How the Seas Got Their Names

Aegean-name derived from Aegeus, king of Athens and father of Theseus
or from Aegea a queen of the Amazons who drowned in the sea
or from an ancient Greek town known as Aegae
Adriatic-named for Adria, a flourishing port and colony. "Adria" also means "water" or "sea"
Ionian-Io supposedly swam across this sea and it was named after her.
Mediterranean-from "medi" and "terra" in Latin, which make it literally "in the middle of the land"
Tyrrhenian-named for a Greek name for the Etruscans, who were said to be emmigrants from Lydia led by the prince Tyrrhenus.