Euhemerus

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Etymology

From Latin Euhemerus, from Ancient Greek Εὐήμερος (Euḗmeros, from εὐ- (eu-, “good-, well-”) +‎ ἥμερος (hḗmeros, “tamed, civilized, domesticated”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /juːˈhiːməɹəs/, /juːˈhɛməɹəs/

Proper noun

Euhemerus

  1. (historical) 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.
  2. a transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Εὐήμερος (Euḗmeros).

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