I didn't want this thread to die, I find it really interesting...so, to get things started again:
not sure why Stephenie picked the names athenodora, sulpicia, and didyme but I did some research just for funsies.
athenodora - greek in some fashion, i found many famous men named athenodorus some of whom were philosophers and writers. but the name comes from athena, the greek goddess of wisdom, war, the arts, industry, and justice. she is well known for being born from her fathers head and bearing the medusa's head on her shield. also known as the virgin goddess (that part probably has nothing in common with athenodora, just guessing...)
sulpicia - the name of two roman women poets, probably 2 of the only well known.., the better known having written a famous poem about her "relationship" with her husband and i think it was supposed to have been somewhat explicit?? i dunno... she was an aristocrat and wrote a lot about love and sensuality i think. oh wait...no i think she wrote about being in love with someone besdies her husband

but her poems still seem to have been explicit and "in your face" well for the time anyways
didyme- seems to have been the name of a famous egyptian mistress to ptolemy III but the name is greek and means "twin" were her and aro twins? anyways...also a common name in french and some other languages.
anyways i doubt any of this has anything to do with anything but i found it interesting. you could assume that athenodora was incredibly intelligent and wise and perhaps this was what attracted the volturri to her? maybe sulpicia was very sensual or a good lover? and didyme=twin, sister to aro? anyways just some interesting facts, im curious as to why stephenie actually picked these names, they dont really show up often on greek name searches but who knows
