biography
pronunciation:
[yooheemerus]
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| male
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| lived:
| (fl.300 BC)
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| biography:
| Greek philosopher and mythographer, probably from Messene, Sicily, the author of Sacred History. He was the first to try to link mythical beings and events with historical fact, explaining the gods as distorted representations of ancient warriors and heroes. His name lives on in the term Euhemerism. |
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