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View Name: Praxiteles


PRAXITELES
GENDER: Masculine
OTHER SCRIPTS: Πραξιτελης (Ancient Greek)
Meaning & History
Means "action towards an aim", derived from Greek πραξις (praxis) "action, exercise" combined with τελος (telos) "aim, goal". This was the name of a 4th-century BC sculptor from Athens.
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