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[Facts] Re: Ancient Greek names - your help is much appreciated. :)
Here are a few suggestions. :)Bellerophon - or Bellerophontes. I've seen it suggested as "slayer of Bellerus". From phone^ meaning "to murder".Demonax - first element must be de^mos "the people".Dexagoridas - first element could be related to dexia "right hand, good" = Latin dexter.Lykophron - second element could be phronis "wisdom".Pelopidas - could refer to the Peloponnese?Pentheus - from pentheo^ "bewail, lament".Serapion - from Greek Sarapis/Serapis, refers to the Egyptian god Osiris-Apis.Sisyphus - see http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0058%3Aentry%3D%2329602
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Thank you, Mike C. - that does help! :)Made you look! :D
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Something I think you should knowGreek names do not typically end in -us, these are usually Latin transliterations using their masculine case endings. The actual Greek ending for this case was -os.I hope this is of some help.
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I already knew that. I mostly used latinized versions.
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