Date
Name Hippias
Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek
Scripts Ἱππίας(Ancient Greek)
Theme horse
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Meaning & History
Derived from Ancient Greek ἵππος (hippos) meaning "horse" combined with the masculine name suffix -ίας (-ias). This was the name of the last tyrant of Athens, ruling during the 5th century BCE. This was also the name of a 5th-century BCE Greek sophist, a contemporary of Socrates whom Plato characterizes as vain and arrogant in his dialogues Hippias Minor and Hippias Major.