What are some lesser-known names from Greek/Roman mythology?

As a fan of Greek and [name_m]Roman[/name_m] mythological names, I’m getting a bit tired of always reading the same ol’ names every time a thread about mythological names pops up. [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t get me wrong, most of them are stunning and I get why they’re so “popular”, but I’d like to hear some new names every once in a while.

So, the title says it all! Tell me your favorite names from Greek/[name_m]Roman[/name_m] mythology that aren’t as famous as [name_f]Minerva[/name_f] or [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] (both male and female). My personal faves that fall into this category are Merope (one of the seven Pleiades), [name_f]Asteria[/name_f] (an Amazon woman), Semele ([name_m]Dionysus[/name_m]’ mother) and Tethys ([name_m]Titan[/name_m]).

Some names from Greek mythology

[name_f]Atalanta[/name_f]
Erato
Aglaia
[name_f]Eurydice[/name_f]
[name_f]Andromeda[/name_f]
[name_f]Andromache[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Hebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Ismene[/name_f]
[name_f]Hera[/name_f]
Briseis
[name_f]Danae[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]
[name_u]Hero[/name_u]
[name_u]Echo[/name_u]
[name_f]Nyx[/name_f]
Hecate
[name_f]Antigone[/name_f]
Leto
[name_f]Cassiopeia[/name_f]
Euphrosyne
Nausicaa
[name_f]Gaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Iphigeneia[/name_f]
Kleio
[name_f]Phaedra[/name_f]
[name_f]Philomela[/name_f]
[name_f]Elektra[/name_f]
Oenone

[name_m]Orpheus[/name_m]
[name_m]Orestes[/name_m]
Prometheus
[name_m]Ares[/name_m]
[name_m]Atlas[/name_m]
[name_m]Hermes[/name_m]
[name_m]Ajax[/name_m]
[name_m]Leandros[/name_m]
[name_m]Nestor[/name_m]
[name_m]Achilleus[/name_m]
Perikles
[name_u]Zephyr[/name_u]
[name_m]Morpheus[/name_m]
[name_u]Paris[/name_u]

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Hmm… I started out naming figures that were relatively unknown, and then it just became ones that are not commonly used.
Anaxandra
Arsinoe (R-sin-o-weh)
Polyxena ([name_m]Pall[/name_m]-eg-zheen-uh)
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] ([name_f]Air[/name_f]-ee-add-nee)
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Kore[/name_f] (Kor-ee)
Despina
[name_f]Eirene[/name_f] (kind of like [name_f]Air[/name_f]-een-ee)
[name_f]Nyx[/name_f]
Hecate
Chione/Khione (Kuh-hone-ee)
[name_f]Ismene[/name_f] (Is-mee-nee)
[name_f]Antigone[/name_f] (An-tig-on-ee)
[name_f]Pallas[/name_f]

[name_m]Ajax[/name_m]
[name_m]Pollux[/name_m] ([name_m]Pall[/name_m]-ux)
Erubus
[name_m]Herakles[/name_m] ([name_f]Hera[/name_f]-cleez)
Iason (Yay-son)
Patroclus (Puh-trok-lis)

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Sorry for any repeats, but I’m just going to list all the names I can think of - some of them aren’t entirely mythological, but may be a place, a real person, or a concept important in Greek mythology;

[name_f]Evadne[/name_f]
[name_f]Ino[/name_f]
Leucothoe (Loo-coh-tho-eh)
Arsinoe
Megara
Aristeia
[name_f]Arethusa[/name_f]
[name_f]Livia[/name_f]
Livilla
Terpsichore
Agave
[name_f]Arcadia[/name_f]
[name_u]Echo[/name_u]
[name_u]Nike[/name_u]
[name_f]Harmonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Niobe[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
Pyrrha
Coronis
[name_f]Callisto[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
Procris
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]
Myrrha
[name_f]Ianthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
Lupa
[name_f]Galatea[/name_f]
Syrinx
[name_f]Thetis[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
Ardea
Hersilia
[name_f]Pomona[/name_f]
[name_f]Alcyone[/name_f]

[name_m]Ovid[/name_m]
Peleus
[name_u]Zephyr[/name_u]
Turnus
[name_f]Pallas[/name_f]
Corinth
Proteus
Meleager
[name_m]Cadmus[/name_m]
Phaethon
Glaucus
Iphis
Pentheus
Lycaon
Nessus
[name_m]Valerian[/name_m]
Arcus
Lyncus
Cygnus
Tiresias
Elpenor

Cardea
Ceres
Fauna
Faunus
Hersilia
Italus
Larunda
Liber
Nona
Numitor
Proserpina
Quirinus
Silvanus
Silvius
Terminus
Vesta

Adrastos
Adrestea
Alecto
Andromache
Antigone
Argus
Castor
Damon
Dardanos
Endymion
Eudora
Halycone
Hermes
Hestia
Hyperion
Iphigenia
Laius
Leda
Medea
Medusa
Nyx
Oceanus
Paedra
Pallas
Philomena
Polyxena
Psyche
Philander
Sarpedon “Sarp”

Greek:
[name_f]Circe[/name_f]
[name_f]Althea[/name_f]
[name_f]Anthea[/name_f] / [name_f]Antheia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nephele[/name_f]
[name_f]Acantha[/name_f]
Aella
[name_f]Astraea[/name_f]
Euanthe
Hemera
[name_f]Ianthe[/name_f]
Ilithyia
[name_f]Melaina[/name_f]
[name_f]Melia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhea[/name_f] / Rheia
[name_f]Theia[/name_f]
Phaenna

[name_m]Endymion[/name_m]
[name_m]Helios[/name_m]
Hyperion
[name_m]Nereus[/name_m]
Philandros / [name_m]Philander[/name_m]
[name_m]Phoebus[/name_m]

[name_m]Roman[/name_m]:
[name_f]Ceres[/name_f]
Proserpina

[name_m]Aeneas[/name_m]
[name_m]Silvanus[/name_m]