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Name Palamedes
Gender Masculine
Scripts Παλαμήδης(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /pa.la.mɛ̌ː.dɛːs/(Attic Greek) /pa.la.ˈmi.ðis/(Koine Greek) /pæl.ə.ˈmiː.diːz/(Arthurian Cycle)
Other Forms FormsPalomides
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Meaning & History
Probably derived from Ancient Greek παλάμη (palame) meaning "palm of the hand" or "device, cunning". Alternatively, it could derive from παλαίω (palaio) meaning "to wrestle, fight, overcome, endeavour", or perhaps πάλαι (palai) "long ago, in the past, before", combined with μήδομαι (medomai) "to plan, plot, devise, contrive". In Greek mythology Palamedes was a son of King Nauplius, and credited with the invention of dice, numbers, and letters, among other things. This was also the name of a Saracen Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend.