ancient dog names, courtesy of ovid
- melampus: blackfoot
- ichnobates: tracker
- pamphagos: glutton
- dorceus: gazelle
- oribasos: hiker
- nebrophonos: deercatcher
- laelape: hurricane
- theron: hunter
- pterelas: wingy boy
- agre: hunter 2
- hylaeus: woody
- nape: valley girl
- poemenis: shep
- harpyia: snatchy
- ladon: bitey
- dromas: speedy
- canache: loudmouth
- sticte: spot
- tigris: tiger
- alce: strong girl
- leucon: whitey
- asbolos: soot
- lacon: howler
- aello: stormy
- thoos: fast boy
- cyprius: cyprus boy
- lycisce: wolfdog
- harpalos: snatchy 2
- melaneus: blacky
- lachne: fuzzy girl
- labros: rowdy boy
- argiodus: white fang
- hylactor: barker
- melanchaetes: black-hair
- theridamas: killer
- orestriphos: mountain boy
It should be added that these all occur in one short passage as they eat their master Actaeon.
He was spying on a naked lady without her consent and she would have let him live if he hadn’t tried to tell all his hunting bros about it, so he deserved it and ALL THESE DOGS WERE VERY GOOD BOYS AND GIRLS, YES THEY WERE, YES THEY WERE!!