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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Scripts ῾Εκατερός, Ἑκάτερος(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsHecaterus (Latinized form)
Meaning & History
Possibly derived from Greek ἑκατερίς (hekateris), the name of a type of rustic dance which involved quickly moving hands. It has also been suggested that this may be a corruption of Greek ἑκ Δώρου (ek Dorou) meaning "of Doros", or may mean "each of two".