Most frequent nouns in Hyginus, Fabulae
- amor, amoris m: love
- annus, anni m: year
- aper, apri m: wild boar
- aqua, aquae f: water
- arbor, arboris f: tree
- arma, armorum n (pl only): arms, weapons
- aurum, auri n: gold
- avis, avis f: bird
- beneficium, beneficii n: a favor, a service
- canis, canis m or f: dog
- caput, capitis n: head
- coniugium, coniugii n: marriage
- coniunx, coniugis m or f: husband, wife
- corpus, corporis n: body
- deus, dei m: god
- dies, diei m: day
- draco, draconis m: serpent, dragon
- dux, ducis m: leader
- equus, equi m: horse
- femina, feminae f: woman
- fides, fidei f: faith, trustworthiness
- filia, filiae f: daughter
- filius, filii m: son
- flumen, fluminis n: river
- forma, formae f: shape, appearance
- frater, fratris m: brother
- fulmen, fulminis n: lightning
- gladius, gladii m: sword
- homo, hominis m: human being
- hospes, hospitis m: host, guest
- hospitium, hospitii n: hospitality
- infans, infantis m or f: infant, small child
- insula, insulae f: island
- liber, liberi m: child
- locus, loci m: place
- ludus, ludi m: play, game
- mare, maris n: sea
- mater, matris f: mother
- mons, montis m: mountain
- mors, mortis f: death
- munus, muneris n: work, service, job
- murus, muri m: city wall
- navis, navis f: ship
- nomen, nominis n: name
- nox, noctis f: night
- numerus, numeri m: number
- nutrix, nutricis f: nurse
- nympha, nymphae f: nymph
- oppidum, oppidi n: town
- parens, parentis m: parent
- pars, partis f: part, portion
- pastor, pastoris m: shepherd
- pater, patris m: father
- patria, patriae f: home country
- pecus, pecoris n: cattle, herd
- pellis, pellis f: skin, hide
- pes, pedis m: foot
- procus, proci m: suitor
- puer, pueri m: boy
- regnum, regni n: kingdom
- res, rei f: thing, matter, affair
- rex, regis m: king
- sacerdos, sacerdotis m or f: priest, priestess
- sagitta, sagitta f: arrow
- sepultura, sepulturae f: burial
- signum, signi n: sign, token
- sol, solis m: sun
- soror, sororis f: sister
- sors, sortis f: lot, fate
- stadium, stadii n: stadium
- taurus, tauri m: bull
- templum, templi n: temple
- tempus, temporis n: time
- terra, terrae f: land, earth
- uxor, uxoris f: wife
- vestis, vestis f: clothing
- vir, viri m: man
- virgo, virginis f: young woman
- voluntas, voluntatis f: wish, will