Agesilaus (disambiguation)

Agesilaus is a Greek, male first name.

Origin and Meaning

Ancient Greek Ἀγησίλαος; Ionic Ηγεσίλαος; Doric Αγησίλας

The name is Greek in origin and means Volksversammler or popular leader. As an epithet of Hades and of the pluton he describes the belief that all people gather in the realm of the dead in death.

Variants

  • Latin: Agesilaus, Hegesilaus
  • German: Hegesilaos, Agesilas
  • Ancient Greek: Αγήσανδρος ( Agesander )

Well-known bearers of the name

  • Agesilaus I, a Spartan king
  • Agesilaus II, a Spartan king
  • Agesilaus, a Spartan general and brother of King Agis III.
  • Agesilaus ( historian ), a Greek historian
  • Hagesandros, Greek sculptor (2nd - 1st century BC)
  • Agisala, a supposed Greek architect and sculptor in India
  • Male first name
  • Greek personal name
Ionic Greek Doric Greek Pluto (mythology)
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