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Name Eryx
Gender Masculine
Usage Greek Mythology
Scripts Ἔρυξ
Pronounced Pron. ERIKS
Other Forms FormsErux
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Meaning & History
Derived from the Greek verb ἐρύκω (eruko) or (eryko) meaning "to keep in, to curb, to hold back, to restrain". This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology, one of them being a king of the Elymian people from Sicily. A mountain and city in Sicily were named after him, but are now called Erice.