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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Scripts Κύψελος, Κυψέλος(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsCypselus (latinized form), Kupselos (variant transcription)
Meaning & History
Derived either from the Greek noun κύψελος (kypselos) meaning "swallow" or "swift" (both birds) or from the Greek noun κυψέλη (kypsele) meaning "chest, box" as well as "beehive".