{"id":17778,"date":"2026-01-14T19:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T19:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pupstoday.com\/40-mythical-shih-tzu-dog-names\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T19:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T19:32:08","slug":"40-mythical-shih-tzu-dog-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pupstoday.com\/?p=17778","title":{"rendered":"40+ Mythical Shih Tzu Dog Names"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Shih Tzu was a favored house pet during the Ming dynasty and was highly prized by the royal family. Here you can find a mythical name for your Shih Tzu dog.<\/p>\n<p>[lwptoc]<\/p>\n<h2>Female Mythical Shih Tzu Dog Names<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter snax-figure-content attachment-large size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/pupstoday.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/media-ace\/includes\/lazy-load\/images\/blank.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pupstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/92bb70e518c0d97ac66c685152ab47b4.jpg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/pupstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/92bb70e518c0d97ac66c685152ab47b4.jpg 236w, https:\/\/pupstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/92bb70e518c0d97ac66c685152ab47b4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pupstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/92bb70e518c0d97ac66c685152ab47b4-36x48.jpg 36w, https:\/\/pupstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/92bb70e518c0d97ac66c685152ab47b4-72x96.jpg 72w\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"314\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aphrodite (goddess of love and beauty)<\/li>\n<li>Cassandra (priestess of Apollo)<\/li>\n<li>Echo (a magical wood nymph)<\/li>\n<li>Helen (daughter of Zeus)<\/li>\n<li>Nyx (goddess of the night)<\/li>\n<li>Pandora (the first human woman)<\/li>\n<li>Artemis (goddess of the hunt)<\/li>\n<li>Diana (Roman name for Artemis)<\/li>\n<li>Penelope (devotion and fidelity)<\/li>\n<li>Thalia (joyous)<\/li>\n<li>Gaia (mother goddess over Earth)<\/li>\n<li>Phaedra (bright)<\/li>\n<li>Melaina (black or dark)<\/li>\n<li>Daphne (daughter of the river god)<\/li>\n<li>Selene (goddess of the moon)<\/li>\n<li>Aura (goddess of the breeze)<\/li>\n<li>Iris (goddess of the sea and sky)<\/li>\n<li>Calliope (muse of epic poetry)<\/li>\n<li>Rhea (goddess of fertility and motherhood)<\/li>\n<li>Clio (muse of history)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Male Mythical Shih Tzu Dog Names<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter snax-figure-content attachment-large size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/pupstoday.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/media-ace\/includes\/lazy-load\/images\/blank.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pupstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/f61928548dad1a79d6377fe7fd238f6b.jpg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/pupstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/f61928548dad1a79d6377fe7fd238f6b.jpg 564w, https:\/\/pupstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/f61928548dad1a79d6377fe7fd238f6b-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pupstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/f61928548dad1a79d6377fe7fd238f6b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pupstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/f61928548dad1a79d6377fe7fd238f6b-192x192.jpg 192w, https:\/\/pupstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/f61928548dad1a79d6377fe7fd238f6b-384x384.jpg 384w, https:\/\/pupstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/f61928548dad1a79d6377fe7fd238f6b-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/pupstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/f61928548dad1a79d6377fe7fd238f6b-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/pupstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/f61928548dad1a79d6377fe7fd238f6b-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/pupstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/f61928548dad1a79d6377fe7fd238f6b-311x311.jpg 311w, https:\/\/pupstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/f61928548dad1a79d6377fe7fd238f6b-313x313.jpg 313w, https:\/\/pupstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/f61928548dad1a79d6377fe7fd238f6b-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/pupstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/f61928548dad1a79d6377fe7fd238f6b-96x96.jpg 96w\" alt=\"\" width=\"564\" height=\"564\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jupiter (Roman king of the gods)<\/li>\n<li>Helios (god of the sun)<\/li>\n<li>Poseidon (god of the sea)<\/li>\n<li>Vulcan (god of fire)<\/li>\n<li>Perseus (destroyer)<\/li>\n<li>Linus (leader of lyric song)<\/li>\n<li>Evander (Greek cultural hero)<\/li>\n<li>Mars (god of war)<\/li>\n<li>Damon (trust and loyalty)<\/li>\n<li>Theseus (Athenian king)<\/li>\n<li>Neptune (Roman complement of Poseidon)<\/li>\n<li>Eros (love)<\/li>\n<li>Ajax (hero of the Trojan War)<\/li>\n<li>Leander (lion man)<\/li>\n<li>Hermes (god of trade and travel)<\/li>\n<li>Jason (leader of the Argonauts)<\/li>\n<li>Pan (god of the wild)<\/li>\n<li>Argus (watchful guardian)<\/li>\n<li>Brontes (thunderous)<\/li>\n<li>Morpheus (god of dreams)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Shih Tzu was a favored house pet during the Ming dynasty and was highly prized by the royal family. 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