Because each of my fish is named after a person of historical significance in ancient civilizations such as Egypt, Greece, Rome, etc, I figure many of you do not know who these people are, and what makes them so great. Below are the names and native country of the person,a link to a page about them, and a sentence about who they are. Please leave comments on how I can improve this page to make it more clear.
Check out the pictures below to see them with their fish buddies!
Link to Wikipedia pages on origins of people my fish are named after: (cultures/locations/ancient civilizations)
Ancient Greece: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece
Ancient Rome: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome
Ancient Egypt: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egypt
Ancient Persia: http://www.jmu.edu/orgs/persianclub/newpage/persia_art.htm
Ancient China: http://www.ancient.eu/china/
Hinduism: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism
Ancient India: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_India Nepal: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal
France: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France
Hawaii: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii
South America: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_America
Book of Mormon: http://mormon.org/beliefs/book-of-mormon
Finding Nemo: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finding_Nemo
Communist China: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_China
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Zeus: Greece
Ruler of Olympian Gods and God of thunder and lightning.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus
Xerxes: Persia
Most famous for his leadership in the Battle of Thermopylae against King Leonidas of Sparta.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerxes_I_of_Persia
Athena: Greece
The goddess of wisdom and war in Greek Mythology.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena
Caligula: Rome
A notorious emperor of Rome, known for his cruelty and thirst to kill.
http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/caligula.html
Aphrodite: Greece
Greek Goddess of love and beauty.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodite
Ahmen Ra: Egypt
The Egyptian god of the sun, also known as the 'creator' to Ancient Egyptians.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra
Hades: Greece
The Greek God of the Underworld.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hades
Napoleon: France
(okay, so I guess he isn't ancient, but he's cool.) A military and political leader during the French Revolution.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon\
Hatchepsut: Egypt
An Egyptian Pharaoh who was most famous for being a female Pharaoh.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatshepsut
Hercules/Heracles: Greece
A famous Greek hero, the son of Zeus, and eventual Greek God.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules
Apollo: Greece
The Greek God of the sun., and the twin of Artemis.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo
Poseidon: Greece
The Greek god of the sea.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poseidon
Tutankhamun: Egypt
Also known as King Tut. Famous Pharaoh of Egypt.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutankhamun
Tiberius: Rome
An emperor of Rome.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiberius
Sparta: Greece
A city mostly known for it's military power.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparta
Socrates: Greece
A very famous Greek philosopher.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates
Sharkbait: ?Finding Nemo?
I let my sister name him, so his name really isn't Ancient. The name does, however come from Finding Nemo.
Constantine: Rome
He is a Roman Emperor known for being the first to convert to Christianity.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_I
Akhenaten: Egypt
A very unique Egyptian Pharaoh.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akhenaten
Eiosepa: Hawaii
Iosepa (I spell it differently) is the Hawaiian name for 'Joseph'
http://historytogo.utah.gov/places/iosepa.html
Nefertiti: Egypt
The wife of Akhenaten. He and her husband, unlike traditional beliefs, only believed in one God.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nefertiti
Messala: Rome
A fictional character in the book/movie Ben-Hur.
Pachus(es): South America
A villain in the book of Alma in the Book of Mormon.
In my tank, the neon tetras are so hard to tell apart that I collectively refer to them as 'Pachus'.
http://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/62?lang=eng&query=pachus
Augustus: Rome
Famous Roman Emporer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustus
Hippocrates: Greece
An ancient greek physician.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocrates
Trajan: Rome
Famous Roman emperor, famous for Trajan's forum
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trajan
Nero: Rome
Infamous Roman emperor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero
Persephone: Greece
Goddess of spring growth, queen of underworld, daughter of Demeter, wife of Hades
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persephone
Claudius: Rome
Famous Roman emperor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudius
Artemis: Greece
Goddess of the hunt, wilderness, wild animals, childbirth, and virginity; twin sister of Apollo (Helped deliver him)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis
Nyx: Greece
Goddess of the night
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyx
Ramesses the Great (AKA: Ramesses II): Egypt
One of the most famous Egyptian Pharoahs, known as half brother of Moses.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramesses_II
Aranyani: India/Nepal
Hindu goddess of the forest and the creatures that live within them
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aranyani
Han Fei Tzu: China
Ancient Chinese philosopher.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Feizi
Shou-Yu/Wang-Yu: China
Wang is named after the father of Jung Chang, the author of Wild Swans (a book that goes over the stories of three generations in twentieth century China..). I was especially touched by his story.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Swans
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Apollo |
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Athena |
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Caligula |
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Nyx |
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Constantine |
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Aphrodite |
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Nero |
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Rameses |
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Eiosepa |
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Hercules |
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Hatchepsut |
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Hades |
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Messala |
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Nefertiti |
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Pachus |
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Poseiden |
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Napoleon |
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Ahmen Ra |
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Sharkbait |
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Tiberius |
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Socrates |
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Sparta |
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Xerxes |
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Zeus |
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Hippocrates |
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Tut |
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Augustus |
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Artemis |
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Claudius |
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Persephone 2 |
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Han Fei Tzu |
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Wow, Anne! That's amazing...well I guess you just took pictures of their names and posted them...)
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