'Amyntoros'

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'Amyntoros'

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I came upon a coincidence when i was searching for a word in my greek dictionary. I found out that 'amyntoros' - Hephaistion's paternal name - means 'helper', 'supporter', or something like that. Well, i got really excited, because we can say this about Hephaistion, no? Is it not odd? Any ideas about that?Well, even if it's a coincidence, i thought it quite interesting.cheerssusa
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Hi Susa,Well, it must be a coincidence, but it's a jolly good one, isn't it?All the bestMarcus
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You know..that IS pretty interesting!!!!
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