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EVANDER (1)

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Greek Mythology (Anglicized), Roman Mythology

Pronounced: ee-VAN-dər (English), ə-VAN-dər (English)   [key]

From the Greek Ευανδρος (Euandros) which meant "good man", derived from Greek ευ "good" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος). In Roman mythology Evander was an Arcadian hero of the Trojan War who founded the city of Pallantium near the spot where Rome was later built.
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(see also EVANDER (2))

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