So in case you were wondering how these names were chosen, and why, these are the answers. I suppose the Latin class from Bozeman, Montana was a good choice as they must laugh at what we in the State of New Jersey call snow!
But we, who are suffering from Snow Fatigue, could use a laugh; and with Snow Storm Titan barreling our way, all we can do is hunker down and pray for Spring. Dang.
As for those scrambling for Ice Melt, forgedaboutit. Whenever a truckload of that stuff comes is, it is attacked liked a school of hungry piranhas: nothing but a wooden pallet left in mere minutes. I have about 400 lbs of that magic stuff literally behind a locked door. Last month, 150 lbs took a walk, it ain’t happening again.
Below is the list of 26 names that will be used this season, as well as background on each and a guide for names with multiple or difficult pronunciations.
And the Names (besides THOSE names) for all this White Stuff that has assaulted us are:
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.”
(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.
Note: Dion and Titan were names slightly shortened or modified. Cleon, Gemini, Ion, Nika, Pax, Seneca and Yona were names substituted into the list because the name submitted by the Bozeman students for each of those letters was either retired by the National Hurricane Center, had alternate meanings or were difficult for English-speakers to pronounce.
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