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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Scripts Οἰλεύς, Ὀϊλεύς(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /oi̯.lěu̯s/(Attic Greek) /o.iː.lěu̯s/(Attic Greek) /y.ˈleɸs/(Koine Greek) /o.i.ˈleɸs/(Koine Greek) /i.ˈlefs/(Constantinopolitan Greek) /oʊ.ˈaɪ.liː.əs/(English) /oʊ.ˈaɪ.ljuːs/(English) [key·simplify]
Meaning & History
Derived from the older name *Ϝιλεύς (Wileus), itself from the Boeotian form of ἴλη (ile) meaning "band, troop (of men, horses)".