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Usages: Greek Mythology, Astronomy
Meaning: Possibly derived from Greek ἄλαρα (alara) meaning "butt of spear-shaft", or the related word ἀλαρία (alaria) "tree which furnished shafts for spears". In Greek mythology Elara was one of Zeus's mortal lovers and by him the mother of the giant Tityos. A moon of Jupiter bears this name.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_%28mythology%29
- Etymology:
https://books.google.com/books?id=47oNAAAAYAAJ&dq=alara&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=alara
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http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=a)/lara
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Meaning: Possibly derived from Greek ἄλαρα (alara) meaning "butt of spear-shaft", or the related word ἀλαρία (alaria) "tree which furnished shafts for spears". In Greek mythology Elara was one of Zeus's mortal lovers and by him the mother of the giant Tityos. A moon of Jupiter bears this name.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elara_%28mythology%29
- Etymology: https://books.google.com/books?id=47oNAAAAYAAJ&dq=alara&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=alara
-- http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0057:entry=a)/lara
(Information from name #9618 originally submitted by an anonymous user)