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Greek names
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greek names

His name derives from Hebrew Adonai, meaning "my lord."ĪRASTOS: Greek myth name of a king of Argos, meaning "he who stands his ground," in other words "courageous."ĪDRASTUS: Variant of Greek Adrastos, meaning "courageous."ĪEGIDIOS: Greek name derived from the word aigidion, meaning "kid, young goat."ĪESOP: Name of the author of Aesop's Fables, said to be a Greek hump-backed slave of African descent therefore, the name has taken on the meaning "hump-backed," but in Greek it means "Ethiop."ĪETHER: "Light/upper air." Greek myth name of one of the first gods, the son of Erebos and Nyx. He was killed while hunting a boar and the anemone flower sprang from his blood. ACTAEON (Actæon): Greek myth name of a hunter who was torn to pieces by his own dogs, meaning "effulgence." He was then transformed into a deer, thus himself becoming the hunted.ĪCTEON: Variant of Actaeon, Greek myth name of a hunter who was torn to pieces by his own dogs, meaning "love on to another"He was then transformed into a deer, thus himself becoming the hunted.ĪDONIS: Greek myth name of a beautiful youth who was loved by Aphrodite.












Greek names