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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology, History
Scripts Πρύτανις(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsPrutanis (variant transcription)
Meaning & History
Derived from the Greek noun πρύτανις (prytanis) meaning "prince, ruler, lord, chief".This name was borne by a semi-mythological king of Sparta, who is thought to have lived in the 9th century BC.It was also the name of a Bosporan king from the 4th century BC.