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Tag: Greek myth

Milo Road, SE22

October 21, 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place Name Thought to be named after Milo of Croton a 6thCentury BC superstar wrestler, who was six-time Olympic victor and enjoyed…

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Filed under: Dulwich, Dulwich Village, East Dulwich, Greece, Greek myth, Olympics, Southwark, streets named after sports connections

Swan Road, SE18

October 13, 2022 londonstreetguide Leave a comment

Place name As with Leda Road, Swan Road is named after the protagonists in the Greek myth Leda and the…

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Filed under: Charlton Village and Riverside, Greek myth, Greenwich, streets named after legends, Woolwich

Actaeon Mews, SE18

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Place Name Actaeon was a famous hero in ancient mythology. The myth of Diana and Actaeon, found in Ovid’s Metamorphoses…

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Filed under: Greek myth, Greenwich, streets named after a Roman connection, Woolwich, Woolwich Common

Vulcan Way, N7

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Place name Vulcan is the Roman and Greek god of fire and the forge, who it was said invented smithing…

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Filed under: fake history, Greek myth, Islington, streets named after a Roman connection, streets named after gods

Atlas Mews, N7

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Place name Originally Barbara Road, the name was changed when the Westbourne estate was developed in 1978. Atlas is a…

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Filed under: fake history, Greek myth, Islington, Laycock, name change, streets named after a Roman connection, streets named after gods

Olympia Way, W14

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Place Name Taken from the plain in the Peloponnese which was sacred to the gods in ancient Greece and where…

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Filed under: Brook Green, Greek myth, Hammersmith and Fulham, streets named after companies

Cressida Road, N19

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Place Name Cressida appears in William Shakespeare’s retelling of the Trojan War love and betrayal story Troilus & Cressida. It…

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Filed under: Greek myth, Hillrise, Islington, Shakespeare, streets named after legends, streets named after literary figures

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