Daphne was a beautiful woman
who was pursued by the god Apollo. She turned into a laurel tree
in order to escape from his amorous advances. After her is
named:
Daphne, Alabama
Castor and
Polux were the Dioscuri (sons of god),
the famous Gemini twins of Greek mythology:
Castor, Louisiana
The Nymph Calypso was
a witch who tried to convince the hero Odysseus to stay with her
on her island, rather than sailing home to his wife waiting at
the island of Ithaca:
Calypso, North Carolina
Cassandra was the seer who was
cursed by Apollo,
so that her prophecies were never believed:
Cassandra, Pennsylvania
Ceres was the Roman goddess of
the harvest,
similar to the Greek goddess Demeter:
Ceres, California
Ceres, Virginia
Clio was one of the nine Muses
of Greek mythology;
her particular discipline was History:
Clio, Alabama
Clio, California
Clyo, Georgia
Clio, Iowa
Clio, Michigan
Clio, South Carolina
Clio, West Virginia