Philoctetes

Revision History

Date	Editor	Name ID	Change Summary
6/9/2023, 2:32 PM	Mike C	philoctetes	added (from user-submitted name 301619)
4/17/2019, 8:07 AM	cassilda in carcosa

Gender Masculine

Usage Greek Mythology (Latinized)

Scripts Φιλοκτήτης(Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

Derived from φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover" and‎ κτάομαι (ktaomai) meaning "to acquire". In Greek legend this was the name of a hero who was stranded on the island of Lemnos on his way to the Trojan War.