Introduction
Clash of the Titans Inspired Dog Names In Pop Culture
Fans of the original 1981 Ray Harryhausen film may recall a certain two-headed wolf-like creature that gave our hero Perseus a really hard time during his journey. Dioskilos was its name and it had two heads to instill twice the dread within the hearts of its foes. Though the monster only appeared in the film for a short time, its wild appearance gave cinemagoers quite a shock when they saw this fiend stalk across the screen. Perseus had to defeat the creature in order to gain access to Medusa's lair, which he was thankfully able to do so due to his wit and will.
Over the years, many comparisons have been made between two-headed Dioskilos and the three-headed hound of the Underworld - Cerberus. Listing all the similarities out loud, we can certainly see where folks are coming from; both hounds act as the hellish guard dogs of their respective master's domains, both creatures have multiple heads, and both monsters faced off against some of Greek mythology's most famous heroes (Perseus and Hercules respectively.) While it's only natural for a monstrous hound with any number of heads to be compared to what is perhaps the most famous beast in all of mythology, Dioskilos actually bears a resemblance to another, more obscure canine creature from Greek lore.
Cerberus may be the three-headed guardian of the Underworld but it's actually Orthrus, the two-headed guardian of Geryon's cattle, that Dioskilos was based on. Orthrus has a very small role to play in the story of Hercules, around the time the famous Greek hero was completing his 12 (originally 10) Labors. During an altercation between Hercules and Geryon, Orthrus rushed the Greek hero to try and aid his monstrous master. Ultimately, Hercules laid waste to both Orthrus and Geryon, ending the demonic duo's reign of terror.
While Dioskilos didn't make an appearance in the 2010 remake of Clash of the Titans, he did reappear as a foe in the video game adaption of the movie. There, Dioskilos was as terrifying as ever, serving as a major boss enemy that players needed to defeat using wit and skill, just as Perseus did in the 1980s. The Chimera that appeared in the film Wrath of the Titans is considered by some fans to be something of a living reference to Dioskilos, as the fire breathing creature also has two heads just like Medusa's great wolf.
Clash of the Titans Inspired Dog Name Considerations
Clash of the Titans is also based on Greek Mythology to a large degree, as the characters and setting are all pulled from Achaean lore. If you're a big mythology buff, you could name your dog after just about any character in this film in order to pay homage to the figures found in the Greek Pantheon. You wouldn't be short on options either - you could name a male dog Perseus, Zeus, or Apollo and you could name a female dog Aphrodite, Hera, or Andromeda and you'd be referencing characters from the film and the Greek Pantheon either way.
Male Clash of the Titans Inspired Dog Names
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Perseus
The hero of Clash of the Titans
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Percy
Shortened form of Perseus
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Harry
Harry Hamlin was Percy's actor in 1981
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Harold
Extended form of Harry
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Sam
Sam Worthington first portrayed Percy in 2010
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Samuel
Extended form of Sam
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Laurence
Laurence Oliver played Zeus in 1981
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Larry
Shortened version of Laurence
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Styx
As in the River Styx
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Zeus
The king of the Greek Pantheon
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Poseidon
Zeus' brother and the God of the Sea
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Hades
Zeus' other brother and the God of the Underworld
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Hephaestus
The Greek God of the Blacksmith and Fire
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Dioskilos
Medusa's two-headed guard dog
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Orthrus
Geryon's guard dog
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Cerberus
Hades' three-headed companion
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Hercules
One of Perseus' half brothers and another of Zeus' sons
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Herc
Shortened form of Hercules
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Theseus
The slayer of the Minotaur and Percy and Herc's half cousin
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Ray
Ray Harryhausen did the stop motion animation for the '81 film
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Raymond
Extended version of Ray
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Frederick
Ray Harryhausen's middle name
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Freddy
Shortened version of Frederick
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Fred
The shortest version of Frederick
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Ares
The Greek God of War
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Apollo
The Greek God of Music and Light
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Hermes
The Greek God of Messengers and Travelers
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Kraken
The beast released near the end of Clash of the Titans
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Liam
Liam Neeson first portrayed Zeus in 2010
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Ralph
They got Voldemort, Ralph Fiennes, to play Hades in Clash of the Titans (2010)
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Female Clash of the Titans Inspired Dog Names
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Andromeda
A galaxy and the princess Percy rescues
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Andy
Shortened form of Andromeda
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Cassiopeia
Andromeda's mom
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Cassie
Shortened form of Cassiopeia
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Casey
Another name based on Cassiopeia
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Judi
Judi Bowker played Andy in 1981
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Judy
Another way to spell Judi
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Judith
Judy is usually short for this name
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Hera
Zeus' wife and the Greek Goddess of Fertility
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Athena
Zeus' daughter and the Goddess of Wisdom and War
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Athene
An alternate spelling of Athena
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Medusa
The woman turned into a monster by Athena
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Artemis
The Greek Goddess of the Hunt
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Aphrodite
The Greek Goddess of Beauty and Love
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Hestia
The Greek Goddess of the Hearth
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Gaia
The Greek Titan who represents Earth itself
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Ursula
Ursula Andress, Aphrodite's actress in 1981
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Susan
Susan Fleetwood, Athena's actress in Clash of the Titans (1981)
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Suzy
Shortened version of Susan
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Thetis
An evil Sea Goddess from the 1981 film
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Io
Percy's love interest in 2010
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Gemma
Gemma Arterton was Io's actress in 2010
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Christina
Gemma Arterton's middle name
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Christie
Shortened version of Christina
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Alexa
Alexa Davalos was Andromeda's actress in 2010
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Alex
The shortest form of Alexa
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Danae
King Acrisius' daughter
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Seriphos
The island where Perseus grew up
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Gorgon
The name of Medusa's species
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Nike
The Greek Goddess of Victory
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