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in reply to a message by otheos
Beware of propagada, only the word is a modern invention ;)
Marcus Antonius invented Anton, son of Hercules, in order to claim descent from him.
see - http://bit.ly/2ow6H (shortened link to book on Google books)
Plutarch may have been born a Greek, but became a Roman citizen.
This site says the th was added due to a mistaken belief that the name derived from the Greek Anthos, flower. I'm sure it can be substantiated that that spelling only appears later.
Sorry spent too long finding links, Lumia's reply is better :)
“Man can believe the impossible, but can never believe the improbable” - Oscar Wilde
Marcus Antonius invented Anton, son of Hercules, in order to claim descent from him.
see - http://bit.ly/2ow6H (shortened link to book on Google books)
Plutarch may have been born a Greek, but became a Roman citizen.
This site says the th was added due to a mistaken belief that the name derived from the Greek Anthos, flower. I'm sure it can be substantiated that that spelling only appears later.
Sorry spent too long finding links, Lumia's reply is better :)
This message was edited 9/8/2009, 6:53 AM
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