Damocritus
Meanings
name
- A Greek author mentioned only in the Suda, whose work provides the earliest attestation of a blood libel.
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Δᾱμόκρῐτος (Dāmókrĭtos), a variant of Δημόκρῐτος (Dēmókrĭtos). The well-known philosopher bearing the latter name, Democritus, is occasionally mixed up with this lesser-known author due to the similarity of their names.
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