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9/5/2012, 1:59 PM SeaHorse15
6/9/2010, 6:42 AM oceanblueeyes

Name Dictys
Gender Masculine
Usage Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Scripts Δικτυς
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Meaning & History

From Greek Δίκτυς #(Diktys)# meaning "of the nets", from δίκτυον #(diktyon)# "fishing-net". This was the name of several characters in Greek mythology, notably the fisherman of the island Seriphos who "with his net drew to land the chest in which were enclosed Perseus and his mother Danaë".
Added 6/9/2010 by oceanblueeyes