The taller Rosalind decides to disguise herself as a man, which will make their travels safer. Two young women traveling together could encounter serious problems and dangers. Rosalind also decides to use the name Ganymede when she is thus disguised. Ganymede was the name of a young man who was so beautiful that the god Jupiter (Zeus) fell in love with him. Jupiter carried Ganymede away, brought him to Olympus, and made him his immortal cupbearer. The name Ganymede is thus appropriate, for Rosalind will look like a beautiful young man; and she hopes to achieve some great success in her new identity.
Celia decides to use the name Aliena, which means estranged or separated. Celia is purposely and deliberately estranging herself from her father. Rosalind then suggests that they should take the clown Touchstone with them because the likeable fool will provide both company and amusement for them. Celia agrees, and the two cousins feel content that their journey and adventure is one that leads “to liberty, and not to banishment” (132).