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Gender Masculine
Usage Greek Mythology
Scripts Πολυδέκτης(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsPolydectes (latinized form), Polydektis (modern Greek transcription), Poludektes (variant transcription)
Meaning & History
Derived from the Greek noun πολυδέκτης (polydektes) meaning "all-receiver". It consists of the Greek adjective πολύς (polys) meaning "many" as well as "much" combined with the Greek noun δέκτης (dektes) meaning "receiver, beggar".