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Re: Use of MARIA before "Christmas"
From the book "From Gaia to Hypatia, Greek women of the Ancient world", ISBN:960-316-288-4:
"MARIA-MARYA: Follower of Artemis, mother of Lokros by Zeus."Possibly the feminine form of the male name MARIS-MARIOS, as it is described in Homers Iliad.
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This seems to be a miror mythological character. I can't find her in any of my books. Even Lokros is hard to detect. I'll keep trying. Thanks a lot!
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