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Venus was the Roman name for
gorgeous Aphrodite,
Greek goddess of Love:
Venus, Florida
Venus, Pennsylvania
Venus, Texas
Vesta was the Roman name for
the Greek goddess Hestia, ancient goddess of the home and
hearth. Her attendants were called the Vestal virgins:
Vesta, Minnesota
Vesta, Virginia
Vestal, New York
Victoria was Roman for the
Greek Nike,
winged goddess of Victory:
Victoria, Minnesota
Victoria, Mississippi
Victoria, Texas
Victoria, Virginia
Vulcan was the Roman name for
Hephaestus,
Greek god of the forge:
Vulcan, Michigan
Vulcan, Missouri
Vulcan, West Virginia
Zephyr was one of the wind
gods, the West Wind:
Zephyrhills, Florida
Zephyr Cove, Nevada
Zephyr, Texas
Notus was another wind god,
this one the South Wind:
Notus, Idaho
Orion was a giant in Greek
mythology who was placed
in the stars as the Constellation Orion:
Orion, Illinois
Orion, Michigan
Juno was the Roman name for
Hera, wife to Zeus, the supreme Greek Olympian:
Juno Beach, Florida
Jupiter was the Roman name for
the King of the Olympians, Zeus:
Jupiter, Florida
Helen of Troy was the most
beautiful woman on earth, and the cause of the Trojan War:
Lake Helen, Florida
Helen, Georgia
Helena, Georgia
Helen, Maryland
Helena, Missouri
Helena, Montana
Helena, New York
Helena, Oklahoma
Helen, West Virginia
Helenville, Wisconsin
Marathon was another famous
Greek place and the scene of a decisive ancient battle. We get
the modern 26 kilometer Marathon Race from this city:
Marathon, Florida
Marathon Shores, Florida
Marathon, Iowa
Marathon, Texas
Marathon, Wisconsin
The Phoenix was
the legendary bird that would perish every few hundred years,
only to be reborn from the ashes:
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix, Maryland
Phoenix, New York
Phoenix, Oregon
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Phenix, Virginia
Ulysses was the Roman name for
Odysseus,
hero of Homer's epic saga The Odyssey:
Ulysses, Kansas
Ulysses, Kentucky
Ulysses, Nebraska
Ulysses, Pennsylvania
Urania was the one of the nine
Muses, the Greek Muse of astronomy, astrology and Universal
love.
Urania, Louisiana
Uranus (Sky) was an original
Titan, husband to Gaea (Mother Earth):
Uranus, Alaska
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