Euhemerus

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Alternative forms

• Euhemeros, Evemerus, Euemerus

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).

Derived terms

• euhemerism
• euhemerist
• euhemeristic
• euhemerization
• euhemerize

Translations

Sicilian Greek mythologist

Catalan: Evèmer m French: Évhémère (fr) m German: Euhemeros m Greek: Ευήμερος (el) m (Evímeros) Italian: Evemero m Portuguese: Evêmero m Spanish: Evémero m