300: Rise of an Empire Dog Names

Introduction

In 1998, notorious comic artist and writer Frank Miller created a series of comic books with his then-wife Lynn Varley that were intended to serve as an ode to Battle of Thermopylae. Named 300 after the 300 Spartans who had fought against an army of Persians whose ranks were many times larger than themselves, this comic was later adapted into a film in 2006 by Man of Steel director Zack Snyder. Considered a masterclass in action film making by some, Snyder's 300 was so popular that the masses begged for a continuation to the story. In 2014, with a different director and writing team, that request would be granted when 300: Rise of an Empire was released.

300: Rise of an Empire Dog Names in Pop Culture

Featured Famous 300: Rise of an Empire Dog

Laelaps

Greek Mythology is filled to the brim with fantastical beasts of all shapes and sizes. You've got the infamous Lernean Hydra, a multi-headed serpent who could regrow multiple heads if one were cut off, the nigh-invincible Nemean Lion and Cerberus - the Guard Dog of the Underworld. While many of these magnificent creatures borrow a few physical traits from more mundane animals, there's only one Greek Mythological creature that's nearly identical to a normal dog. Her name is Laelaps and she's most famous for, among a number of other things, always faithfully remaining by her master's side - through thick and thin, through life and beyond death.

Despite appearing to resemble a normal hound for the most part, Laelaps was heaven descent; in most versions of her telling, she was brought to the world of mortals by the Greek God of the Sky Zeus - technically making Laelaps an Olympian. In other versions of her story, Laelaps was born of the stars and was essentially a sentient, rogue comet that landed on Earth and started making friends. In any event, Laelaps' supernatural background is given as the reason for one of her most remarkable traits aside from her incredible loyalty - Laelaps was allegedly always able to capture any creature she was ordered to hunt by her master.

This incredible ability actually got Laelaps into a bit of trouble once. Long ago, a Greek prince named Cephalus heard of Laelaps' incredible hunting abilities and wanted to put them to the test personally. In Cephalus' kingdom, there lived an inhumanly clever and agile creature known as the Teumessian fox - this creature was many times smarter and faster than the average fox, which is really saying something considering how notoriously tricky foxes are. The Teumessian fox was so deft, in fact, that it was believed that the creature had been blessed by the Gods to be impossible to capture.

Prince Cephalus wanted to see which creature would win - the dog who allegedly always caught its prey or the fox that was said to be unobtainable. For longer than anyone was able to record, Laelaps chased the Teumessian fox around all of Greece - the dog never being able to catch her prey but the fox never being able to fully elude its pursuer. It's believed that the two went on this way until Zeus intervened and turned them both into constellations. Their story is meant to serve as a metaphor for quite literally running around in circles.

300: Rise of an Empire Dog Name Considerations

Probably the number one reason to give your dog a 300: Rise of an Empire name would be if you were a huge fan of the film that preceded it. Considering how prevalent that was film was, in terms of pop culture, as well as how much money it made, it's very likely that more than a few of our readers are massive fans of 300. Remember, this is the film that put Gerard Butler up for consideration as a bonafide action star and also helped elevate the profile of Lena Heady - of Game of Thrones and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles fame.

The first 300 film has also often been touted as one of the best action films of the last few decades, with some film pundits comparing it to the likes of The Matrix in terms of how it revolutionized the genre. While 300: Rise of an Empire had some pretty big shoes to fill, many of the film's action sequences were praised by audiences and critics. While 300: Rise of an Empire didn't rise to the same heights of pop culture reverence that the first 300 film did, many fans of this film still consider it a must-see for fans of action films and sword and sandal epics.

Take your pup's personality into consideration as you look for the perfect name. If your dog is a little warrior, the name Artemisia would be a good fit. A dog with a regal and kingly attitude would wear Xerxes or Leonidas well.

Male 300: Rise of an Empire Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
1	Law Themistocles' name means "Glory of the Law"
1	General Themistocles was an Athenian General
1	Sullivan Sullivan Stapleton portrayed Themistocles
1	Sully A nickname for Sullivan
1	Xerxes The Persian King and foe of Leonidas
1	Great Xerxes was known as Xerxes the Great
1	Leonidas The King of Sparta during the first film
1	Leon A shortened form of Leonidas' name
1	Lion Leonidas means "Son of the Lion"
1	Gerard Gerard Butler became legendary for playing Leonidas
1	James Gerard Butler's middle name
1	Darius Xerxes I father
1	Andrew Andrew Pleavin played Darius I
1	Dillios The Spartan Messenger from the first film
1	David David Wenham portrayed Dillios
1	Scyllas Another warrior who fought on the side of the Greeks
1	Heracles The Greek Hero that Spartans claim as their ancestor
1	Hercules Heracles' Roman name
1	Strength Herc is the God of Strength
1	Alcaeus Heracles' birth name
1	Ares The Greek God of War
1	Poseidon The Greek God of the Ocean and Earthquakes
1	Hades The Lord of the Underworld
1	Hermes The Greek God of Messengers
1	Zeus The Greek God of the Sky and their All-Father
-1	Themistocles The main protagonist of 300: Rise of an Empire
-1	Artaxerxes Artaxerxes I was Xerxes' successor
-1	Rodrigo Rodrigo Santoro portrayed Xerxes in both 300 films
-1	Junqueira Mr. Stantoro's middle name
-1	Hephaestus The Greek God of Smiting and Metalworking

Female 300: Rise of an Empire Dog Names

Votes	Name	Vote
1	Caria Artemisia's homeland
1	Artemis The Greek Goddess of the Hunt and Artemisia's namesake
1	Eva Eva Green portrayed Artemisia is the film
1	Caitlin Caitlin Carmichael played Artemisia when she was 8
1	Jade Jade Chynoweth played Artemisia as a 13 year old
1	Gorgon Queen Gorgo's Mythical namesake
1	Medusa The most famous of the Gorgons
1	Lena Lena Headey played Queen Gorgo in both films
1	Kathren Lena Heady's middle name
1	Debbie A nickname for women named Deborah
1	Sue Sue Chan was the Supervising Art Director for the film
1	Susan The longer version of the name Sue
1	Electryone Alcmene's other name
1	Hera Zeus' wife and Heracles' namesake
1	Juno Hera's Roman Counterpart
1	Lily One of Hera's symbols is a lily
1	Rhea This Titan is Hera's (and Zeus') mom
1	Hebe Hera's daughter and the Goddess of Youth
1	Athena The Greek Goddess of Wisdom and Battle
1	Athene An alternate spelling of Athena's name
1	Pallas Athena's other given name
1	Polias Athena's other epithet
0	Minerva Athena's Roman Counterpart
-1	Artemisia Xerxes I's ally and top fighter
-1	Gorgo The Queen of the Spartans and Leonidas' wife
-1	Deborah The film's producer and Zack Snyder's wife
-1	Christine Christine Bieselin Clark designed the costumes for the film
-1	Deianira Heracles' wife
-1	Dejanira Another way to spell Deianira's name
-1	Alcmene Heracles' Mother and one of Zeus' lovers