Euhemerus
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[edit]From Latin Euhemerus, from Ancient Greek Εὐήμερος (Euḗmeros, from εὐ- (eu-, “good-, well-”) + ἥμερος (hḗmeros, “tamed, civilized, domesticated”)).
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[edit]Euhemerus
- (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.
- A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Εὐήμερος (Euḗmeros).
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