Talk:Demetrios

Demetrios = James?
St Dimitrius day is in October, and St James day is in July, correct? So why are these names considered equivalent? Lagringa 09:34, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Demetrios != James
Demetrios/Demetrius came from Greek name Δημητριος, which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess Demeter - means "earth mother", derived from Greek δε (de) "earth" and μητηρ (meter) "mother". In Greek mythology Demeter was the goddess of agriculture, the daughter of Cronus, the sister of Zeus, and the mother of Persephone.

James/Jacob came from the Latin Jacobus, which was from the Greek Ιακωβος (Iakobos), which was from the Hebrew name יַעֲקֹב (Ya'aqov). In the Old Testament, Jacob (later called Israel) is the son of Isaac and Rebecca and the father of the twelve founders of the twelve tribes of Israel. He was born holding his twin brother Esau's heel, and his name is explained as meaning "holder of the heel" or "supplanter". Other theories claim that it is in fact derived from a hypothetical name like יַעֲקֹבְאֵל (Ya'aqov'el) meaning "may God protect".

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