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Son of Priamos, Aleksandros, was told to be, by a profecy, the one who would destroy Troy. King Priamos ordered a farmer to take the baby and kill it. The farmer left the baby into the woods to be killed by verocius animals. But Aleksandros surveived. Then the farmer was convinced that this child was ment to live. And he took him "para". In this case "para" (greek word) means "next", "with". And that child was called "Aleksandros, o Paris", that means that "Paris" as a name, was specifing the more common name Aleksandros. I am a greek boy, my name is Paris and I have searched a lot to find "Paris"'s etymology.
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Hello, here is what you looking for about Paris, from the 5th volume of the work "Ogygia or Archaiologia", by prof. Athanasios Stageirites, Vienna, 1815:
"...When Paris was about to be born, his mother Hecabe, dreamed that she gave birth to a flaming torch and the whole city caught fire from it. When Aisakos explained the dream, he said that this child will be responsible for the collapse of Troy. So when he was born, Priamos, following Aisakos advice, gave the newborn baby to his shepherd, Agelaos, to throw the baby in the desert. The same misfortune was fortold by Kassandra and also the oracle Herofile. So Agelaos threw the baby to Ide, but going back to the mountain after five days, he saw the baby being breastfed by a bear. So he took the baby to his fields and raised it like it was his own child and then called the baby Paris, from parienai; because he escaped the danger...
... and Paris became handsome and brave, therefore they also called him Alexander..."
(Appol.E'. Ib'. 5, Didum. Il. M.93., Dikt. G' ks'., Paus. Fokik. Ib'., Eurip. Andromache 297.)
So Paris, from 'parienai', means 'to pass', 'go by', 'expire', 'escape from', 'get away'.
Paris is definitely an ancient Greek name, not only used in Ilion region but also in other parts of Greece, such as: The Aegean islands, Cyprus, Cyrenaica, Attica, Peloponnese, Western Greece, Sicily, Magna Graecia, Central Greece, Macedonia, Thrace, northern shores of Black Sea.
For further information see also:
"Homeric Lexicon", I. Pantazides, Athens, 1880
"Homeric Onomatologion", N. Papadopoulos, Kyromanos ed.
"Lexicon of mythological, historical and geographical personal names", N. Lorentes, Vienna, 1837
"Lexicon of the Ancient World, Greece-Rome" Y. Lampsas. Dome ed.
For thousands of other Ancient Greek names please see:
www.lgpn.ox.ac.uk
Hello, here is what you looking for about Paris, from the 5th volume of the work "Ogygia or Archaiologia", by prof. Athanasios Stageirites, Vienna, 1815:
"...When Paris was about to be born, his mother Hecabe, dreamed that she gave birth to a flaming torch and the whole city caught fire from it. When Aisakos explained the dream, he said that this child will be responsible for the collapse of Troy. So when he was born, Priamos, following Aisakos advice, gave the newborn baby to his shepherd, Agelaos, to throw the baby in the desert. The same misfortune was fortold by Kassandra and also the oracle Herofile. So Agelaos threw the baby to Ide, but going back to the mountain after five days, he saw the baby being breastfed by a bear. So he took the baby to his fields and raised it like it was his own child and then called the baby Paris, from parienai; because he escaped the danger...
... and Paris became handsome and brave, therefore they also called him Alexander..."
(Appol.E'. Ib'. 5, Didum. Il. M.93., Dikt. G' ks'., Paus. Fokik. Ib'., Eurip. Andromache 297.)
So Paris, from 'parienai', means 'to pass', 'go by', 'expire', 'escape from', 'get away'.
Paris is definitely an ancient Greek name, not only used in Ilion region but also in other parts of Greece, such as: The Aegean islands, Cyprus, Cyrenaica, Attica, Peloponnese, Western Greece, Sicily, Magna Graecia, Central Greece, Macedonia, Thrace, northern shores of Black Sea.
For further information see also:
"Homeric Lexicon", I. Pantazides, Athens, 1880
"Homeric Onomatologion", N. Papadopoulos, Kyromanos ed.
"Lexicon of mythological, historical and geographical personal names", N. Lorentes, Vienna, 1837
"Lexicon of the Ancient World, Greece-Rome" Y. Lampsas. Dome ed.
For thousands of other Ancient Greek names please see:
www.lgpn.ox.ac.uk
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I have never heard of that, and I would like more information! Paris in what lanquage means fighter? If it is in greek I will be very sorprised because I am greek and, as far as I know, there is no word paris for battle or something like that.
Alexander doesn't mean fighter. It's the one who protects men or protects from men or send away men or meanings like that. (If you were greek you would realise better these words)
Thanks for telling me this information!
Alexander doesn't mean fighter. It's the one who protects men or protects from men or send away men or meanings like that. (If you were greek you would realise better these words)
Thanks for telling me this information!
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