Euhemerus
//juːˈhiːməɹəs// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 An ancient Greek Sicilian Skeptic philosopher, famed for a lost work proposing most or all mythology derived from historical figures and natural events which became supernatural only through retelling. historical
- 2 A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Εὐήμερος (Euḗmeros).
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From Latin Euhemerus, from Ancient Greek Εὐήμερος (Euḗmeros, from εὐ- (eu-, “good-, well-”) + ἥμερος (hḗmeros, “tamed, civilized, domesticated”)).
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