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View Name: Alcaeus
ALCAEUS
Gender:
Masculine
Usage:
Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Pronounced:
al-SEE-əs
(English)
[key]
Latinized form of the Greek name
Αλκαιος
(Alkaios)
, derived from
αλκη
(alke)
"strength". This was the name of a 7th-century BC lyric poet from the island of Lesbos.
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