Euhemerus

English

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