alliteration is my guilty pleasure. [name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] makes me weak.
@carysmarie I think [name_f]Antigone[/name_f] was a brave woman, personally. Tragic, yes, but brave nonetheless.
Thank you for sharing your opinion!
@misslis Thank you oh so much for your input! Another vote for [name_f]Athena[/name_f] [name_f]Hermione[/name_f]. She may just end up being my favorite of the bunch.