Lycurgus

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
5/29/2020, 9:30 PM	Mike C	update #108
11/16/2019, 11:04 AM	Mike C	update #105
12/8/2017, 12:41 PM	Mike C	update #97
7/27/2015, 11:23 PM	Mike C	update #90
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Masculine

Usage Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized)

Scripts Λυκοῦργος(Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

Latinized form of the Greek name Λυκοῦργος (Lykourgos), derived from λύκος (lykos) meaning "wolf" and ἔργον (ergon) meaning "work, deed". In Greek legend this was the name of a king who was driven mad by the gods because of his impiety. This was also the name of a Spartan legislator of the 9th century BC.