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On Anton (Attn. Mike C!)

by Pavlos (guest)

4/3/2002, 9:41 AM

I just realized that Anton is also a name from Greek Mythology.According to the wonderful book (sadly untranslated in English) *Thesaurus of Hellenic Names* by Ares Diamantes, Anton was the name of one of Hercules' sons.

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- Mike C +1

4/3/2002, 12:31 AM

Cool, I'll add it.
Any idea what it means?

- Pavlos (guest)

4/3/2002, 12:58 AM

The ultimate derivation is most probably from "anti," meaning against. The "o" in Anton is an omega, implying grammatically that Anton means "he who is against/opposes".
Related words include *antosis*, "pushing against" and *antomai*, "to meet someone, especially in battle" (Liddell-Scott).
I would bet my last Eurocent that Anthony is also thus related :)

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