Euhemerus

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/juːˈhiːməɹəs//juːˈhɛməɹəs/

proper noun

An ancient Greek Sicilian Skeptic philosopher, famed for a lost work proposing most or all mythology derived from historical figures and natural events which became supernatural only through retelling.

OriginLatin Euhemerus ← Ancient Greek Εὐήμερος →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Euhemeros · alternative Evemerus · alternative Euemerus

  1. historicalAn ancient Greek Sicilian Skeptic philosopher, famed for a lost work proposing most or all mythology derived from historical figures and natural events which became supernatural only through retelling.
  2. A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Εὐήμερος (Euḗmeros).

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΕὐήμερος
  2. LatinEuhemerus
  3. EnglishEuhemerus

From Latin Euhemerus, from Ancient Greek Εὐήμερος (Euḗmeros, from εὐ- (eu-, “good-, well-”) + ἥμερος (hḗmeros, “tamed, civilized, domesticated”)).

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Translations

Catalan Evèmer
  • EvèmerSicilian Greek mythologist
French Évhémère
  • ÉvhémèreSicilian Greek mythologist
German Euhemeros
  • EuhemerosSicilian Greek mythologist
Greek Ευήμερος
  • Ευήμερος (Evímeros)Sicilian Greek mythologist
Italian Evemero
  • EvemeroSicilian Greek mythologist
Portuguese Evêmero
  • EvêmeroSicilian Greek mythologist
Spanish Evémero
  • EvémeroSicilian Greek mythologist
Cite this entry
APA

Euhemerus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Euhemerus

MLA

“Euhemerus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Euhemerus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Euhemerus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Euhemerus.

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