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An archived post on anaximander, I think, mentions Astyanax as meaning 'king of the city.' At least, the "asty" part. In what language? What does the "anax" part mean?
Is there any chance that the "Asty" is a version of the Egyptian name for Isis which means "throne"?
Is there any chance that the "Asty" is a version of the Egyptian name for Isis which means "throne"?
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"Astyanax" is of Ancient Greek origin and indeed means "king or master of the city". "Anax" (genitive "Anaktos") is an Ancient Greek word and it has several meanings, "master, king, archon, leader, chief, dominant". It derives from Aeolic Greek "Fana" ("on something, above something") + suffix "-x", "-ktos", from the verb "ktaomai", "to own, to possess".
There is not any attested relation between Ancient Greek "Asty" (city) and the Egyptian name for Isis which means "throne".
PS: LGPN (http://www.lgpn.ox.ac.uk) covers 42 different names starting with the prefix "Asty-" shared between 223 people and 59 different names ending with the suffix "-anax", shared between 371 people, including 15 people named "Astyanax" and 3 people named "Astyanaktidas", a variation of "Astyanax".
"Until the day that an ancient inscription will be found with the name "Alexandrovski" (or "Alexandrev" or "Alexandrov") written on it instead of "Alexander", true Macedonia and true Macedonians will remain Greek, as they always were."
There is not any attested relation between Ancient Greek "Asty" (city) and the Egyptian name for Isis which means "throne".
PS: LGPN (http://www.lgpn.ox.ac.uk) covers 42 different names starting with the prefix "Asty-" shared between 223 people and 59 different names ending with the suffix "-anax", shared between 371 people, including 15 people named "Astyanax" and 3 people named "Astyanaktidas", a variation of "Astyanax".
"Until the day that an ancient inscription will be found with the name "Alexandrovski" (or "Alexandrev" or "Alexandrov") written on it instead of "Alexander", true Macedonia and true Macedonians will remain Greek, as they always were."
This message was edited 3/6/2006, 6:46 AM
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