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Bulbs => Galanthus => Topic started by: annew on January 17, 2017, 01:00:35 PM
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Does anyone know of any snowdrops named after Greek or Roman gods or goddesses? I'm casting around for names and since most snowdrops are not officially registered it's very hard to know which names are already taken.
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Hi Anne ,
First came Galanthus Dionysus in my mind
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dionysus
I believe there some more from this Greatorex snowdrops
Hans
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Yes, that's one already taken!
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As well as Poseidon.
johnw
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Atlas and (I think) Cronos.
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+ Athena
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Atlas already in use I believe
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Atlas and (I think) Cronos.
I think they are both in use Chas.
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Thanks, all! Keep thinking. :)
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Chione was goddess of snow
EDIT: also genera of plants and bivalves
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Gaia seems to be available?
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There is a list of named Dryads and Oreads at the bottom of this page and a more comprehensive list of Nymphs elsewhere on the same site http://www.theoi.com/Nymphe/Dryades.html (http://www.theoi.com/Nymphe/Dryades.html)
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Chione was goddess of snow
EDIT: also genera of plants and bivalves
I like that one! Is she greek?
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There is a list of named Dryads and Oreads at the bottom of this page and a more comprehensive list of Nymphs elsewhere on the same site http://www.theoi.com/Nymphe/Dryades.html (http://www.theoi.com/Nymphe/Dryades.html)
Useful - I don't think I'll go with 'Sphragitides', although I bet that's not been used yet!
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I like that one! Is she greek?
She is Greek, but unfortunately I subsequently found that name is already taken for a genera of plants.
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Just looking at the K's you could have Dryads: Karya, Klaia, Kraneia & Kyllene. Only Khelone seems to have been used up as a plant species (in the spelling Chelone).
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She is Greek, but unfortunately I subsequently found that name is already taken for a genera of plants.
Rats!
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She is Greek, but unfortunately I subsequently found that name is already taken for a genera of plants.
Couldn't Anne have something like Galanthus 'Gaia's baby'?
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Couldn't Anne have something like Galanthus 'Gaia's baby'?
I'm not sure, Anne would have to check the rules in the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants. 'Chione' has been used as a Genus name, but 'Gaia' is apparently available.
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There's a list of registered snowdrop names here:
http://www.kavb.nl/zoekresultaten (http://www.kavb.nl/zoekresultaten)
Interesting that they have 'Abington Green - I thought it was Abingdon.
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How about running a competition to name a snowdrop? ;) 'Snowy McSnowface' has a good ring to it ;D
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I think that one would be a certainty! ;D ;D ;D
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How about running a competition to name a snowdrop? ;) 'Snowy McSnowface' has a good ring to it ;D
I'll put in an order now for one dozen 'Snowy McSnowFace' - worth any money to see the faces of the 'drop snobs!
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Interesting that they have 'Abington Green - I thought it was Abingdon.
I don't know which is correct but the villages of Great and Little Abington are a few miles away from me, south of Cambridge. The Reverend Blakeway-Philips held a role there (curate of Little Abington?). Statistically I would say that boosts the chances of it being Abington above Abingdon.
By-the-by, the village of Babraham is a mile of two to the North of the Abingtons, hence (I presume) 'Babraham Scented', 'Babraham Dwarf', maybe others. I've sometimes seen that name wrongly represented as Babraham's but Babraham is a village and not a person.
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I don't know which is correct but the villages of Great and Little Abington are a few miles away from me, south of Cambridge. The Reverend Blakeway-Philips held a role there (curate of Little Abington?). Statistically I would say that boosts the chances of it being Abington above Abingdon.
By-the-by, the village of Babraham is a mile of two to the North of the Abingtons, hence (I presume) 'Babraham Scented', 'Babraham Dwarf', maybe others. I've sometimes seen that name wrongly represented as Babraham's but Babraham is a village and not a person.
Yes Matt has it as 'Abington Green' in the book, and, as you say it came from Little Abington where Rev takeway Philips was.
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Greek Gods http://rickriordan.com/extra/meet-the-greek-gods/ (http://rickriordan.com/extra/meet-the-greek-gods/)
Greek Godesses http://www.ancienthistorylists.com/greek-history/top-10-ancient-greek-goddesses/ (http://www.ancienthistorylists.com/greek-history/top-10-ancient-greek-goddesses/)
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Yes Matt has it as 'Abington Green' in the book, and, as you say it came from Little Abington where Rev takeway Philips was.
Not a Chinese takeaway,then.
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;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D I'll change my labels then!
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First goddess! Dryad Artemis.
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Maybe you've seen this Anne?
http://www.goddess-guide.com/greek-goddess-list.html (http://www.goddess-guide.com/greek-goddess-list.html)
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Thanks, David. I like Asteria, goddess of the stars. Not so sure about Dike, the goddess of moral justice.
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The third is Ex Trimmer, open pollinated. I like the echo on this one! Hope it's stable.
If it is stable, perhaps 'Echo' would be a good name for this one shown elsewhere on this Forum (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=14985.msg370031#msg370031)?
She was a consort of Zeus and fell in love with Narcissus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echo_(mythology) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echo_(mythology))
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A girl after my own heart then! I'd already pegged Echo for this one, if possible.
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'Cyclops' was for sale today Anne.
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Thanks, Brian. I'll cross that one off the list.
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I'll put in an order now for one dozen 'Snowy McSnowFace' - worth any money to see the faces of the 'drop snobs!
It might be worth bypassing my gods theme to go with it!
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I'm sure very soon we will have a snowdrop with the 'face' clearly visible on the outer petals rather than tucked-away on the inners. 'Snowy McSnowFace' ought to be reserved for that one.
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I'm sure very soon we will have a snowdrop with the 'face' clearly visible on the outer petals rather than tucked-away on the inners. 'Snowy McSnowFace' ought to be reserved for that one.
I beg to differ, Alan - I would hope 'Snowy McSnowface ' would be a poculiform with pristine white petals!
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Plenty of those already, Maggi. But perhaps one from a different species? I don't think there's a poculiform woronowii.